Alexandra (Sasha) Ciolac

Alexandra (Sasha) Ciolac

Lead Lead of DCC Tools at IO Interactive / 18 yrs

Copenhagen, Denmark

Hire Me

Visual Effects Artist

The Great Wall (2017)

Rigging Technical Director

Colony (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Helium (2014)

Rigging And Character FX

Ragnarok (2013)

Additional Visual Effects

Pacific Rim (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Escape (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Super 8 (2011)

3D-Rigging Supervisor / Pipeline Scripting

The Great Bear (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Ninja Assassin (2009)

Work History
  • Lead of DCC Tools

    IO Interactive

    April 2020 - March 2025
    Copenhagen Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

    Current newest projects, unreleased

  • CharacterTD, PipelineTD

    Ghost VFX

    August 2008 - March 2020

    Later years primary work is Maya pipeline development.
    Character TD, rigger, tool dev (mel, Python), fur specialist.

  • Rigging Teacher

    Copenhagen Academy of Digital Arts

    October 2011 - December 2011
    Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark · O

    Teaching Advanced Rigging class.
    Copenhagen Academy of Digital Arts was previously named TRUEMAX Academy.

  • Rigging TD, freelance

    Copenhagen Bombay

    2009 - 2009
  • Rigging TD, freelance

    Copenhagen Bombay Production

    2009 - 2009
  • Character TD

    Copenhagen Bombay

    July 2008 - August 2008

    While employed at KMA. Rigged characters on pilot for "The Great Bear" project (Esben Toft Jacobsen)

  • Junior rigger and 3D Generalist

    Krogh Mortensen Animation

    February 2007 - August 2008
  • Assistant rigger and trouble shooting

    Radar Film

    February 2008 - July 2008

    While employed at KMA. "Disco Worms" project. Assistant rigging, trouble shooting anything that comes through the pipeline.

  • Assistant teacher

    The animation Workshop

    February 2008 - February 2008

    Assistant teacher, Rigging class given by Sune Kempf

  • The animation Workshop

    January 2008 - February 2008
  • Assistant teacher

    Copenhagen Academy of Digital Arts

    August 2006 - January 2007
    Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark · O

    Assisting guest teachers in class.
    Copenhagen Academy of Digital Arts was previously named TRUEMAX Academy.

  • TRUEMAX

    August 2006 - January 2007
  • 3D Digital Artist Trainee

    Ghost VFX

    December 2005 - February 2006
  • Ghost VFX

    November 2005 - February 2006
Education
  • 3d Digital Artist / 3d Game Artist

    Copenhagen Academy of Digital Arts

    2004 - 2007
  • Software Develpoment

    ITU, Copenhagen

    2002 - 2004
  • Phd. Study of Traditional Gagausian Carpet Art

    Academy of Science of Moldova, Chișinău

    1996 - 1999
  • Philology: Russian Language and Literature, Gagauzian Language and Lit

    Chișinău Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University

    1991 - 1996