Amit Pitaru
Director, Creative Technology, Creative Lab
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAmit Pitaru is a creative technology leader with 14 years of experience shaping teams and prototypes that blend design, coding, and storytelling. As Director of Creative Technology at Google Creative Lab and co‑founder of Kitchen Table Coders, he builds programs and workshops that translate experimental creative coding into impactful products and experiences. His background leading prototyping at FiftyThree and co-founding the School for Poetic Computation reflects a rare mix of industrial product design and playful, research-driven practice. Based in New York, he has a history of collaborations across art, fashion, and performance—from museum shows to work with Björk—that inform his interdisciplinary approach to technology. He also brings teaching experience from NYU and a focus on assistive technology, signaling a commitment to inclusive, human-centered innovation.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology at New York University
Github Skills (22)
openframeworks10
audio8
createjs8
ipad8
linux7
android7
audiokit7
computer-vision7
raspberry-pi6
opengl6
windows6
opencv6
ios6
cpp5
nodejs5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
apitaru/ofxSmoothLines
Feb 2012 - Jun 2014
Contributions:4 commits in 2 years 4 months
apitaru/Ejecta-HEART-CreateJS
Nov 2012 - May 2015
Contributions:21 commits, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
javascriptnodejscreatejs
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