Rob O'neill
VP, Feature Production
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRob O'Neill is a veteran animation executive and filmmaker with 20+ years building character technology and production strategy at DreamWorks Animation, now serving as VP of Feature Production. He blends deep technical craft—creator of the open-source OpenPipeline and author of Digital Character Development—with hands-on creative work as a writer/director of award-winning shorts and music videos. Rob has guided character tech across blockbuster features from Shrek 2 and Madagascar to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, while leading studio-wide pipeline, workflow efficiency, and multiyear R&D plans. His background is unusual for an exec: a BA in Anthropology and Archaeology and early museum research inform a systems-thinking approach to storytelling and cultural detail. Equally comfortable mentoring teams, shipping production tools, or directing films, he consistently bridges art, tech, and strategy to accelerate creative growth.
19 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
MFA Digital Design and Technology, MFA Digital Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolBA Anthropology and Archaeology, BA Anthropology and Archaeology at Brooklyn CollegeGithub contributions (1)
openpipeline/OpenPipeline
Jun 2006 - May 2010
Contributions:63 commits in 3 years 11 months
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