Julian Chelo

Designed and developed 3D models of parade floats, balloons, and character costumes for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Universal Orlando Holiday Parade, adapting iconic children's media properties from 2D concept art. Collaborated with creative directors, engineering teams, and third-party vendors to ensure manufacturing specifications while maintaining brand integrity and scale requirements. Conducted quality assurance through off-site surveys and maintained comprehensive asset libraries.

Drove optimization and 3D asset development, collaborating with staff designer and Unity engineering team to convert complex architectural CAD files into performant VR-compatible meshes through advanced retopology. Developed optimized environments and interactive props for course providers delivering both live instruction and pre-recorded content specializing in physical rehabilitation, trauma therapy, and addiction recovery, while maintaining consistent performance and framerates across all content.

FIT's aforementioned BFA program provided a comprehensive education in 3D modeling, 2D and 3D animation, and game development in a real-world production environment. The curriculum covered programming, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, camera techniques, compositing, sound editing, music, and special effects. Emphasis was placed on creating immersive experiences using augmented and virtual reality technologies.