Adobe has announced that Guido Quaroni has been hired as senior director of engineering on the Adobe 3D and immersive team. Quaroni has worked at Pixar for 20 years. The Pixar veteran has served as supervising technical director on many beloved Pixar movies including Monsters University and Toy Story 3.
In 2011, Quaroni was appointed vice president of software R&D where he oversaw the studio graphics and animation software, including the USD Open Source project and the Academy Award-winning animation software Presto.
“I’ve been a customer of Adobe’s software for a number of years, and I always admired Adobe’s commitment to provide top of the line tools to creatives,” said Quaroni in a statement. “When I heard about Adobe’s renewed interest in entering into the 3D market, given how much more pervasive the consumption of 3D content is becoming, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. I’m excited to be joining the Adobe team to help accelerate and grow their 3D offerings for creatives worldwide.”
Adobe’s upcoming Substance and 3D News livestream on 28 January will preview upcoming releases to the Substance suite and discuss the future of 3D at Adobe.
