Donovan Heimer

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While studying cinematic arts at UNM, Donovan discovered his passion for visual effects and animation. During the last year of his studies, he worked on visual effects for Iron Man 3 and kicked off his professional career in film and media. Donovan continued honing his 3D modeling and animation skills by creating 3D assets for interactive training applications at Los Alamos National Laboratory for several years.

 

After his run at LANL, he joined Crafty Apes in Albuquerque and returned to the entertainment industry. Since then Donovan has worked as a compositor and 3D artist on shows including Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Dark Winds, Stranger Things, and Loki.

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