Howie Weed

Hulkbuster Suit Model Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Led high-fidelity Hulkbuster suit modeling for Avengers: Age of Ultron, coordinating with cross-discipline teams to deliver accurate scale, surface detail, and integration-ready assets for the visual effects pipeline.

War Machine Model Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Senior model lead for War Machine suit, overseeing modeling workflows, prop integration, and collaboration with CG/SD teams to ensure consistency with film design language.

Robot & Vehicle Asset Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Led robot and vehicle asset modeling for Transformers: The Last Knight, directing asset creation pipelines and ensuring compatibility with animation and rendering stages.

Environment Model Lead at Disney / Lucasfilm

Environment model lead for Tomorrowland Star Tours Experience; scoped and delivered environment assets for immersive ride experiences, coordinating with art direction and technical teams.

Organic Creature & Suit Modeler at Industrial Light & Magic

Modeling lead for organic creature surfaces and character suits for Avengers: Infinity War; collaborated across departments to achieve believable organic forms and durable asset topology.

Model Supervisor World Builder at Visual Concepts

Model supervisor and world-builder for NBA 2K20 Next Gen game; oversaw modeling pipelines, asset integration, and world-building consistency for a flagship basketball title.

Creature Character Lead at Disney / Lucasfilm

Creature character lead for Guardians of the Galaxy experience; directed creature characterization and asset development for an immersive fan experience.

Hard Surface & Creature Model Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Led hard surface and creature modeling for Star Wars: Obi-Wan; delivered high-detail assets and contributed to pipeline stability across disciplines.

Creature Lead / Environment Lead at Wētā FX & Disney / Lucasfilm

Hard surface & organic creature modeling for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; environment integration and collaboration with lighting and texture teams.

Environment Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Environment modeling lead for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; contributed to the magical-tech environment design and asset integration.

Asset Ingest Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic

Asset ingest supervisor for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; oversaw pipelines to ensure proper asset intake and compatibility with downstream stages.

Model Supervisor / Marvel Suits Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Model supervisor and Marvel suits lead for Ironheart project; directed modeling workflows and cross-team coordination to meet Marvel design expectations.

Environment Lead at Industrial Light & Magic

Environment lead for U2 MSG Sphere Concert; built real-time-ready environments and stage assets for live-action integration within virtual sets.

Asset Lead (AAA Game Asset) at Visual Concepts

AAA game asset lead for NBA 2K25; design and support for City Mech Robot asset, overseeing asset creation and integration into the game pipeline.