Nick da Silva has been working in the visual effects industry for twelve years. He was born and raised in South Africa where he was a 3D modeling supervisor for ten years. He moved to the U.S. in 2001 when he married his wife, Caitlin, who is a graduate of The Master’s University. In 2012 he attended Gnomon School of Visual Effects, where he graduated in 2015 from the Entertainment Design & Digital Production Program with a major in Effects Animation for Film. After graduating, he began work at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he is currently a senior effects designer.