Axel Stanley-Grossman is currently a Senior Technical Artist at Sony Santa Monica, working on an unannounced title. In his role as a character tech artist, Axel writes tools to automate rigging processes, assists animators and prototypes new techniques. His latest work can be seen in God of War: Ascension, the latest title in one of gaming's most beloved franchises. Axel formerly served as Senior Character TD at Insomniac Games, where he contributed to the success of multiple PlayStation 3 titles, including Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time and both Resistance 2 and Resistance 3. He graduated from the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in 2006, and holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. In addition to being an alumnus of Gnomon, Axel has also taught and contributed education related materials for the school.
