Dariush Derakhshani is a senior CGI effects animator with Sight Effects in Venice, CA, working on award-winning national TV commercials. He has won the Bronze Plaque from the Columbus Film Festival and has shared honors from the AICP and London International Advertising Awards. He was a Supervising Technical Director for the South Park TV series, and also teaches Maya and animation at a variety of schools. He is a contributing author to Maya 5 Savvy and Maya: Secrets of the Pros.