Team Cobbler



- Works as a VFX Executive Producer, supporting our many teams internationally. VFX Produces a bit, marketing, PR... et. al.
- Caretakes three (3) Akey Jr's and a Coonhound / Staffordshire Terrier mix
- Was nicknamed the ``Mad Bomber`` in high school for his baseline fadeaway 3-pointer.
- Culinary choices - Alaskan Halibut, Montepulciano Chianti, Fried Artichoke Heart and Vanilla Bean Crème brûlée.
- Community theater director, reclaimed wood connoisseur and Steve Nash fan.
- Watches: Braveheart, Shawshank, Amelie, Heat, Friday Night Lights
- Listens: Hamilton (Broadway Recording), U2, Debussy, Lecrae
- The ones he enjoyed working on the most: Man of Steel, Just Mercy and Hugo






In 2017, she, along with the team at Shade VFX collaborated on HBO’s, Westworld, where they won an Emmy. Additionally, she held the title of VFX Producer at Framestore, Inc. where she worked on several commercial and TV related projects for advertisers including Geico, Capital One, Google and HBO’s, I Know This Much Is True.
Katie’s passion is filmmaking, where she has written and directed her own award-winning short film, Let’s Talk, starring Eric Michael Gillett (Netflix/Marvel series, Daredevil, Quantico, and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Allison Trujillo-Strong (Netflix film, The Week Of).


As a VFX supervisor, he has worked on a variety of Feature Films and Episodic TV, ever expanding his understanding of this dynamic field, including productions by Marvel, Disney, AppleTV and many others. He intuitively addresses client needs with understanding, foresight and innovation, expertly implementing tried and true techniques, developing new solutions to old problems, or creating entirely new effects for the latest effect-hungry climate.
As an artist he worked on thousands of shots for more than 30 different TV shows and movies, creating highly realistic looking water effects for the show The Last Resort, killing walkers in The Walking Dead, generating thousands of spectators for stadiums of all sizes, and generally just exploding, shattering and torching evil of all creeds, as well as messing around generating terrains, clouds and oceans, nicely reflecting the creative fun and intentional innovation at Crafty Apes.
As a programmer and former lead technical director and head of pipeline development, behind the scenes he has written tools and code that created studio efficiencies and creative solutions for major VFX studios.
Hailing from Avellino, Italy, Aldo Ruggiero came to Hollywood in 1999 to study music but found his real passion in making motion pictures. Mr. Ruggiero was a movie editor, photographer, and filmographer before specializing in digital effects.

The Search For The Best Burger
Classic Peach Cobbler
This peach cobbler recipe is sure to get your mouth watering. And the best part? It only take 10 minutes to prepare. Serve this at your next backyard barbecue — it’s sure to be a crowd favorite.
This recipe is courtesy of Betty Crocker.
Ingredients
1 cup Original Bisquick mix
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 can sliced peaches, drained
Directions
Heat oven to 375°F.
Stir together Bisquick mix, milk and nutmeg in ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Stir in butter until blended. Stir together sugar and peaches; spoon over batter.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until golden.