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Building Worlds with Code & Art

Technical Director & Unreal Engine specialist crafting digital twins, procedural systems, and immersive real-time experiences for 13+ years.

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About

Where Technology
Meets Artistry

I bridge the gap between technical development and artistic execution.

I'm Robbie Filip — a Technical Director and Unreal Engine specialist based in Romania. With 13+ years of professional experience, I've led technical direction on large-scale digital twin and real-time visualization projects, including a 2 km² hand-modeled reconstruction of downtown Toronto at 1:1 scale.

I specialize in procedural content generation, shader development, real-time optimization, and building systems that scale. From automotive visualization to interactive aquariums for kids, I bring ideas to life with both technical precision and creative vision.

Unreal Engine 5 Digital Twins PCG Systems Lumen & Nanite Vehicle Physics Cesium ion / GIS Shader Development Multiplayer

Featured Work

Selected Projects

A curated selection of my most impactful work in real-time 3D, digital twins, and interactive experiences.

Technical Director

Toronto Waterfront Digital Twin

A 2 km² hand-modeled 1:1 scale reconstruction of downtown Toronto built in Unreal Engine 5. Integrated live Cesium geospatial data, traffic camera feeds, and real-world building metadata. Built all shaders, materials, lighting systems, and randomized animated interior cubemap systems.

UE5Cesium ionGISLumenPCGCustom Shaders

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Solo Developer / Technical Director

World of Drift

A competitive drift simulator built entirely solo in Unreal Engine 5. Features custom vehicle dynamics, tire physics, weight transfer simulation, PCG-based procedural track generation, real-time Lumen lighting, dynamic weather, multiplayer networking, and replay systems.

UE5Vehicle PhysicsPCGLumenMultiplayerCustom Materials

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Technical Artist

Scan to Life — Virtual Aquarium

An interactive educational experience where children draw fish templates, scan them, and watch them come to life swimming in a virtual aquarium. Built with UE5, combining image processing, real-time rendering, and child-friendly interaction design.

UE5Image ProcessingReal-time RenderingInteractive Design

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Expertise

Core Competencies

Deep technical skills spanning the full pipeline from concept to optimized real-time delivery.

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Unreal Engine 5

Blueprint scripting, Lumen, Nanite, World Partition, and deep engine customization for large-scale projects.

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Digital Twins

Large-scale 1:1 city reconstructions, GIS integration with Cesium ion, live data feeds and real-time visualization.

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PCG & Procedural Systems

Procedural Content Generation frameworks, automated environment tools, and scalable content pipelines.

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Vehicle Dynamics

Custom tire physics, weight transfer simulation, and realistic automotive visualization systems.

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Shader & Material Dev

Custom HLSL shaders, physically-based materials, animated cubemap systems, and visual effects.

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Real-time Optimization

Draw call reduction, LOD strategies, streaming optimization, and performance profiling for massive scenes.

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Multiplayer & Networking

Replicated systems, replay frameworks, and networked gameplay for competitive experiences.

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3D Modeling & Texturing

3ds Max, Blender, Substance Suite — high-fidelity modeling and PBR texturing for real-time.

Career

Experience

Jan 2024 — Present

Technical Director / Solo Game Developer

Joace SRL — Remote, Romania

Solo developing World of Drift — competitive drift simulator in UE5 with custom vehicle dynamics, PCG track generation, and multiplayer networking.

Mar 2020 — Sep 2023

CTO / Technical Director

3D CityScapes / MetaScapes3D — Toronto (Remote)

Led technical direction on Toronto Waterfront Digital Twin (2 km²). Built shaders, materials, lighting systems, PCG pipelines. Promoted from Freelance 3D Artist to Lead 3D Artist to Tech Artist to CTO.

Jul 2019 — Apr 2020

Technical Artist / Environment Artist

C3 Studio — Bucharest, Romania

Delivered architectural visualization for international firms. Established real-time rendering workflows. Promoted to Lead 3D Artist within two months.

Jul 2013 — Jul 2019

Freelance Environment Artist / Technical Artist

Joace SRL — Remote

Built VR environments for VR Paradise (971 peak users). Delivered arch-viz, VR experiences, and procedural tools for international clients.

Testimonials

What People Say

I've had the pleasure of working with Robbie on multiple projects. He's an outstanding technical artist who produces beautiful work. He's also functions very much like a lead artist, always coming up with solutions to problems. He's become an invaluable freelancer to me and my team.

Tristan King

Art Director / Head of Creative — Lucasfilm, DNEG, Sony, Netflix

Robbie consistently demonstrated an exceptional combination of technical artistry, pipeline architecture expertise, and production leadership. His ability to bridge the gap between technical development and artistic execution made him an invaluable member of our team.

James Borst

Founder & CEO — MetaScapes

Robbie was excellent to work with. Not only did he fully understand the project with little assistance, he went the extra mile in terms of looking for opportunities to improve and optimize the content. Thoughtful work like that can't be taught, it's a character trait that will benefit any project.

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