Joshua Axner is a Co-Founder at Batara Studios. He possess expertise in character animation, character rigging, facial animation, mel, maya and 6 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Josh's communication skills are off the charts. With ease, he navigates emotionally and technically difficult conversations. I often found myself asking his advice on how to properly communicate key topics or decisions to the team. I could always rely on Josh to be a strong and successful bridge between Tech Art, Engineering, Design, and Art disciplines. Josh and I worked together on World of Wacraft. He was a steady force in moving tasks from the giant pile of "not done" to the slowly growing pile of "complete". Once the pipeline was settled, he was very good at following the steps, explaining the steps to non-technical people, and helping everyone cross the finish line together. There are many things that we accomplished as a Tech Art team, in which Josh played a key part in. I believe Josh can be successful in any team and any en-devour he sets his mind to.", "Not only does Josh have a wealth of experience on the technical implementations of art in interactive media, but he also possesses keen insight into mobile game design and development. This allows him to think holistically about a problem by considering both the technical implementation, and the design implications. This is a rare combination of skills. Josh is also a self-starter. When he sees an idea that’s promising to pursue, he puts in the work upfront to create a proof of concept, and then communicate the value proposition to get others excited.", and "I've worked with Josh for many years now; ages ago at HOM and currently at Blizzard. I was glad to know that we'd be able to work again together on WoW after a few years at different studios. While at Blizzard, Josh was indispensable for me as an animator. He was always very thoughtful about responses to the many questions or concerns about rigs and pipeline decisions we'd need to make on the team and offered creative ways to challenges we encountered. Often he'd bring about the pros and cons to making certain choices and was always a great supporter when the animation team wanted to go a certain direction. I was lucky to have him on the team. One of the largest projects we had wouldn't have been possible without his support and experience. He came through above and beyond making that a reality for us."