Team

Tony Gloria
Chief Executive Officer
tony [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Tony is the man behind Unitel Productions, Unitel Pictures and Unitel Entertainment. He has 30 years of experience in Advertising, TV Commercial Production/Post-Production & Feature Film Production, winning numerous accolades in each field including Awards of Excellence for his San Miguel ads, a spot in the 4As “25 Mavericks of Advertising”, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Advertising Creative Guild of the Philippines in 2005.
Pete Jimenez
President and Chief Operating Officer
pete [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Pete was an animator and art director for Unitel Productions before moving to Optima initially as a CG Designer. He is also a painter and a sculptor who participates in exhibitions once a while.
Stephen Sy
Creative Services Head
stephen@ [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Stephen can work wonders with any of the fiery trio; the Smoke, the Flame, and Inferno.
Marilen Magsaysay
Color Grading Group Head
marilen [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Marilen’s flair for the visual arts sent her to Australia as part of Walt Disney Studios. She later on joined Optima Digital and is one if the most sought-after colorists in Manila.
Jam Manikan
Sales director for TV Commercials
jam [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Jam was a former advertising agency accounts manager, college professor, and broadcast producer. He is now the head of television commercial sales in Optima and is well connected to the industry.
Jesthela Lizardo
Sales Director for Entertainment and Overseas
jesthela [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Jesthela started her career in production services as a hands-on editor, eventually moving up to leadership positions in Sales and Marketing as she goes along. More than 20 years of professional training and exposure in television and film industry eventually brought her to Optima where she now spearheads the sales team in entertainment and overseas productions.
Mel Tiburan
Chief Finance Officer and Administration Manager
mel [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Mel is a Certified Public Accountant who spearheads the Finance team in handling our money as well as the clients'. This makes her the best friend of everyone here at Optima!
Alvin Lavilla
Chief Technology Officer
alvin [at] optimadigital [dot] com
Prior to Optima, he has functioned as Technical Consultant for Silicon Graphics and Cray Research Supercomputers. His area was in high performance computing dealing with specialized graphics application, data modeling, light fields and computational imaging.