Loni Peristere was born in Natick, Mass. He graduated from UMASS Boston, then went to work for Joss Whedon as visual effects supervisor on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Firefly” and “Serenity.” Loni co-founded the multi-award winning visual effects company Zoic Studios. He has won an Emmy, two VES awards, a Clio, a London International Advertising Award and a Gold Pencil. Loni recently turned his focus back to writing and is currently developing several projects.