Shane Patrick Mahan (born September 22, 1964) is an American special effects creator, creature designer, puppeteer and producer known for his work at Stan Winston Studio and its successor, Legacy Effects.
His first job was with Stan Winston Studios as a crew member working on The Terminator in 1983.
After Stan winston's passing he formed Legacy effects with three partners who were also his former colleagues at Stan Winston studios and this has now become the Leading VFX company in Hollywood [4] Mahan and his design team made the special suits worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the film Iron Man.
They also designed the suit for Iron Man which was ten feet tall, weighed 800lbs and required 5 operators to puppeteer.
[3] The team was hired as concept artists by James Cameron for his film Avatar.