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Vancouver

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Resolved issues with Houdini FX simulations on the farm- Worked on a mature pipeline in a Linux environment- Performed deployments at a large production facility with packages that spanned across repositories and multiple sites

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Resolved issues in tools/workflows for Maya, Houdini and ShotGrid in weekly sprints- Collaborated with non-technical artists and worked together to create a workflow with custom tools to integrate Substance Painter and 3DEqualizer into the pipeline- Implemented a script to generate task efficiency reports from ShotGrid for Data Analytics - Automated setting of FPS in Houdini by adding callback to pull data from ShotGrid

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Automated the generation of the turntable render node network in Houdini- Automated the creation of the shot-centric render node network in Houdini- Modified the Version Upload Tool to be used at home by isolating it from the toolset code

Toronto, Canada Area

- Designed and implemented a Maya pipeline and a Blender pipeline- Set the foundation for the development workflow, the tools in the toolset, documentation, coding and deployment workflow for the studio- Created a deployment process to distribute toolsets to workstations to run locally- Created a mechanism to distribute a custom version of Blender and Add-on’s for a remote toolset so that artists can work from home- Created Blender Add-on’s to open, save increment, publish and… Show more - Designed and implemented a Maya pipeline and a Blender pipeline- Set the foundation for the development workflow, the tools in the toolset, documentation, coding and deployment workflow for the studio- Created a deployment process to distribute toolsets to workstations to run locally- Created a mechanism to distribute a custom version of Blender and Add-on’s for a remote toolset so that artists can work from home- Created Blender Add-on’s to open, save increment, publish and append shots/assets- Implemented a shot loading tool that provided options to load different asset versions, Looks and resolutions- Designed and implemented a groom tool to export and import the hair system- Designed and implemented a “Look” tool to export and import shaders Show less

Toronto

- Designed and implemented a 3D Maya episodic pipeline, rendered with RedShift- Modified Shotgun Toolkit to call validation scripts and support a versionless pipeline- Automated the post-render submission to generate the comp render, assemble the MOV, update statuses in Shotgun, upload the MOV to Shotgun- Designed and implemented a mechanism to deployed releases of new toolsets and Shotgun configurations to the production floor

Toronto, Canada Area

Software Engineering:- Managed and designed the pipeline architecture and toolset for all projects in the studio- Designed and implemented the pipelines for: Surfacing, Animation, Editorial, I/O- Designed and implemented QA validation tools to handoff assets between departments- Designed and implemented a database access module and integrated it with the toolset- Designed and implemented a deployment mechanism to release new toolsets to the floor- Integrated 3rd party… Show more Software Engineering:- Managed and designed the pipeline architecture and toolset for all projects in the studio- Designed and implemented the pipelines for: Surfacing, Animation, Editorial, I/O- Designed and implemented QA validation tools to handoff assets between departments- Designed and implemented a database access module and integrated it with the toolset- Designed and implemented a deployment mechanism to release new toolsets to the floor- Integrated 3rd party solutions for hair, render submission to a farm, asset managementToolset Supervisor, Release Manager:- Supervised management of toolset fixes and features, decided deployment schedule- Prioritized features, assigned tasks, provided timelines, managed the dev department- Gathered requirements for new tools, specifications, designed, implemented, created testing procedure, deployed tools to the floor, performed maintenance, added features- Repository administrator: designed repo structure, setup, updated, tagged, branchedLeadership:- Lead the technical development team: assigned tasks, set timelines, managed issues- Managed pipeline development: decided on toolset features, hired new talent, mentored, outlined procedures, managed tickets, reported to managementFilm Credits:- 2017 - Elliot, The Littlest Reindeer (Lead TD)- 2015 - A.C.O.R.N.S. 11: Operation Crackdown (Lead TD) Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Software Engineering:- Designed and implemented customized digital asset management systems for clients- Built work order management systems, asset media libraries, job queuing systems- Created, performed and analyzed test results, reviewed scripts, created releases- Posted workarounds and solutions to the public forum in the open source communityData Conversion:- Wrote SQL queries and data conversion scripts to migrate client data to a database- Led the QA team… Show more Software Engineering:- Designed and implemented customized digital asset management systems for clients- Built work order management systems, asset media libraries, job queuing systems- Created, performed and analyzed test results, reviewed scripts, created releases- Posted workarounds and solutions to the public forum in the open source communityData Conversion:- Wrote SQL queries and data conversion scripts to migrate client data to a database- Led the QA team and was responsible for creating the testing gridClient Service Experience:- Technical account manager for Lockheed Martin and Turner Broadcasting- Point person for addressing defects, issue resolution, creating and delivering patches- Walked clients through the installation of the software system and loading the system Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Tools Designed and Implemented:- Vaulting tool: Ensure the quality of deliverables in handoffs between departments- Model tool: Designed and implemented a tool to clean up, validate and publish assets- Render Metrics tool: implemented a tool to report which assets are in which shots- Implemented tools for making poses, making layout collections, playblasting animationProblem Solving and Troubleshooting:- Traced assets and shots through the pipeline life cycle in a… Show more Tools Designed and Implemented:- Vaulting tool: Ensure the quality of deliverables in handoffs between departments- Model tool: Designed and implemented a tool to clean up, validate and publish assets- Render Metrics tool: implemented a tool to report which assets are in which shots- Implemented tools for making poses, making layout collections, playblasting animationProblem Solving and Troubleshooting:- Traced assets and shots through the pipeline life cycle in a large production facility- Gathered tool requirements, collaborated with artists and listened actively to feedback- Fixed issues in shots in a fast-paced environment as a team player of pipeline devsFeatures Added and Improvements Made:- Streamlined the lighting review process by pulling out the frames for a visual report- Optimized the asset publishing process by running scripts without a user interface- Analyzed tools and workflows, suggested how to save time, reduce errors, redundancyFilm Credits:- 2011 - Gnomeo and Juliet- 2011 - Hoodwinked, Too!- 2009 - "9"- 2008 - Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything- 2006 - Everyone’s Hero Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Constructed workarounds and provided solutions to companies like: Disney, Sony, EACertifications:- Maya Games Modeling Certification- Maya Accelerator Certification- Maya Learning Maya Introduction Certification- Motion Builder 3D Character Animation course

Toronto, Canada Area

- Produced commercial desktop software in a structured software development process