Eddie Nolan Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Responsible for the management and efficient use of the render farm.- Create tools and scripts in python to automate daily renderfarm tasks.- Manage, motivate and train a team of Render Wranglers and Render TDs.- Created a database and tools to forecast and project render resources.- Work with Producers, Production Managers and CG Supervisors to assess the render resources required for each production.- Work closely with both IT and Pipeline to keep all render resources and render scripts running as optimal as possible.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Created daily, weekly and monthly reports of the farm usage using Python. - Designed and wrote tools for the render wranglers to improve render management.- Wrote tools to gather shot and asset render times, memory and storage usage.- Troubleshot critical rendering problems. - Helped the lighting team to optimize heavy render sequences.- Contributed to testing, code reviews and provided feedback for software releases from our R&D teams that impact lighting and rendering.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Provided render and technical support to lighting artists and production. Troubleshot Katana, render and pipeline issues.- Optimized render workflows, ensured and maintained expected render times and identified render inefficiencies. Optimized renders through Katana using Renderman.- Contributed to testing and providing feedback for software releases and updates of lighting and rendering tools.- Worked with both upstream and downstream departments to resolve pipeline issues.- Provided render analysis to artists, production and supervisors.Films worked on:Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)Detective Pikachu (2019)Ad Astra (2019)Aquaman (2018)

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed usage and allocation of MPC Film render farm and data storage based on forecasted allocation and production deadlines.• Promptly responded to incoming issues and requests from artists and production.• Troubleshot technical problems related to render and data management.• Coordinated communication between Production, Systems and Render TDs for render issues.• Coordinated communication between artists, Production and Editorial to make sure data issues and needs are addressed.• Scripted tools to automate common tasks and improve workflow.• Global support and coordinated the data transfers between MPC sites around the world.• Managed data to ensure storage resources are used efficiently and safety limits are not exceeded.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Creating and serving customers an extensive range of cocktails.• Creating unique cocktails to a customer’s specific tastes and preferences.• Serving a wide selection of coffees, wines and beers.• Up-selling beverages during particular promotions and seasonal specials.

Cork, Ireland

• Serving customers a vast variety of beers, spirits, whiskeys, wines, coffees and cocktails.• Managing a team and assigning duties to junior staff members.• Keeping the bar organised, clean and tidy.• Dealing with staff or customer complaints.• Handling cash and end of day cashiering duties.• Ordering stock and checking of deliveries.• Locking up the premises at end of night.

Baltimore, Ireland

• Responsible for the health and safety of every person that uses the facilities• Reception duties that include; welcoming customers, carrying out transactions, !customerqueries/complaints, book keeping and cashiering duties.• Also responsible for the opening and closing of the centre, stocking of productsand operating of pool, gym, sauna, steam‐room and jacuzzi equipment.• Keeping the facilities and equipment clean and hygienic.

Limerick City, Ireland

• Part of a small company that worked very closely together as a team.• Involved in research and pre production for events, interviews and video recording.• Undertook video editing and music composition.• Aided in web site administrations.• Representing the company at public meetings and events.

Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland

• Promotion of the festival through social web sites and also by handing out flyers and posters.• Aided in the set up of the festivals main stage.• Helped out keeping a smooth transition between musical acts.• Meeting and greeting some of the festivals artists.

Gortahork, Co. Donegal, Ireland

• Responsible for opening and closing of the main screening venue, preparing the venue which included testing the films and sounds and also keeping a respectable appearance of the venue.• Promotion of the festival through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and by setting up an information tent in local towns prior to the festival.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Music Technology

- Audio Technology and Production Techniques - Computer Systems and Models in Music - Sound Synthesis and Manipulation - Acoustics.

Bsc, Music, Media And Performance Technology, 2.1 Degree

- Media Programming - Human Computer Interaction - Digital Media Software and Systems - Interactive Multimedia - Applied Digital Audio.

Education record