Garrett Broussard Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed a Harmony to Nuke pipeline for 2D animators and comp artists
• Installed and managed a HTCondor farm for Nuke and other pipeline tools
• Developed a bootstrapper which shipped software to users to alleviate cross-platform install issues
• Developed a context-aware file browser to allow artists to more easily run pipeline tools
• Integrated Rez for management of in-house and third-party software versions
• Created user tools in Nuke, Harmony and Photoshop to streamline workflows

• Developed C++ plugins (Ops), Python plugins and PyQt tabs for the Lighting pipeline in Katana
• Facilitated the integration of Katana into the rendering pipeline for all departments
• Developed tools for Lighters and other Technical Directors to use during production
• Communicated artist needs to software development teams via feature requests and bug reports

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Developed C++ plugins (Ops), Python plugins and PyQt tabs for the Lighting pipeline in Katana
• Developed a C++ Op to deliver per-instance variation to the renderer
• Added features to the real-time viewer pipeline in Katana
• Extended the Asset System in Katana to fulfill feature requests

Glendale

• Designed, developed and implemented tools for lighting artists and other Technical Directors
• Supported department heads and artists on feature films such as Boss Baby and Kung Fu Panda 3
• Integrated Shotgun into the internal pipeline for the Kung Fu Panda 3 Mandarin Conversion
• Interpreted production management requests and developed customized Shotgun plugins
• Converted animated models from Oriental DreamWorks for artists working on the Kung Fu Panda 3 Mandarin Conversion
• Developed software patches and plugins for the proprietary lighting software

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Supported lighting artists working in Houdini on the feature film Book of Life
• Developed a Houdini toolset to improve lighting workflows
• Debugged issues on a shot-by-shot basis to help lighting artists final shots
• Optimized lighting setups to minimize renders times, help lighters iterate more often and efficiently use the render farm
• Assisted with shot work issues related to the camera-based asset culling system
• Managed shot-by-shot installation of a procedural foliage system

Render Wrangling, Pipeline Management, Software Troubleshooting, Communicating with artists and technicians to interpret needs.

I focus on managing the Viz Lab pipeline by keeping up with data storage and writing quick tools for software. I also help new users learn how to navigate the structure and learn how to use the tools. When student projects hit the rendering phase, I am usually at the lab helping them push those renders through the farm. I have started learning how to.