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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Spearheading the design and development of an entirely new CG pipeline, leveraging the OpenUSD framework to address intricate user requirements and workflows
• Driving large-scale pipeline innovations by leading a dedicated team of developers, overseeing task estimation, prioritization, and execution from concept to completion
• Designing and architecting various auxiliary systems which allow “access” to various OpenUSD features
• Delivering meticulously planned documents outlining optimal approaches tailored to the company's unique needs, reinforcing strategic decision-making
• Playing a pivotal role in mentoring other developers, emphasizing quality through rigorous code reviews and continuous learning sessions, fostering a culture of excellence
• Initiated and executed iterative prototypes and proofs of concept, facilitating dynamic stakeholder discussions, and refining project requirements

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Collaborated with the Core Software team, seamlessly integrating core services into state-of-the-art production tools for a streamlined workflow.
• Established and enhanced unit and integration test suites, reinforcing the integrity and functionality of critical tools.
• Crafted bespoke plugins and software, exhibiting prowess in modifying build scripts to cater to specific project requirements.
• Overcame long-standing technical challenges by innovating with emerging technologies and previously overlooked solution components, highlighting a keen analytical acumen.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Created a new internal animation interchange system to create a unified API between 2 data domains, allowing for workflows previously not available
• Integrated and replaced various USD features into department’s existing pipeline (USDSkel, custom animation using UFE 2.0)
• Designing and developing internal data validation and authoring tools within specific domains
• Designing and developing multithreaded application layers using MVC frameworks

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Designed and developed internal automation frameworks to fully automate workflows which spanned across multiple domains.
• Designed and developed APIs and libraries for various internal production services used by a variety of different departments.
• Rerouted data processing from user machines to server cluster using a variety of internal services and custom tooling.
• Developed various internal tools for testing, developing, deploying and integrating internal developer tools into production
• Developed shader translator toolkit to facilitate translation of shaders between multiple DCCs and renderers
• Integrated new and/or updated 3rd party software, frameworks and libraries into production

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Created various shader libraries and shader tools to help streamline production workflows
• Created tools for safely integrating content produced in the department into the rest of production
• Created reusable assets, scripts and resources to automate various processes and procedures
• Designed solutions for commonly experienced technical issues, acting as a liaison for the team

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Created various software tools to help establish cleaner and simpler data delivery streams between various services
• Created various software tools to sanitize and transfer motion capture data used throughout films
• Server management and maintenance to maximize usage of available resources and minimize downtime