Reena Kaleelil Rajan Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• The Croods Family Tree: DreamWorks Animation
• Coordinated with 25 member VFX and compositing artists on the project. Supported production assistants for better results and ensuring deliverables were on time. Communicated proactively to clients and supervisors via.
• Created Inventory list and archived the final files. Cleared the server space and sent the backup data to the manager. Updated ShotGrid on a regular basis.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie: Paramount PicturesA Montreal Studio Production
• Worked directly with Montreal production pipeline and acted as a facilitator for a 35-member animation team. Oversaw team members on dailies while proactively looking for ways for smooth running of the project.
• Scheduled meetings and presentations for Supervisors, Clients and other Stakeholders. Assisted the Manager with Budgeting and Bidding of the project. Drafted clear and accurate notes in all dailies and review sessions.
• Updated Shotgun on a regular basis to track progress on a day to day basis. Provided performance review report to the team members on their previous week.
• Anticipated and resolved major technical issues on the project by successfully transitioning and training the entire team from Windows to Linux platform, as demanded by the project.
• Efficiently redeployed artists from other projects to work on Paw Patrol when the Montreal animation team was struggling to meet the deadline. In addition, clarified the lines of communication between the supervisors.

• Selected Achievements:
• Oversaw the entire project from pre-production to post production (approximately 60-70 artists) for 4 different products: Disney Early Learn, Aakash Educational Services Limited, WhiteHat Jr,Tynker Coding Platform.
• Evaluated the progress of tasks to reflect scheduled, in-progress and completed departmental work. Collaborated with the supervisors to keep all information accurate and current, and set the priorities of the deliveries.
• Designed/Monitored the department’s workflow and acted as a point of coordination of work that enters and leaves the department, ensuring procedures are followed and requirements met.
• Liaised with supervisors, production assistants, artists and other departments to meet project deadlines.
• Updated Google sheets for the record, managed emails from clients and supervisors and maintained the attendance of the artists.

Trivandrum, Kerala, India

• Selected Achievements:
• Supported the Animation and Texture teams by resolving software bug related issues as well as creating tools with Python and C++ in Autodesk Maya.
• Maintained a proactive and pragmatic approach to resolving issues and ensured a smooth production pipeline workflow for 3D animated series Talking Tom and Noddy.

Trivandrum, Kerala, India

• Selected Achievements:
• Worked closely with the art team to rig and animate characters, environments and props.
• Collaborated with art, design, and programming teams to refine the animation workflow.
• Met deadlines without compromising quality and quantity.
• Successfully associated with team leads and supervisors for 2D animated series MJ3 on Toon Boom Harmony software and Online App called Efficiency Improvement System Management (EFFISM) on Adobe Animate.

Bsc. Hons, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects

Hse, Science, 12