Reza Abolmolouk Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reported directly to the Software Development Manager (SDM). Led 3 teams of software developers for supporting the Crowds, CFX, and Rigging departments. Key leadership responsibilities included: • ensuring the SDM was kept up-to-date on development progress, developer concerns, developer performance, and stakeholder/client feedback, flagging any potential issues or delays • mentoring developers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and oversight • acting as Scrum Master for the 3 teams, leading Scrum events such as scrums, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews • overseeing Jira tickets to ensure up-to-date developer progress, and responding to stakeholder questions/comments• liaising with key stakeholders to gather priorities and requirements, as well as providing progress updates Key software development responsibilities included: • helping junior team members troubleshoot difficult issues • updating existing software, in line with company-wide python 3 and C++11 compliance efforts • authoring how-to guides for developer onboarding, with topics such as terminal and IDE setup, git workflows, and build/release workflows

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Managed a team of 7 developers, including pipeline generalists and DCC specialists

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

REZ Expert role• Introduced the REZ environment management system• Built custom bootstrap system for REZ from the ground up• Built various tools for developers to aid in REZ package development, sharing, and testing, before release• Built staged deployment tooling for REZ package releasesSenior Developer role• Introduced automatic linting of python pull requests using Github Actions• Mentored junior developers• Helped draw up python coding standards, pull request templates, and deployment workflows• Provided support for DCCs, Shotgrid, and pipeline tools

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Acted as Toolset Manager• Responsible for weekly toolset deployments and toolset hotfix releases• Helped build and maintain the bootstrap for the REZ environment management system• Managed cross-site and cloud (Amazon AWS S3) syncing of REZ package releases• Built and maintained launchers for the various projects, departments, and DCCs, using REZ for environment management• Began building CI system for unit testing, building, release, and syncing of code, using Github ActionsBuilt and maintained various scripts and tools• Built Qt GUI for artists to more easily log their time in Shotgun/Shotgrid• Maintained Blender publishing tool and asset manager• Set up and built Shotgun/Shotgrid action menu scripts• Built and maintained various Shotgun/Shotgrid event scripts and serverSupported and built tools for front-end departments in all shows• Deadline, Maya, Blender, Houdini, and Nuke

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Built and maintained pipeline tools for PREVIS, LAYOUT, TRACKING, ANIMATION, CROWDS, and RIGGING departments• Built various Maya tools, including: file opener/saver, render submitter, playblast manager, FBX/Maya converter, picture-in-picture creator, viewport mask creator• Built new tools and helped maintain the existing pipe for Maya, MotionBuilder, Houdini, Nuke, 3DEqualizer, Shotgun• Created desk-side review tool/workflow, integrating Shotgun and RV in a traceable review processWorked closely with artists, providing solutions to their technical problems, and scripts to automate workflows• Acted as the primary support TD for PREVIS, LAYOUT, TRACKING, ANIMATION, CROWDS, and RIGGING departments• Wrote various ad hoc scripts per artist needs• Coached tech-savvy artists in MEL and Python to enable them to write their own simple scripts for use in MayaTrained and mentored Junior TDs• Instilled customer service values to foster positive relationships with artists and Production Management• Provided Python and MEL scripting advice and review• Coached on troubleshooting techniques, via job shadowing and "see one, do one, teach one"

Toronto, Canada Area

Developed and maintained pipeline tools for all pipeline departments, but specializing in PREVIS/LAYOUT, ANIMATION, FINALING and COMP• Built asset cloning tool to automate the manual process of copying assets for re-use• Built Vue pipeline, including writing Vue render submission tool, Vue render de-noise submission tool, automatic slap-comps with Maya renders for validation purposes, and co-writing tools for transferring geo, camera, and point data between Maya and Vue• Maintained and enhanced various Animator tools, including character pickers and pose/cycle management tool• Built asset cataloguing tool for reviewing ingested client assets• Managed automated movie generation (from departmental playblasts, shot renders, asset turntables, Vue renders) for posting to Shotgun and/or client delivery, for all shows• Built Fusion comp templates, for adding burn-ins and safe-guides, that used eyeonscript/Lua to allow configurable resolutions and aspect ratios according to show-specific needsWorked closely with artists, providing solutions to their technical problems, and scripts to automate workflows• Acted as the primary support TD for ANIMATION, as well as supporting LAYOUT, FINALING, and COMP departments• Wrote various ad hoc scripts per artist needs• Coached tech-savvy artists in MEL and Python to enable them to write their own simple scripts for use in MayaWrote and executed batch scripts to support Production needs• Asset replacement in multiple shots, while maintaining animation and constraints• Batch asset cloning• Batch re-staging of assets across shotsTrained and mentored Assistant TDs• Instilled customer service values to foster positive relationships with artists and PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT• Provided Python and MEL scripting advice and review• Coached on troubleshooting techniques, via job shadowing and "see one, do one, teach one"

Toronto, Canada Area