Luis Villanueva Email & Phone Number

Glendale, California, United States

• Manage day-to-day operations of the Pipeline Engineering team, which oversees a varied portfolio of proprietary and third-party production systems – from initial script breakdowns to Editorial & Post• Collaborate with executives, production stakeholders, and other technology teams to identify and spec necessary work, bid out projects, establish deliverables, and oversee the development roadmaps• Interface with vendors to further extend existing s/w integrations with the studio’s pipeline and explore new ones

Glendale, California, United States

• Oversee implementation of a studio-wide production tracking system that supports 2D and CG shows, including necessary s/w development and pipeline integration• Build upon existing research and perform additional requirement gathering to build workflows and tools to manage all phases of animation production; from pre-prod, to vendor shipments, to final post/delivery• Work closely with executives and production stakeholders to identify data analytic needs and build custom real-time dashboards that provide actionable insights• Meet on a regular basis with other maintainers/developers of production tracking systems across TWDC to discuss challenges and share best practices

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Oversee the PSW (formerly R&D) teams responsible for developing custom tools, integrating third-party solutions, and overseeing workflows in the areas of: ◦ Prod Engineering – editorial, media playback/tracking, prod management, and color pipeline ◦ Compute – tooling for submitting/managing farm jobs and efficiently utilizing compute resources, ◦ Data Analytics – parse prod data to provide business insights (2021- May 2022)• Collaborate with production, studio leadership, and other PSW teams to develop remote review and approval workflows during the COVID-19 WFH period.• Identify and spec out development needs, balancing support for current shows and technologies while also modernizing the studio’s overall tool set.• Generate road maps, ensure deadlines are met, interface with vendors, and day-today team management including running scrum and scheduling sprints.• Run the dept’s quarterly Lab Week event where engineers explore novel tools and workflows to expand their technical skills while also benefiting the studio.• Studio representative at ASWF Review & Approval working group.

Glendale, Ca

• Oversee the setup and adoption of Shotgun, a third-party production tracking system, to completely replace Nile, the studio’s proprietary tracker.• Collaborate with R&D, studio execs, show leadership and production staff to identify necessary pipeline integration, establish workflows and build a studio-wide baseline.• Worked with the ‘Captain Underpants (2017)’ team, the studio’s first vendor show, to develop workflows/metrics for tracking productivity, auditing inventory and reporting progress to execs.

Glendale, Ca

Shotgun Production Supervisor – TROLLS / BOSS BABY (2016 /2017 release)• Responsible for setting up and helping the shows adopt Shotgun, a third-party production tracking system.Central/Crowds/FX Production Supervisor – MONKEYS OF MUMBAI (unreleased)• Maintain the film's weekly Production Status Report along with other key executive summaries.• Responsible for rolling out Editorial publishes/changes to the production, track and analyze the impact of changes and assign work to affected pipeline departments as needed.• Schedule, bid, and help manage the day-to-day operation of the Crowds and Effects (FX) departments during pre-production.Central Production Supervisor – TURBO (2013)• In addition to regular Central Supe duties (see above) main show liaison with the studio's Marketing department; oversee the delivery of trailers, publicity stills and worked closely with the co-producer on promotional partner integration (Firestone, AAA, Mattel, etc).

Culver City, Ca

Backend Associate Production Manager – HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (2012)• Managing backend departments (texture, lookdev, cloth/hair, fx, etc) during the build phase of the show.Lighting Associate Production Manager – G-FORCE (2009)• Managed a Lighting team responsible for delivering 100+ VFX shots, ensuring production and client milestones were met within a hybrid pipeline, i.e. live-action/VFX & CG animation.

Sherman Oaks, Ca

Animation/Central Production Supervisor – ASTRO BOY (2009)• Helped establish a workflow for animators to work cross-site; US and Hong Kong. Managed the US animation team and held daily teleconferences with our HK counterparts.• US production liaison with the Hong Kong studio. Worked closely with the producers to track and implement production changes. Arranged US-to-HK launches, both creative and technical. Maintained various executive/production reports.• Oversaw final TIFF delivery to the post-house and managed the color correction (DI) process.Production Manager – S.P.A.N.K. (promo/unreleased)• Assisted in creating a promo piece for an animated TV show pitch. Contacted vendors/talent, coordinated US and HK development teams and created and maintained the production schedule.

Glendale, Ca

Lighting Production Coordinator – BEE MOVIE (2007)• Managed a Lighting team ensuring Production and Marketing milestones were met.Animation Production Coordinator – FLUSHED AWAY (2006)• Scheduled shots, tracked productivity, monitored inventory and wrote performance reviews.

Glendale, Ca

Animation Production Assistant – SHARK TALE (2004)• Ran Animation dailies/reviews, liaised with Editorial and maintained database of dept inventory.

Freelance title design, motion graphics and technical consulting work for a small, independent movie.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Writing

Independent Animation Work (CGI)

Bachelor’S Degree, Film, Magna Cum Laude & Departmental Honors (Cinema-Television)

Communication Minor (Media Emphasis)