Guo Kun Pan

Work History

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  Render Support

  Framestore

  February 2011 - April 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  The Render Support department monitors and manages the physical render farm cluster and the software which the render farm runs ensuring high availability of resources 24/7. The Render Support team also support the Data Operations department with providing out of hours data support.
  
  Responsibilities:
  
  ● Monitoring and reporting on render jobs for each show
  ● Monitoring, tracking and reporting render resource usage for each project
  ● Balancing multiple shows resource needs within the Company's physical capacity
  ● Identifying render errors and fixing/escalating to the relevant department
  ● Liaising with technical directors regarding possible render optimisation
  ● Assisting with out-of-hours data operations ticket requests
  ● Sending and downloading files from clients using sFTP, FTP, Faspex and Aspera
  ● Monitoring disk/data usage out-of-hours to ensure availability of disk resources
  ● Teaching new employees in Render Support how to manage the computer farm;
  co-ordinators, producers and artists, how to use FQU and understand how the farm works.
  ● Worked on many blockbuster films including the Oscar and Bafta-winning film, Gravity

• Generalist Feelance

  Lambie Productions

  October 2010 - February 2011

  London, United Kingdom

  Assistant on production of major channel promo project for Sony.
  
  ● Working with the art director on live action shoot
  ● Responsible for animation
  ● Responsible for rotoscoping
  ● Responsible for music
  ● This commercial went out on Italian TV, promoting the new channel