Allen Ruilova

Work History

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  Lead Software Engineer

  Double Negative

  October 2019 - October 2020

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Software Engineer

  Double Negative

  September 2018 - September 2019

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Software Engineer

  Double Negative

  October 2017 - April 2018

  Tasks include:
  Authoring code in C++ to enhance OpenVDB studio toolset, developing and maintaining back end python modules for FX production pipeline OTLs in Houdini, code review of pull requests into local git hub via Stash, writing Jenkins build and release scripts, and providing day to day technical support for Houdini FX artists.
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  fx r&d

  Double Negative

  October 2016 - October 2017
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  FX TD

  Method Studios

  August 2016 - September 2016
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  FX Artist

  Method Studios

  September 2016 - September 2016

  Santa Monica, CA

  VFX work on apple commercial completed September 2016:
  white glowing arrows representing airflow inside hardware
  geometry modelled and animated in Houdini
  begin at 2:26, end 2:40
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  FX Artist

  Pixomondo

  November 2015 - April 2016
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  Lead FX Animator / Developer

  DreamWorks Animation

  November 2004 - January 2015

  Glendale Ca

  While at Dreamworks I worked in various senior roles. Depending on the productions needs, I have developed tools within Houdini or Maya, either as C++ plugins, python or MEL scripts, Houdini OTLs, and stand alone libraries.
  
  I also have worked on many shots for the various shows to which I was assigned as well as at least 7 years of experience leading sequences, including one on one mentoring of a number artists and developers.
  
  Filmography:
  Kung Fu Panda 3
  How To Train Your Dragon2
  Turbo
  Kung Fu Panda 2
  How To Train Your Dragon
  Merry Madagascar
  Bee Movie
  Flushed Away
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  Head of Effects (DDU)

  DreamWorks Animation

  October 2008 - October 2009

  Bangalore, India

  production: Merry Madagascar holiday special
  
  Supervised effects work for Dreamworks Animation satellite studio based in Bangalore, India (DDU). This being the first animation production at DDU, the entire effects team needed some initial training in the DW proprietary animation pipeline. Therefore, alongside regular supervisory duties, a great deal of technical training and mentoring came from myself and two effects leads. Other department head duties included daily artistic supervision of shot work, bidding, and sequence reviews. The working environment was very much akin to one encountered in a small start up animation studio, and thus provided a host of unique challenges as well as rewarding experiences.
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  Senior FX TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  1998 - 2004

  Culver City, CA

  
  While at Sony I had the fortune of working with a number of very talented artists and technical developers. With their help I was able to improve my skills as a CGI artist as well learn how to use my programming and math background to create or enhance a number of pipeline workflows.
  
  Here I honed my skills in animating, rendering and compositing effects elements for live action films. During this time I also attended a very valuable course in C++ programming which greatly improved my skill set.
  
  Feather Follicle placement technique:
  https://library.imageworks.com/pdfs/imageworks-library-Stuart-Little2-let-the-feathers -fly.pdf
  
  Filmography:
  The Polar Express
  Big Fish
  The Haunted Mansion
  The Matrix Reloaded
  Stuart Little 2
  The Chubbchubbs!
  Cast Away
  Hollow Man
  Stuart Little
  The Astronaut's Wife
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  CGI Artist

  Cinesite

  November 1997 - November 1999

  
  First experience as a CGI artist. While working as a systems administrator, knowledge of cgi effects techniques and common practices was gained with the valuable help of colleagues. After some experience was gained, a transition to full time cgi work was made.
  
  Utilized engineering knowledge to help develop custom simulation software (forward euler particle simulation) with a team from Arete software for use in the movie Virus (1999). Also helped develop MEL scripts to export particle data from Maya to RIB format for Renderman rendering.
  
  Effects animation software used: Dynamation, Alias Wavefront Power Animator, Maya 1.0
  Development tools: C programming, Maya API, sofia language scripting for dynamation, MEL scripting.
  
  Filmography:
  Practical Magic
  Out of Sight
  The 13th Warrior
  Virus
  The Postman
  Waterworld
  
  
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  Cinesite

  February 1995 - March 1998
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  Senior System Administrator

  Cinesite

  September 1995 - September 1997

  
  Began work here on a part time basis while completing master's degree courses at USC. Continued on full time after 1 year.
  
  Duties included management of NFS and NIS software on a UNIX (BSD 4.3) based network consisting of SGI server and client computers as well as regular hardware/software maintenance and monitor color calibrations.
  
  Wrote numerous executable programs in C as well as the Perl scripting language to help manage not only the NFS, TCPIP, as well as Sendmail systems run from the severs but also for CGI software installed on individual workstations.