Managed a team of Technical Directors on various feature animation productions at DreamWorks Animation. Architected and helped develop a 2D/CG hybrid pipeline that combined traditional drawn animation into a 3D world. Worked with department supervision across the entire feature pipeline to set development requirements and goals. Collaborated with studio executives, technology and infrastructure departments to help realize the show's vision. Assisted with pipeline design and execution with Oriental DreamWorks.
Supervising Technical Director
DreamWorks Animation
January 2010 - August 2010
Bangalore, India
Supervised a team of Technical Directors at the DreamWorks Dedicated Unit in Bangalore India. Managed development and support goals including file transfer pipelines, cross-site reviews and workflows, and general pipeline and delivery processes. Assisted in hiring and training of new team members.
Production Engineer
DreamWorks Animation
April 2007 - December 2009
Redwood City, CA
Worked with a team developing a new feature pipeline and asset scene graph representation that necessitated changes across multiple departments and workflows. Contributed in various areas including data management, rendering tools and pipeline speed and efficiency.
Technical Director
DreamWorks Animation
March 2003 - April 2007
Redwood City, CA
CG Pipeline troubleshooting, support and development for various feature animation pipelines. Developed tools and technology for increasing artist efficiency primarily in the Lighting and FX departments. Credits include Shrek 2 (2004), Madagascar (2005) and Shrek the Third (2007).
