Diego Garcia Huerta

Work History

• head of pipeline

  Flying Bark

  January 2022 - May 2026

  Sydney, Australia

• Pipeline Consultant | Production Tools | AR / MR / VR

  Factor64

  February 2014 - January 2021

  Sydney, Australia

  Offering pipeline/development consulting services to international film studios to build, enhance and optimize their production methodologies.
  
  Services include:
  • Scope and understanding of the current workflow landscape.
  • Identify opportunities for workflow improvements.
  • Iterative design and implementation of final solutions.
  • Setup and supervision of internal Technical teams, software development, pipeline and workflows.
  • R&D and Software development for VR/AR/MR projects.
  • Support and technical documentation for services provided.
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  Senior Pipeline Technical Director (Consultant)

  UTS Animal Logic Academy

  January 2017 - December 2020

  Sydney, Australia

  • Production Software Architecture for the UTS Animal Logic Academy.
  • Scope, build and implement the software pipeline and workflows for the production requirements.
  • Strategy setting and implementation for Academy production software needs including supervision of Shotgun software rollout over the Academy’s production.
  • Technology infrastructure and assist with the integration of production tools.
  • Provide mentoring and training support for Production IT staff to integrate the pipeline into emerging technology platforms.

• R&D Supervisor

  Flying Bark

  January 2018 - January 2022

  Sydney, Australia

  • Establish and development of the studio pipeline across several facilities.
  • Plan and forecast the technology and workflows needed to support the ongoing and future productions.
  • Automate the distribution of pipeline and software to partner studios and assets to external facilities/teams.
  • Mentor and support other pipeline technical directors and developers.

• Senior Pipeline Technical Director (Consultant)

  Flying Bark

  September 2014 - January 2018

  Sydney, Australia

  • Collaborate with various departments to define appropriate pipeline and workflows for new projects to be produced (Feature films, TV series, internet content, games, etc...)
  • Authoring of software in accordance with software standards of the production/s and the facility;
  • Authoring and maintenance of accurate and succinct documentation for proprietary and third party software, pipeline processes and workflows.
  • Identify issues with work-flow, technology and development methodologies and communicate effectively any issues with production, pipeline and global technology departments.
  • Working with other TD’s in the company, offering advice, reviewing their work and handing work to them where appropriate.

• Senior Pipeline Technical Director (Consultant)

  IO Entertainment

  May 2014 - January 2017

  Sydney, Australia

  • Setup of studio technical infrastructure. Premise was to be a totally portable pipeline, unplug and go.
  • Previs pipeline , toolsets and automations and In-house VR/AR software development and maintenance.
  
  Projects of interest:
  • Realtime dynamic camera slate. Expressions based information.
  • Realtime lens distortion for camera lens simulation.
  • VR - Virtual previs camera on set.
  • AR - Virtual Set extensions on set.
  • Automatic update, delivery, and deployment of software packages.
  
  Uncredited: Altered Carbon, Assasxins Creed, Life, Spectre 007
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  Associate CG Supervisor

  Animal Logic

  March 2012 - February 2013

  Sydney, Australia

  • In charge of the front end pipeline development, including the overall development and maintenance of the animation, rigging, layout and editorial pipelines.
  • Development of production workflows and tools to streamline the deliverables pipeline.
  • Integration of the review system with the in-house asset management system.
  
  • "Walking With Dinosaurs 3D"

  
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  Digital Supervisor

  Dr. D Studios

  October 2010 - April 2012

  • Responsible for the technical side of one of the three company units. Manage the big picture view of the Performance Unit, that comprises rigging, motion capture, motion edit, animation and crowd departments.
  • Assist in the conception, design, implementation and optimization of Dr.D Studios pipeline infrastructure at both operational and technical levels.
  • Co-ordinate and prioritize the development of tools and proceses with R&D department to guarantee the adecuate support of the production and creative supervisors needs.
  • Work alongside Head of Departments to oversee the implementation of the company's pipeline and to stablish efficient workflows, ensuring uniformity and conventions are followed across all departments.
  • Asses department requirements in terms of technical skills for each project. Responsible, with the help of Human Resources, for technical crew interviews, recruitment, and crew department allocation.
  • Provide the Production Management Team with estimates of department tasks, to guarantee a smooth flow of data throughout departments across units.
  
  • "Happy Feet II" - Animated Feature Film
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  Pipeline Supervisor

  Dr. D Studios

  April 2010 - December 2011

  • Design and oversee pipeline for the Performance Unit.
  • Supervision and consultation of technical workflow across all Performance Unit departments. (Rigging, Animation, Motion Capture, Motion Edit, Crowd)
  • Communication maintenance between other units and R&D on pipeline and technical issues.
  
  • "Happy Feet II" - Animated Feature Film
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  Senior Pipeline TD

  Dr. D Studios

  September 2009 - April 2010

  • Design and implementation of the animation pipeline architecture at DrDStudios.
  • Definition of standards and conventions for workflows and pipelines within the Performance Unit.
  • Development of tools, procedures and interfaces to optimize internal performance pipeline and manage departments inputs and outputs
  
  • "Happy Feet II" - Animated Feature Film
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  Senior Pipeline TD

  Framestore

  August 2007 - August 2009

  Design and implementation of the animation pipeline architecture at Framestore Animation. Managed a small team of TDs to help with the animation tools integration.
  
  Pipeline lead at Framestore VFX, mentoring new PTDs, defining and enforcing company standards.
  
  • "Clash of the Titans" - VFX
  • "Where the Wild things are" - VFX
  • "The Tale of Despereaux" - Animated Feature Film
  
  Software: Autodesk Maya, in-house language, in house-tools, extended use of PyQT, Tweak RV

  

  

  
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  Senior Pipeline & Tools Developer

  Blur Studio

  February 2005 - August 2007

  Design and development of Blur's technical pipeline
  R&D new techniques to solve problems that arise during the production of tv spots, game cinematics, VFX, etc
  
  • "A Gentlemen's Duel"
  • FOX BCS, FOX NHL
  • Hellgate London
  • Aeonflux
  • Warhammer
  • XMen Legends2
  • The Protector
  • Rise of Legends
  • Company of Heroes
  
  Software: Autodesk 3ds Max, SoftImage XSI, in-house Tools

  
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  Tools programmer

  Eurocom

  April 2002 - February 2005

  In-house production tools, character & scenery modelling, camera automatic management for cut-scenes, character and facial animation, texturing and lightning.
  
  • Batman Begins - Electronic Arts
  • Robots - Sierra Entertainment
  • Predator: Concrete Jungle - Vivendi Universal Games
  • Spyro: a Hero's Tail - Universal Interactive Inc
  • Athens 2004 - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc
  • Sphinx And The Cursed Mummy - THQ
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds - THQ
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Electronic Arts
  
  Software: Autodesk 3ds Max, Alias

  

  

  

  

• Software Engineer

  Reyes Infografica

  March 2000 - April 2002

  • ReyesWorks: open source 3d platform (Animation module: Motion retargetting system development)
  • CartoonReyes 2.0: 3D to 2D rendering (Design and development of the cartoon shader and different line styles of the render engine)
  • DirtyReyes 1.6: weathering decay ware and tear shader (3DStudioMax plug-in integration)
  • NPR1Reyes 1.0: Non-Photorealistic Rendering (Interface design)
  • ClothReyes 3.2: cloth simulation software (Interface design and software quality control)
  • JetaReyes 1.4: facial animation system (Software Quality control)
  • MetaR

• Tools programmer

  Animaciones Imposibles

  March 1999 - October 2000

  Development of different 3dsMax plug-ins and scripts to improve the workflow of the production,involving primarily scenery and character automation setup and lipsync animation tools.
  
  • "The Mercenary" - Feature Film Project
  • "La casa de los lios" - TV series
  
  Software: Discreet 3ds Max

• Software and QA Engineer

  REM Infográfica

  March 1997 - March 1999

  Development of several MaxScripts for the render and production department.
  Responsible for the software quality control, as well as documentation, scene examples and technical support.
  
  • Reyes plug-ins family products
  
  Software: Discreet 3ds Max

• 3D Artist

  Charmed Multimedia

  September 1994 - March 1999

  ( Freelance ) Creation of images and animations for promotional , educational videos and different Multimedia CDROMs for companies like Repsol, Glaxo Welcome, Zoo de la Casa de Campo, Santillana Editorial.
  
  Software: Discreet 3ds Max

• 3D Artist

  REM Infografica

  September 1996 - March 1997

  High detail polygon modeler and texture Artist
  
  • REM 3D Models Bank
  
  Software: Discreet 3ds Max