Matti Grüner

Work History

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  R&D Developer

  Image Engine

  May 2016 - Present

  

• Universität Stuttgart

  April 2013 - May 2016

• Lead Pipeline TD

  Imagestorm

  September 2013 - March 2015

  I designed and implemented pipeline solutions for a growing computer animation department. Additionally I did oversee the efforts of a small team of engineers.

• Pipeline TD

  Imagestorm

  March 2013 - March 2013

  I designed and implemented pipeline solutions for a growing computer animation department.

• Pipeline TD

  Eder GmbH

  November 2012 - February 2013

  I designed and implemented pipeline solutions that were used to create visualizations for the automotive industry.
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  Freelance Render TD

  TRIXTER

  January 2012 - July 2012

  I worked on some improvements of the rendering pipeline (slim templates, RIB export, caches) and lit shots for the Iron Man 3 ComicCon Trailer.

  

  
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  Shaderwriter

  Rising Sun Pictures

  February 2011 - September 2011

  Developed and maintained the shaders used on the creatures we did for J2.
  Designed a pipeline for pointbased effects building on a proprietary asset-system.
  Wrote Python code for lighting TDs and character TDs. Taught RSL, Python and Emacs to interested people.
  Was contact person for rendering-related questions for lighters, pipeline developers and supervisors.

  

  
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  Junior Technical Director

  Rising Sun Pictures

  March 2010 - September 2010

  I wrote shaders and tools for the lighting pipeline. I also lit shots for HP7.
  
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  Freelance Render TD

  TRIXTER

  February 2010 - March 2010

  Worked on the rendering pipeline (RiFilters, Shaders, DSOs).
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  Technical Direction Intern

  TRIXTER

  August 2009 - January 2010

  I worked on the pipeline and extended it to track textures. I also developed a Nuke plugin that can apply and remove lens distortion. My focus was on rendering related problems like automated texture assignment and some research into pointbased solutions.