I am currently working as Lead Creature TD at Dneg, London responsible for all kind of show related setups, shot work including (cloth and hair simulations, shot sculpting and muscle work), solving pipe and tech issues , managing the team, scheduling the work with show managers and working closely with the Animation, Lighting and VFX supervisor to help run the project smoothly.
CFX Artist
DreamWorks Animation India Unit
January 2014 - May 2017
Bengaluru Area, India
Responsible for cloth and hair simulation for Dreamworks movies.
Building sequence based asset rigs and secondary dynamic simulations.
Building hair setups.
Involved in developing cloth, hair and general setup tools in mel and python for Maya.
Troubleshooting various shot based technical issues.
Projects : Penguins of Madagascar(feature film), Boss baby(feature film), Home(cp), Dreamplace (ride),
cfx artist and generalist TD
turtle in motion studios (p) limited
May 2013 - December 2013
kolkata
Responsible for Maya based pipeline development.
Developed various Gui and front end tools, for smoother workflow across all departments.
Hair and cloth simulation.
Project: Prof.Shanku(DVD feature film)
Rigging & CFX artist
Crest Animation Studios
July 2007 - March 2013
Mumbai
Responsible for developing complex rig set ups for all bipeds, birds, quadrupeds and mechanical characters.
Built facial setups, dynamic setups, hair, fur and cloth simulations.
Extensive tech support from animation till rendering , along with workflow and pipeline.
Developed various Maya based tools and scripts.
Responsible for leading and managing projects, delivered on time.
Projects: Alpha and Omega(feature film), Ribbit(feature film), The Little Engine(DVD feature), Swan Princess(DVD feature), Care Bear(TV series), WordWorld(TV series), Meeps(music video).
cfx artist
Prana studio
January 2010 - June 2010
Mumbai
Responsible for hair simulation in feature films.
Project: Gladiators of Rome(feature film)
