Jun 2020 – Mar 2021 · 9 mos

• Creating a custom solution for photorealistic renderings of virtual human faces, with and without makeup applied.
• Researching, analyzing, and coordinating the design of the camera rig and software to extract diffuse and specular albedo textures from a diverse set of Shiseido’s clients from variable lighting conditions.
• Managing cross-team discussions, establishing clear directions, and outlining a schedule for management to reach realistic goals in a timely fashion.

Jul 2016 – Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Los Angeles, CA

• Team Lead of the Shading Team for DreamWorks Animation’s proprietary renderer - Moonray.
• Implemented cutting-edge shading solutions for rendering hair, skin, glitter, fabric etc.
• Published 2 Siggraph talks related to our work
• Awarded a Technical Achievement Award for contributions to the studio
• Integral part of interfacing with artists in Lighting and Shading to transition from ad-hoc workflows to streamlined, physically based workflows for rendering movies like How to Train Your Dragon - The Hidden World, Trolls World Tour and The Croods - New Age.

Aug 2013 – May 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos · New Zealand

• Conceptualized and implemented a 5-Band Spherical Harmonics shading framework for rendering photorealistic fur and hair for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
• Built a first of its kind, photorealistic model for rendering Paul Walker in Fast and Furious 7 using latest research from USC ICT.
• Look development on The Hobbit trilogy.

Feb 2010 – Jul 2013 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

• Software engineer in the Rendering and Shading team
• Improvements in subsurface scattering pipeline at the studio -
• Research and implementation of the dipole subsurface scattering kernel
• Implemented a SIGGRAPH sketch to render smooth subsurface scattering results with a sparse particle file, resulting in faster rendering time and low memory footprint
• Successfully used for rendering large-scale ice environments in How To Train Your Dragon-2
• Created a new glitter shader
• based on multiple SIGGRAPH sketches and some other technical papers

Jun 2009 – Aug 2009 · 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Implemented a shader technique called 'Interior Mapping' required for the realistic look of Metrocity, a big metropolis in the movie Megamind.

Jul 2007 – Jun 2008 · 11 mos · Noida Area, India

• Worked on the development of Adobe Acrobat 9 as a part of the Acrobat team in India.