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Nishith Singhai

Sr Pipeline TD singhai.nish@gmail.com   9029-555541

Objective is to develop methods and tools that richly integrate the capabilities of people and machines in efforts to produce film, animation. To combine skills and deep understanding of processes, data management, programming, and human-computer interaction to enable effective means for tight collaboration on projects of any scale.

Let's connect — I build tools that help artists thrive

Experience

Self

Freelancer • Jan, 2024 - till date

  • Self Paced Learning of Github Actions workflow
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  • Self Paced Learning of AI
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  • Algo Trading Tools (python, smartapi)
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  • Web Site for a south mumbai realtor (jekyll, ruby)
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  • Setup Shotgrid Publishing Tool for Maya (python, shotgrid)
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  • Clean Up Tool for maya batch scene files run from command line (python, shell, bash)

Rocket Science, Vancouver, Canada

Sr Pipeline TD • May, 2023 — Sep, 2023

  • Enhance hdri publishing tool with new features (python, pyqt5 )
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  • Upgrade photoshop shotgrid integration for production use (python, photoshop, shotgrid)

BOTVFX, Chennai, India

Sr Pipeline TD • Oct, 2021 — Mar, 2023

  • Upgrade publisher tool with features taken as input from VFX supervisor (python, pyqt5)
  • Share skills, information, experience and ideas with other TD's and artist's from other dept's. (python, pyqt5, shotgrid)
  • Build support structure for new pipeline api.
  • Biddng project - AI ML

BaseFX, KL, Malaysia

Sr Pipeline TD • Oct, 2018 — Sep, 2020

  • Add new features to existing tool plateqc (python, pyqt5, nuke, bash, tcl)
  • Add new features to existing tool taskstarter (bash, tcl)
  • Add new features to existing tool presets (python, pyqt5)
  • Build new tool for auto comp on houdini (python, pyqt5, houdini)

Atomic Arts, Mumbai, India

Sr Pipeline TD • Oct, 2017 — Aug, 2018

  • Shotgrid Integration in existing pipeline from scratch (python, pyqt5, nuke, bash, tcl)
  • Shotgrid Publish integration into Nuke (nuke, python, shotgrid)
  • 3dEqualizer publish tool (python, pyqt5, 3dequalizer)

Prime Focus, Mumbai, India

Sr Pipeline TD • Sep, 2014 — Aug, 2017

  • Troubleshoot Floor Issues (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)
  • Tool to Publish files to System (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)

Barajoun, Dubai, UAE

Sr Pipeline TD • Jan, 2014 — Jul, 2014

  • Troubleshoot Floor Issues (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)
  • Light Linking Tool to Publish files to System (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)
  • Asset Browser to Load files from System (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)

FutureWorks, Mumbai, India

Sr Pipeline TD • Jan, 2013 — Dec, 2013

  • Troubleshoot Floor Issues (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)

Eyeqube, Mumbai, India

Pipeline Lead • Jan, 2010 — Dec, 2012

  • Troubleshoot Floor Issues (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)
  • Build inhouse tools which will be called our own pipeline

PrimeFocus, Mumbai, India

Sr Pipeline TD • Jul, 2008 — Dec, 2009

  • EqRunner - A tool for publishing assets (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)
  • Troubleshoot Floor Issues (python, pyqt5, maya, nuke)

Skyworks, Mumbai, India

Sr Pipeline TD • Jan, 2007 — Jun, 2008

  • fx, ncloth, maya
  • Troubleshoot Floor Issues (python, mel, maya, nuke)

Education

Mumbai University

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics • 1989 — 1993

  • First Class

It is a self awarding effort, worth mentioning, having a ATKT ( allowed to keep term ) in Second year and topping in 4 papers in final year, speaks of grit, determination and dedication. Thank you to my ADHD mind

Max Mueller Bhavan

Language Study ( German ) • 1994

2nd Level Exams Completed

Out of curiosity, learnt German

Youtube University

• 2023 — till date

Extremely useful content.

Skills

Technical Skills

  • VFX Software — Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Blender
  • Pipeline Tools — USD, OpenTimelineIO, AYON, Deadline
  • Languages — Python (TD scripting), JavaScript (tool UIs), Bash
  • Web UI — React, TailwindCSS, Jekyll (internal dashboards)

Soft Skills

  • Communicate — Ask all and any number of questions
  • Execute — Give deliverables to clients (internal, external) as required
  • Rewire — If something does not work, don’t stop there, rewire

Self-Paced Learning

  • Exploring AI in VFX using tools like RunwayML, MidJourney, and Stable Diffusion
  • Hands-on learning via Google Colab for MediaPipe, Pose Detection, Object Classification
  • Understanding modern VFX pipeline standards like USD and AYON
  • Capture and label training data for object detection 🔗 View Notebook
  • MediaPipe Pose Detection in Google Colab 🔗 View Notebook
  • Real-time Webcam Pose Detection with MediaPipe 🔗 View Notebook

Social Links

  • Blog: https://singhaidotnish.github.io/blog
  • Github: https://github.com/singhaidotnish/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhaidotnish
  • Website: https://singhaidotnish.github.io/myresume