Arjun Namdeo
Pipeline Lead at Sony Pictures Imageworks
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolArjun Namdeo is a Pipeline Lead based in Vancouver with 16+ years in 3D/VFX and over a decade delivering production-grade pipeline systems for major studios including Sony Pictures Imageworks, DreamWorks Animation, and Animal Logic. He specializes in building robust, scalable pipeline tools and scene-manifest systems (Rivet-like) that bridge artist workflows and farm-based simulation, with hands-on experience across Maya, Houdini, Nuke and custom in-house tech. A Python enthusiast with a keen interest in AI, he combines deep technical leadership—managing small teams and founding pipelines at startups—with sustained studio-scale engineering at global facilities. Notably, he has driven CFX simulation integration and cache management for distributed rendering, and has been recognized repeatedly for MVP contributions in startup environments.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Advance Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effect Animation Interactive Technology Video Graphics and Special Effects, Advance Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effect Animation Interactive Technology Video Graphics and Special Effects at Maya Academy of Advance CinematicsBachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Computer Software Engineering at Sikkim Manipal University - Distance EducationGithub contributions (5)
arjun-namdeo/transcodeLib
Feb 2016 - Jan 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years
arjun-namdeo/logIO
Mar 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:6 PRs, 13 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
loggerloggingpersonal-use
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