Marc-antoine Desjardins
Pipeline Technical Director at Rodeo FX
Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolMarc-antoine Desjardins is a Pipeline Technical Director and M.Sc. in Computer Science specializing in computer graphics, with a decade of experience building production tools and pipelines for VFX studios. He blends low-level C/C++ development with Python and Qt tooling, shader work (Arnold/Obq_Shaders) and practical VFX artistry across Softimage, Maya, Nuke and Unreal, enabling faster creative iteration. His career spans hands-on roles at Rodeo FX, Digital Dimension and Félix & Paul Studios, plus recurring guest lecturing on imaging and matchmoving, reflecting both production leadership and teaching chops. Comfortable on set as a matchmover and VFX supervisor, he bridges real-world capture and automated pipeline systems. Colleagues rely on him to reverse-engineer unfamiliar APIs quickly and deliver bespoke plugins, scripts and standalone apps that slot smoothly into studio workflows.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Maîtrise, Computer Science - Computer Graphics, Maîtrise, Computer Science - Computer Graphics at Université de MontréalDiplôme du Centre NAD, Animation 3D et effets visuels, Diplôme du Centre NAD, Animation 3D et effets visuels at Centre NAD
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Github contributions (4)
madesjardins/AiWarmachine
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
A Warmachine (MKIV) tabletop wargaming companion and nemesis application.
Contributions:11 releases, 16 PRs, 53 pushes in 2 years 1 month
madesjardins/Obq_Shaders
Jul 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:5 releases, 27 commits, 6 PRs in 4 years
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