Mykhailo Datsyk
Chief Technology Officer at Mana Studio
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Summary
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Top SchoolMykhailo Datsyk is a seasoned technical leader and CTO with over 12 years in VFX, CG research, and pipeline engineering, currently leading Mana Studio after stints heading CG video units at Plarium and Room 8 Studio. He combines hands-on Houdini and Maya TD expertise with software skills in Python and C++, designing studio-wide pipelines and data stores that supported feature films and cinematic trailers with multiple VES nominations. With a background as a VFX Supervisor and Technical Director on productions listed on IMDB, he excels at scaling creative teams—having managed groups of 40+—and supervising on-set to bridge production and technology. His research focus on image rendering and graphics data storage informs pragmatic tooling that speeds iteration in high-pressure production environments. Based in Warsaw and educated in computer science at Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics, he brings a rare blend of academic rigour and film-set practicality. An interesting detail: he progressed from CG artist roles on independent films to leading multi-studio technology units, reflecting both deep craft knowledge and strategic productization of visual effects workflows.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
Russian, English, Ukrainian, Polish
Github Skills (21)
rendering10
manager10
render10
cinema-4d10
katana9
usd9
houdini9
maya9
sdf8
hydra8
rendering-3d-graphics7
materialx6
computer-graphics5
monorepo2
python1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mikedatsik/cgru
Dec 2016 - Apr 2021
CGRU - AFANASY
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
mikedatsik/tk-cinema
May 2019 - Sep 2022
Shotgun Toolkit Engine for Maxon Cinema 4D https://www.maxon.net
Contributions:4 releases, 6 commits, 6 PRs in 3 years 4 months
cinema-4d
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