Ryan Quinlan
VFX Pipeline TD at Brainstorm Digital
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Quinlan is a VFX Pipeline TD and former compositor with over a decade of experience bridging artists and engineers to deliver practical, artist-friendly pipeline solutions. He has led teams and shipped work across high-budget features, commercials, music videos, immersive experiences, and indie projects, always prioritizing solutions that reduce effort rather than add overhead. A longtime Nuke expert, trainer, and former Creative Specialist at Foundry, he pairs deep compositing knowledge with hands-on Python and Linux tooling to streamline workflows. His roles have ranged from adjunct faculty teaching digital compositing to VFX supervisor and pipeline lead at top studios like The Mill and Brainstorm Digital. Known for solving cross-departmental problems, he blends fine art foundations with technical curiosity—he’s been a Houdini hobbyist since 2007 and a Linux user since 2004. Available for Technical Directing, pipeline planning, Nuke compositing, training, and consulting engagements.
10 years of coding experience
Loyola AcademyBFA, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, BFA, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics at Illinois Institute of ArtBFA, Film/Video, BFA, Film/Video at Columbia College Chicago
English
Github Skills (20)
devkit9
animation9
nuke9
colorspace9
azerothcore9
mamba9
autodesk9
compositing9
trinitycore8
halo7
pipeline7
python7
foundry3
docker2
docker-container2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rjq/rez
Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
An integrated package configuration, build and deployment system for software
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 5 months
configurationintegratedbuild-configurationdeploymentdeployment-system
rjq/NukeModifyKnobs
Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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