Sam Hodge
Co-Founder at Tokgan
Adelaide, South Australia
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Top SchoolSam Hodge is a seasoned technical director and machine learning engineer who bridges feature film visual effects and production-ready ML systems, with over two decades of hands-on experience in shading, lighting, rendering and pipeline engineering. As a founder and senior research engineer, he designs end-to-end solutions—from client engagement to deployed tooling—applying Python, C++ and GPU training workflows to problems in VFX, digital humans and video mattes. He built and maintained an Arnold+Houdini rendering and shading pipeline used on Hollywood features and now focuses on human-in-the-loop ML automation for media through ventures like Kognat and Tokgan. Sam’s background in character rigging, deformation and procedural asset encapsulation gives him a rare combination of artistic eye and low-level systems know-how, and he often converts cinematic problems into robust engineering solutions. Based in Adelaide, he pairs academic rigor from a BSc(Hons) in biochemistry and computer science studies with practical delivery across research and production environments.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate Diploma (Part time while fully employed) Computer Science, Graduate Diploma (Part time while fully employed) Computer Science at University of AdelaideDiploma of Applied Design Multimedia and CGI, Diploma of Applied Design Multimedia and CGI at Torrens Valley TAFE
French, Croatian, English
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Github Skills (200)
python10
deep-learning10
gpu10
gpu-acceleration10
acceleration10
ml10
numpy10
mask-rcnn10
openframeworks10
mask10
neural-network10
scene10
object-detection10
tensor10
3d-reconstruction10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
samhodge/catpicnic
Dec 2016 - Sep 2019
Contributions:1 release, 30 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 9 months
autonomouscyclessteeringwalk
samhodge/pytorch
Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push in 1 day
pythongpu-accelerationdeep-learninggpuacceleration
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