Sandeep Mohan

Sandeep Mohan

Lead Render Wrangler

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Production Rendering Manager

  • Education

    • Naval Public School

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    • Annamalai University, Kotagiri Public School, Naval Public School, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Indira Gandhi Memorial School

      2000 - 2002
      ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
  • Experience

    • JadooWorks Private Limited

      Jan 2002 - Apr 2005
      Lead Render Wrangler
    • Maya Entertainment Limited

      Apr 2005 - Oct 2005
      Render Wrangler
    • AI Developer

      Nov 2005 - Apr 2006
      Render Wrangler
    • Reliance Animation

      Jun 2006 - Oct 2008
      Rendering Supervisor
    • DreamWorks Animation India Unit

      Nov 2008 - Dec 2016
      Supervisor - Technical Resource Administrator

      Achievements:Supported a smooth transition from LSF to MRG distributed computing platform.Deployed the headcount model or staffing profile to forecast Render Farm and Storage needs.Deployed the proprietary India Studio Master model overview. This is a one stop place to view future farm needs based on planned Productions.Setup Memory Forecasting for Productions.Migrated the Render Farm forecasting to the Dreamworks proprietary model called BLAY.Deployed Dreamworks proprietary NexGn schedule based Production schedule into the BLAY model. This is a schedule based render farm forecasting.I was invited for a Training program to the Dreamworks campus in Glendale to study and refine the render farm and storage projection model.Expanded the render farm capacity by harnessing unused cores on Workstations. This provides an over head to the farm.Put forward the idea to have the Desktop Render Farm watch over job run time before picking up a task. This is to prevent scheduling of inventory over and above the proposed run time limits.Deployed a Digital Dashboard overview. A one stop place for Production Management to view the status of every Production.Set up Weekly Storage tracking for individual Productions.Put forward best practises for the Tra department that was better suited for the needs of the studio.Drafted the Career Progression for my Department.Responsibilities:Represent the Tra Group to the rest of the studio.Forecast Render and Storage needs. Work to alleviate bottlenecks before they occur.Send out Weekly and Weekend Rendering Reports that summarize the performance of the farm, statusof various show and any render specific issues.Attend show related meetings.Meeting with Department Supervisors and identify their rendering needs and priorities.Collaborate with Dreamworks in Glendale and ensure consistency in workflows.Provide quarterly and yearly feedback for the department.Participate in the hiring decisions for the department. Show less

    • Wētā FX

      Apr 2017 - now
      • Production Rendering Manager

        Apr 2023 - now
      • Digital Resource Manager

        Apr 2017 - Mar 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Autodesk

      Autodesk