Sandeep Mohan

Experience

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  JadooWorks Private Limited

  Jan 2002 - Apr 2005

  Lead Render Wrangler
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  Maya Entertainment Limited

  Apr 2005 - Oct 2005

  Render Wrangler
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  AI Developer

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2006

  Render Wrangler
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  Reliance Animation

  Jun 2006 - Oct 2008

  Rendering Supervisor
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  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

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  Wētā FX

  Apr 2017 - now

  • Production Rendering Manager

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Digital Resource Manager

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2023