Ana Dobre
@anadobre
Software Engineer at ILM who automated a rendering quality-control task from an hour to 30 seconds.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
At INDUSTRiALLiGHT & MAGiC (ILM) ‑ DiSNEY, I designed Rust modules for quality control of face- and motion-capture footage. By optimizing data management, cache utilization, and batch processing, I turned an hour-long manual process into a 30-second automated task.
I also developed Python optimization plugins that redistributed 25% of available storage resources, and contributed features to software for real-time environment rendering that received the 2024 Emmy for Excellence in Production Technology. My work at ILM also included real-time shader software and tools for tracking and segmenting objects in video.
At the University of Bath, I developed a C# application for collecting eye-tracking data with the Vive Pro Eye VR headset and used machine-learning algorithms to classify visual stimuli. I’m interested in designing robust system architectures and experimenting with cloud infrastructure.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Engineer
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) - Disney
Jul 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)
Designed and implemented Rust modules to enhance quality control rendering for face and motion capture, reducing a manual hour-long process to 30 seconds. Developed Python-based optimization plugins, contributed to an Emmy-winning real-time environment rendering software, and migrated large codebases from Python 2 to Python 3.
Technical Assistant
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) - Disney
Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 (8 months)
Assisted in developing and maintaining the studio's production software tools through an on-call rotation. Monitored resource distribution and rendering capacity, and gained hands-on experience with industry-standard software applications including Maya, Houdini, and Nuke.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Bath
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science
2018 - 2021
Grade: First Class Honours (74)
Graduated with First Class Honours (74) in Computer Science. Dissertation on prediction of perceived complex visual stimuli based on eye data in a VR environment.
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