Danyal Tareen

Produced assets for SanrioVR and character work for BlueBerry, a Roblox clothing brand. Built AI-assisted 3D asset pipelines in ComfyUI for international client deliverables, working fully remote and async across US and Japan teams.

Led creative direction and the 3D production pipeline for a US-based digital studio. Ran asset production end to end, from pre-viz through final render delivery, bridging creative and technical teams as generalist lead across several projects.

Built and maintained rigging systems, environment art and technical workflows in Maya and Unreal Engine 5 for the episodic series Eternix and Drone Katz. Covered the full production pipeline: modelling, rigging, texturing, look dev and lighting, and delivered production assets for Ping and Roar on deadline.

Led department operations and a remote cross-functional team, owning timelines and deliverable quality.

Designed game-ready environments and 3D assets for interactive and simulation projects. Delivered textured, lit environments optimised for real-time engines.

Taught 3D animation to 2nd to 4th year BFA students, covering Maya, rigging and production pipelines. Mentored final-year thesis projects with hands-on production guidance and critique.

Created game-ready characters, props and environments for mobile and PC titles. Worked to polygon budgets and tight timelines in a small agile team.

Built character rigs and 3D assets for animation, including the feature film Heera: One in a Million. Wrote MEL scripts to automate repetitive rigging and pipeline tasks.

Grade: A+

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design, graduated with distinction (A+). Thesis film: Mechanicalism, a 3D animated short.