Dawei Sun

Enhanced the PDG task-scheduling engine in Houdini (C++, Python). Researched and implemented distributed workflows for Houdini (Render farm, Cloud) enabling distributed workflow for 1000+ customers. Served as internal SME for distributed-workflow design.

Founded and led an avatar content validation platform enabling QA teams to vet Meta Avatar content; reduced manual validation time by 30% and raised defect detection rate by 40%. Acted as PM on product requirement gathering and tech lead on technical design, road map planning, and execution of the projects. Collaborated with PMs, TAs, QA, and DevOps to groom backlogs, size work, and mitigate risk in sprints; consistently delivered on road map targets.

Designed a transaction framework (Python) automating build & publish steps; reduced human error incidents and saved ~500 staff-hours per production. Implemented a USD-based data-pipeline and cross-site sync service (Python & AWS Blob), ensuring 99.9% data availability across two continents.