Lead Animator at LILA Games

Lead Animator, Character Rigger, Marketing Content Developer, and Animation Pipeline Specialist for a groundbreaking TPS looter shooter game in India aimed at the global F2P audience. Created high-quality game animations collaborating with designers, programmers, and artists to integrate animations seamlessly. Utilized rigging and skinning skills for diverse character rigs and in-game costumes, enhancing visual variety. Contributed to designing, implementing, and maintaining animation and rigging pipelines, supporting the art process. Worked with engineers to assess existing tools and design custom solutions to enhance pipelines. Guided and trained team members, sharing expertise in rigging, animation blending, and state machines. Oversaw recruitment for the animation department and worked on motion capture asset packs by editing, cleaning motion data, and retargeting.

Principal Animator at Zynga

Led a team of Animators and Artists in an Agile project management setting, participating in daily scrums, white-boarding sessions, product reviews, and playtests. Managed and provided critiques to outsourcing vendors and contractors throughout the project lifecycle. Organized art assets, animation bibles, and project management tools using Perforce, Jira, Slack, and Zoom. Coordinated closely with Game Designers, Developers, Product Managers, Art Directors, and production teams to develop art and animations for games such as Farmville 2, FV2-Country Escape, and CSR2.

Senior Animator (contract) at Technicolor Creative Studios

Worked on the project 'Wallykazam', a television series from Nickelodeon, delivering high-quality 3D animation content within tight deadlines.

Lead Animator (contract) at TURTLE IN MOTION STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED

Supervised a team of Animators for the Feature Film 'The Adventures of Shonku', overseeing animation quality and workflow.

Senior Animator (contract) at Xentrix Studios

Worked as a Senior Animator on 'Beware The Batman', a Warner Brothers television series, delivering complex animation sequences.

Lead Animator - Senior at DQ Entertainment

Senior Lead cum Animation Supervisor for projects such as 'Mickey Mouse Club House' (seasons 3, 4 & 5) by Walt Disney Television and 'The Jungle Book' (season 1) for DQE, Moonscoop, and ZDF. Managed a team of 30-60 animators, assigned tasks, and proactively addressed issues and priorities to ensure smooth production.

Principal Animator at Zynga

Led a team of Animators and Artists in an Agile project environment. Participated in daily scrums, white-boarding sessions, product reviews, and playtests. Managed and provided critiques to outsourcing vendors and contractors throughout the project lifecycle. Organized art assets, animation bibles, documents, and project management tools using Perforce, Jira, Slack, and Zoom. Coordinated with game designers, developers, product managers, art directors, and production teams to develop art and animations for games such as Farmville 2, FV2-Country Escape, and CSR2.

Senior Animator (contract) at Technicolor Creative Studios

Worked on the "Wallykazam" Television series from Nickelodeon, providing senior-level animation expertise.

Lead Animator (contract) at TURTLE IN MOTION STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED

Supervised a team of animators for the feature film "The Adventures of Shonku".

Senior Animator (contract) at Xentrix Studios

Worked as a Senior Animator on "Beware The Batman," a Warner Brothers Television series.