David Sparrow
Lead Software Developer And Zootools Pro Co-owner at create3dcharacters.com
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Sparrow is a lead software developer and co-owner of Zootools Pro with 11 years’ experience building rigging, modeling and pipeline automation tools for animated features, VFX and games. He blends hands-on rigging and modeling experience with Python/PyQt and Maya API tool development, and has practical familiarity with C++11 and OpenGL for performance-sensitive tasks. Having led pipeline and TD efforts at studios including Animal Logic and Plastic Wax, he specializes in connecting artist workflows to proprietary and commercial systems through node-based automation and scene-debugging tools. His background as a performer and stage rigger gives him an unusual empathy for production needs, strong collaboration skills and a practical understanding of physical systems. Ambitious to deepen both artistic and technical breadth, he seeks diverse projects across animation, VFX, TV and games while keeping work enjoyable and team-focused.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Workshop, Python scripting, Workshop, Python scripting at Pupperteer loungeshort coarse, Prop's rigging, short coarse, Prop's rigging at Rigging DojoAcademy of Interactive EntertainmentMaya C++ API, Maya C++ API at Rigging dojo
Github Skills (14)
autodesk9
code-library9
maya9
python7
shotgun5
pure-python4
cpp4
substance3
3d2
painter2
graph2
dependency-graph1
skinning1
motionbuilder1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dsparrow27/slither
Jun 2017 - Dec 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 81 pushes, 6 branches in 5 years 6 months
dsparrow27/vortexUI
Jan 2016 - Dec 2022
Contributions:86 pushes, 6 branches in 7 years
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