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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from dataclasses import dataclass


@dataclass(frozen=True)
class SoftwareDeveloperPipelineTD:
    name: str = "Tomás Poveda"
    roles: tuple[str, ...] = ("Software Developer", "Pipeline TD")
    languages: tuple[str, ...] = ("es_ES", "en_US")
    programming_languages: tuple[str, ...] = (
        "Python", "C++", "C#", "JavaScript/TypeScript",
    )

    dcc_focus: tuple[str, ...] = (
        "Maya", "Unreal Engine", "Houdini", "USD", "Qt/PySide",
    )
    services_stack: tuple[str, ...] = (
        "FastAPI", "Node.js", "TypeScript", "React",
        "Postgres/Redis", "Docker", "CI/CD",
    )
    interests: tuple[str, ...] = (
        "DCC-agnostic Python tooling",
        "Asset-management pipelines",
        "Unreal plugin development",
        "Cinematic & animation pipelines",
        "Service-oriented backends • observability • testing",
    )

    def say_hi(self) -> str:
        return (
            "Thanks for dropping by — I build artist-friendly tools, robust "
            "pipelines, and reliable services so teams can move faster."
        )


me = SoftwareDeveloperPipelineTD()
print(me.say_hi())

Portfolio showcase

Rigging Pipeline & Tools 2021

Rigging.Pipeline.Tools.2021.mp4

Tech I use and enjoy

What I'm into lately

DCC‑agnostic Python tooling and scalable asset‑management pipelines.
Unreal plugin development; cinematic and animation pipelines.
Service‑oriented backends with FastAPI, robust CI/CD, observability, and testing.

Career highlights

That's No Moon — Senior Animation TD _{Feb 2023 – Present · Remote (Los Angeles)} Animation tooling and pipeline automation across DCCs and Unreal Engine. Driving scalable, artist‑friendly workflows and standards for next‑gen production.
Counterplay Games — Senior Technical Animator _{Apr 2021 – Dec 2022 · Freelance} Built a modular, DCC‑agnostic, multi‑project pipeline from the ground up. Integrated a new modular rigging builder; streamlined rigging/animation workflows. Unreal: Control Rig, custom importers/exporters, physics assets; custom rig components + skinning.
Ubisoft — Technical Artist _{Oct 2017 – Sep 2019 · Barcelona (On‑site)} Beyond Good & Evil 2: character pipeline tooling; cross‑DCC data I/O (MaxScript/MEL/Python). Assassin’s Creed III Remastered: outfit rigging, in‑engine cloth; MaxScript/C# tools.
Promethean AI — Senior Technical Artist _{May 2020 – Apr 2021 · Freelance} Contributed to first public release; Maya and 3ds Max plugin integrations. Improved CLI tooling; custom installer & deployment (PyInstaller + Cython).
Artella — Software Developer _{May 2020 – Jul 2021 · Freelance} Re‑implemented Python Artella Client and a DCC‑agnostic plugin framework. Shipped Artella Maya plugin and custom plugins installer.
mcsGear — ueGear Developer _{Dec 2022 – Feb 2023 · Freelance} ueGear plugin development for Maya and Unreal Engine.