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Zak Abdel-Illah
Automation Enthusiast
  • 📍 Location
    🇬🇧 London
Certifications
  • AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
Languages
  • Python
  • Go
Technologies
  • Ansible
  • Linux
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes

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Résumé

Freelance Solutions Architect
Next Pixel Entertainment
Since January 2022

Architected and delivered an agile Linux infrastructure through the use of IaC and DevOps practises

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VFX Technical Director
MPC; ON Animation Studios; Outpost VFX
2017 - 2023
  • Managed 12 Technical Directors
  • Directed Houdini & Katana TDs across sites.
  • Developed the Editorial, FX, Creature FX automation frameworks
  • Provided workflow improvements for Environments, Crowd and Texturing
  • Improved Layout and Surfacing validation tools
  • Contributed to Linux adoption
All Categories VFX Rendering Linux Development Certifications Animation 2D Pipeline
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification
Obtained August 2024
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Ray & Pi
Ray & Pi
I've delivered an agile Linux I.T. infrastructure for a Vancouver-based Animation Studio.
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HBO: Watchmen
HBO: Watchmen
Key resource in Linux adoption and adoption of cloud rendering
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Miraculous : Ladybug et Chat Noir
Miraculous : Ladybug et Chat Noir
Designed workflows for simulation, layout & rendering teams
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Sonic The Hedgehog: 2
Sonic The Hedgehog: 2
Integrated automation workflows for simulation and lighting departments
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Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan
Introduced the foundations for editorial & compositing pipelines.
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Nope
Nope
Developed volume optimization workflows
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The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Developed automation frameworks for simulation and environments
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Expecting Terraform Associate Certification
Expecting Terraform Associate Certification
Expected July 2024
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Blog Posts

September 4, 2024 / Exoscale, Observability
Exoscale Exporter for Prometheus

I’d built a Prometheus exporter for Exoscale, allowing me to visualize cloud spending and resource usage from a central location alongside AWS and DigitalOcean.

May 24, 2024 / DevOps, R&D, UNIX/Linux
Building AMD64 QEMU Images remotely using Libvirt and Packer

I need to build images based off AMD64 architecture while working from an ARM64 machine. While this is possible directly…

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April 8, 2024 / DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform
Configuring Traefik for Cross-Namespace Ingress

When installing Traefik either with Kubernetes or K3s, detection of Ingress object types in other namespaces than what Traefik is…

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April 6, 2024 / Ansible, AWS, DevOps, UNIX/Linux
Using AWS CodeBuild to execute Ansible playbooks

I wanted a clean and automate-able way to package third party software into *.deb format (and multiple others, if needed,…

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February 25, 2024 / Ansible, DevOps, Pipeline, UNIX/Linux
Packaging proprietary software for Debian using Ansible

Managing software installations for an animation studio can be a time-consuming process, especially if relying on the provided installation methods,…

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February 24, 2024 / AWS, Cloud, DevOps, Terraform
Building a PKI using Terraform

As part of building a hybrid infrastructure, I explored different technologies for achieving a stable VPN connection from on-premises to…

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December 5, 2023 / Bash, Cloud, DevOps, DigitalOcean, UNIX/Linux
Authenticating DigitalOcean for Terraform OSS

I need to configure the Terraform DigitalOcean Provider with API tokens from DigitalOcean

November 30, 2023 / Bash, UNIX/Linux
Synchronizing environment variables across Workstations

I need to have the configuration for my applications and APIs synchronized across multiple machines.