{"id":42,"date":"2016-04-01T21:53:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T01:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dereckpilonfleurent.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-09-14T21:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T01:57:48","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dereckpilonfleurent.com\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hi, I’m Dereck Pilon Fleurent, a Senior Technical Artist with a bachelor’s degree in 3D & VFX.

I specialize in bridging art and technology, building tools, pipelines, and workflows that help artists and teams work more efficiently. My experience spans game development, VFX, and animation, with a strong focus on Python, automation, pipeline development, and technical problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Unity \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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        Formations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        First aid worker in the workplace & RCR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        September 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Bachelor’s degree in major in 3D creation (UQAT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        2013 – 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Minor visual effect for film and television (UQAT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        2013 – 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Major in Video Game Design (UQAC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        15 cr\u00e9dits, 2012 – 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        DEC in Multimedia Integration Techniques<\/strong> (C\u00e9gep Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4me)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        2008 – 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        Senior Technical Artist: HB Studios (2k)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        June 2023 – Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Senior Technical Artist: Behaviour Interactive<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        December 2022 – May 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Technical Artist: Behaviour Interactive<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        October 2021 – December 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Technical Art Lead: Behaviour Interactive<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        April 2021 – October 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        TD Animation: Rodeo FX<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        February 2021 – April 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Animator TD: Digital dimension<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        March 2019 – February 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Troubleshooting, technical support and technical assistance from a team of 34 facilitators; Design and animation of several technical training courses; Creation of documentation for the animation team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Technical artist Unity: Ludia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        February 2018 – February 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Responsible for bridging the gap between the artistic department and the developers; Technically support a team of 23 artists; Create documentation and train artists with new technologies; Help artists upgrade in Unity and Perforce, as well as provide technical support for the creative and marketing team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Layout Technical Artist: On Animation Studio<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        February 2017-January 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Prepare scenes for the animators and the Pr\u00e9viz team; Make the dressing set for the scenes; Develop scripts to speed up team productivity; Textured and Colored the characters; Worked with Linux with Maya and Guerrilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Fake Digital Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        July 2016 – February 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Rig characters and assets; Take care of renderings and quality control; Troubleshooting and technical alterations in animation scenes; Generate assets, light sets and bundle packages in Unity; Create and manage particle systems using Unity; Take care of the multimedia integration of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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