hello, my name is
ANDREW MARTIN MACFARLANE
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Technical Director + Pipeline Designer + Developer + Agentic Developer + Interaction Designer + Consultant + Compositor + Animator

i am stupendously good at:

  • AdobeAfterEffects
  • C
  • C++
  • linux
  • ExtendScript
  • Python
  • MacOS
  • mercurial
  • R/E

i am pretty good at:

  • Claude
  • FullStackEngineering
  • iOS
  • Android
  • JavaScript
  • NodeJS
  • Rust
  • TouchDesigner
  • OpenFrameworks
  • Nuke
  • PremierePro
  • PhotoShop
  • CEP
  • VIM
  • git

i am reasonable at:

  • CMAKE
  • BASH
  • Processing
  • Java
  • Lua
  • ThreeJS
  • Hiero
  • Deadline
  • Electron
C.V.

2026

Google via addition

Use bleeding-edge and undisclosed LLM models to do agentic application development. Android and Desktop. Worked full stack engineering, FastAPI, Kotlin, Flask, JetPack/Compose

2024—2025

Apple via InfoTree

Work on Marcom Core Pipeline. Apple Silicon tools transition. Develop internal tooling, backend, deployment, integrations with Artist tools. Rust, Python, C. PySide 2 to PySide 6 Migration, Rust backend tooling, developing and enhancing CLIs, work on enhancements to interior tools.

2025

Ledger

Build custom software to drive a an interactive set of LED walls for the Ledger 2025 Keynote Event

2024

Mathematic – Zwift

Develop and deploy realtime TouchDesigner graphics for use in filming.

2024

CarMax via Edmunds

Develop custom animations+toolkits in After Effects and Premiere Pro to automate content creation. Bespoke animations for specific content moments.

2024

FEED

Live in the FEED workspace and build collaborative generative artworks. Design live visuals to be used in a multi-projector dance performance.

2010—2023

vaporstack

Demoscene coding, Workflow design, Live coding, Live performance. After 3 years of writing graphics for 68k Macs, currently writing visuals using C and OpenGL. A hefty dose of python infrastructure for general QoL improvements.

2015—2023

RUMINANT, INC – vaporstack studio

Software Engineering - Incorporated in 2018, RUMINANT is focussed on radical user interfaces and experimental creativity software. Current focus is a vector drawing utility for iOS.

2023

SHIFTA

Teach Online courses on the history of generative art, computer graphics, interaction design

2023

Walkin Studios – BE.Fantastic

Content management and pipeline design for creation of ML style transfer videos

2020, 2021, 2022

MARS College

Infrastructure, Education. Small robotics, teaching networking and commandline, linux basics, workshops.

2021, 2022

Apple via InfoTree

Disclosed projects - Video creation and pipelines for retail experiences

2014, 2015, 2021

Trollback+CO – Chase Apple USA

Compositor, NUKE and AE

2021

HARDWORKPARTY – Remote

After Effects Previz Workflows for Stage Design / LED Walls

2021

BUCK Design – PayPal, Oscar

Compositing, Workflows, Integrations

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Apple via LOGAN

Localization pipelines, animation, toolkit development.

2021

Apple via PROUnlimited

Disclosed projects - Video creation and toolkitting. Keynote presentations.

2020

Mars College

Classes on command line, History of HyperCard and computer graphics evolution. Real time visuals for Midterm and Finals events. COVID Bartender

2019—2020

HBO – HBO MAX

Heavy lifting for workflow optimizations, R/E, Pipeline Design, Consulting, Custom Integrations

2019

CACTUS

Interaction Design, Computer Vision, custom algorithms

2018—2019

NETFLIX – Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Pipeline design, Integrations, R/E, Backend for Emmy Award-Winning Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

2019

Dogpatch Films – Plaid

Onscreen GFX, Logo animations

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

STANDARD TRANSMISSION – MACY'S, LIFETIME, The United Nations, ADIDAS

Developer for Macys Christmas window Interactive content and other interaction design

2015—2018

VICE Media – VICE

Pipeline design, efficiency consultant, workflow integrations for HBO's Emmy Award-Winning Vice News Tonight

2017

Juniper Jones – NIKE ABC

Compositor, After Effects

2016

Volvox Labs

Interaction Design, After Effects, TouchDesigner

2015

MPC (Technicolor) – Rag+Bone NIKE

Nuke Assist

2014

Curious Pictures – Blacklist

Lead Compositor, Stop motion

2012, 2013, 2014

Slanted Studios – Adult Swim, H&M, KingBoss

Compositor, Pipeline Dev

2011, 2012, 2013

Loyal Kaspar – DLife, LHN, FOX Sports 1, ABC

Lead Compositor, Broadcast Design

2012, 2013

Google via Mixtape Club

Compositor, Pipeline Dev

2008—2011

HORNET – Landrover, BBC, GRIDSmart

Lead Compositor, Stop Motion tech, VFX Supervisor, DIT

2010

TED – TED Talks

Pipeline Dev, After Effects Scripting

2006—2007

INTERSpectacular – Comedy Central, Volvo, Virgin Mobile

Lead 2D Animator, Technician

2005—2006

Spek Studios – MTV2, The Kid's Block, MTV

Lead 2D Animator

2001—2005

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences

BFA - Art - Drawing and painting, programming, interactive installations, video art, mixed media

2005

Atlantic Motion Pictures – MTV

2D Animator

1999—2001

Seattle Academy of Fine Art

Independent Study - Drawing (still life drawing, anatomical study, classical techniques)

1999—2000

Cornish College of the Arts

BFA - Design (Illustration)