Creative Technologist — Montreal, QC

Fabien
Dostie

Former Ubisoft Video Studio Director. Now building at the intersection of DevOps, AI engineering, and creative technology.

UBISOFT·FRAMESTORE·FELIX & PAUL·MOMENT FACTORY·CIRQUE DU SOLEIL·NFB / ONF·SID LEE·ADIDAS·RED BULL·DOM PÉRIGNON·SONY PICTURES·TOYOTA·QUALCOMM·
01 / About
Twodecadesattheedge.
20+Years
200+Projects
15+AAA Titles

FromdirectingthevideostudioatUbisoftMontrealacross15+AAAtitles,tobuildingVFXpipelinesatFramestore,todeliveringmonumentalprojectionmappingfortheNationalFilmBoard—I'vespentmycareermakingambitioustechnical-creativeprojectsreal.

TodayIcombinethatcreative-technicalleadershipwithDevOpsengineering—CI/CD,Docker,Kubernetes,GCP—andAIengineering—LLMintegration,multi-agentsystems,promptengineering.Ibuildthesystemsthatbridgecreativevisionandtechnicalinfrastructure.

BilingualFrench-English.BasedinMontreal,QC.

02 / Experience
WhereI'vebeen.
01

DevOps Intern

La Vitrine

2025 · 3 months

Built CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, achieving ~70% deployment time reduction.

  • Automated testing with Playwright, ESLint, CodeQL — 85%+ coverage
  • Full-stack CSV validation tool (Next.js 15+, TypeScript)
  • GCP Secret Manager, Grafana observability, JSON Schema validation
GitHub ActionsNext.jsGCPPlaywrightGrafana
02

Director, Video Studio & Post-Production

Ubisoft Montreal

2004 – 2009 · 6 years

Directed team of 8+ across 15+ AAA titles. Designed technical infrastructure and workflows.

  • Designed fiber optic network and centralized storage — 18% efficiency gain
  • Administered Windows/Linux servers
  • Implemented version control and CI/CD workflows
LeadershipInfrastructureAAA GamesPipeline Design
03

VFX Editor

Framestore Montreal

2017 – 2019

VFX editorial at a top-5 global studio, optimizing pipelines with 30+ engineers and artists.

  • Developed encoding scripts and automated archiving
  • ~35% reduction in manual file handling
VFXPipeline AutomationPythonNuke
04

Lead VR DIT / Data Management

Felix & Paul Studios

2023

Managed 50TB+ stereoscopic VR data. Built automation for multi-format outputs.

  • Python/Bash automation — ~40% processing time reduction
  • Multi-format stereoscopic VR output pipeline
VRData ManagementPythonAutomation
05

Compositing Artist / Motion Designer

Moment Factory

2012 – 2013

Large-scale projection mapping for Sony Pictures Television, Toyota, Qualcomm.

  • Compositing and motion design for 4+ major brands
  • Large-scale projection mapping installations
Projection MappingCompositingMotion Design
06

Creative Technologist

LeFab Post (Freelance)

2001 – 2024

200+ post-production projects. NFB monumental projection mapping for Expo 67 50th anniversary (10,000+ audience).

  • Clients: Moment Factory, Sid Lee, Cirque du Soleil, Adidas, Dom Pérignon, Red Bull
  • Live events tech: Bell Centre, Osheaga, Piknic Électronik
  • Union-certified: IATSE 56/514, AQTIS
FreelancePost-ProductionLive EventsNFB
CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)DockerKubernetesInfrastructure as CodePython / BashGCP / AWS / AzureLLM IntegrationMulti-Agent AI SystemsPrompt EngineeringTypeScriptReact / Next.jsNode.jsProxmoxpfSenseGrafana / PrometheusLinux AdministrationNetworking & SecurityDaVinci ResolveNuke / FusionAdobe SuiteVR Pipelines (Mistika)Projection MappingArduino / ESP32Home AssistantSensor FusionCircuit DesignSoldering6 years directing technical teamsProject ManagementBudget OversightTeaching (UdeM, Maisonneuve)
03 / Capabilities
WhatIbring.
01

DevOps & Automation

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)/Docker/Kubernetes/Infrastructure as Code/Python / Bash/GCP / AWS / Azure
02

AI & Development

LLM Integration/Multi-Agent AI Systems/Prompt Engineering/TypeScript/React / Next.js/Node.js
03

Infrastructure

Proxmox/pfSense/Grafana / Prometheus/Linux Administration/Networking & Security
04

Creative Technology

DaVinci Resolve/Nuke / Fusion/Adobe Suite/VR Pipelines (Mistika)/Projection Mapping
05

IoT & Hardware

Arduino / ESP32/Home Assistant/Sensor Fusion/Circuit Design/Soldering
06

Leadership

6 years directing technical teams/Project Management/Budget Oversight/Teaching (UdeM, Maisonneuve)
04 / Projects
WhatI'vebuilt.
01

PAI — Personal AI Infrastructure

Multi-agent AI productivity system with 70+ skills, 20+ hooks, and MCP servers. Open source contributor to danielmiessler/Personal_AI_Infrastructure.

TypeScriptMulti-Agent AIMCP
02

Helios Career Operations System

AI-powered multi-agent platform with 6 CI/CD pipelines for career management and job search automation.

AICI/CDAutomation
03

Automated Vegetable Garden

IoT sensor fusion with 12+ sensors, Home Assistant integration, Arduino/ESP32 controllers for automated garden management.

IoTArduinoESP32
04

Homelab Infrastructure

Self-hosted infrastructure on Proxmox with pfSense, 15+ containerized services, Grafana/Prometheus monitoring.

ProxmoxDockerpfSense
05

ClamAV Enterprise Security

Enterprise security automation with VirusTotal API integration, real-time monitoring, and automated quarantine.

SecurityPowerShellVirusTotal API
06

BQUAT

Bilingual quality assessment tool with dual CI/CD pipelines for French-English content validation.

CI/CDQuality AssuranceBilingual
05 / Contact
Let'swork
together.

Open to new opportunities, freelance projects, or just a good conversation about technology and creativity.