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Reshma Ratan Punjabi

Aspiring VFX Artist

Enthusiastic and skilled professional with a strong educational background in Compositing, Data Science, Mathematics, and Finance. Aspiring to leverage my diverse expertise and creative abilities in a dynamic role within the VFX industry. Eager to contribute my passion for visual storytelling and proficiency in VFX compositing software to deliver captivating and visually stunning experiences in film, television, and other media formats.

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Work Experience

Preface and The Edge

May 2023 - Present

Xccelerate

August 2021 -
January 2023

BSD Education

June 2021 - August 2021

WeLab Bank

September 2019 - 
April 2021

Data Science and Mathematics Tutor

  • Teaching block-based programming and IB/IGCSE/SAT Mathematics to students aged 8-18 years old

Data Science Team Manager and Instructor

  • Lead Instructor for the company's best-selling bootcamp, Data Science and Machine Learning

  • Established a thorough curriculum paired with exercises, assessments, and project-based learning, elevated with in- house and bespoke learning management systems

  • Equipped young adults and professionals with the technical skills to go from little or no programming knowledge to becoming full-fledged Data Scientists, Machine Learning & Deep Learning Engineers

  • Led corporate training for The Digital Insurer and HKU Business School

  • Represented the company as a speaker for Artificial Intelligence Society of Hong Kong's event, "How is Artificial Intelligence revolutionising the world as we see it?"

  • Spearheaded revenue-generating initiatives such as new learning management systems, product offerings, and sales directives

Part-time Technology Instructor

  • Taught website design, app development, game development, and robotics

  • Curated a spirit of learning for digital skills, an increasingly essential skillset in all industries

Graduate Trainee

  • Led the implementation of IFRS 9 Reporting Standards for Expected Credit Loss, including the modelling for probability of default and forward-looking methodology

  • Formulated the counter party credit risk exposure calculation for the bank per the Standardised Approach

  • Identified and optimised the bottlenecks in Identity Verification with front-end user experience and back-end numerical analysis

  • Conducted comprehensive research of industry competitive analysis

  • Engaged in UI/UX wireframing and UAT for the Bank’s loan and wealth management products

Education

InFocus Film School, Canada

October 2022 - April 2023

The Chinese University
of Hong Kong


September 2018 - May 2019

City University of Hong Kong

August 2014 - May 2018

Certificate in Compositing for VFX​​

  • Rotoscopy

  • Keying

  • Screen Burn

  • Set Extension

  • Wire Removal

  • Digital Makeup

  • Muzzle Flash

  • Sign / Logo Replacement

MSc in Mathematics,
Big Data Analytics and Computations Stream
​​

  • Mathematical Image Processing

  • Computational Mathematics

  • Financial Analytics

  • Mathematics for Logistics

  • Topics in Differential Equations

  • Optimisation and Modelling

  • Probability and Stochastic Analysis

  • Calculus of Variations

BBA (Honours) in Banking and Financial Services
with a Minor in Mathematics

  • Upper Second Class Honours

  • Chan Sui Hung Best Student Award

  • Exchange Program at Boston University

  • Half Tuition Scholarship

  • Outstanding Student Leader Award

Skills and Expertise

Technical

Linguistic

  • Nuke

  • Houdini (elementary)

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Python

  • Machine Learning

  • Deep Learning

  • HTML/CSS

  • MS Suite

  • Team Management 

  • Teaching / Training

  • Public Speaking

  • English - native / bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi - native / bilingual proficiency

  • Mandarin - limited working proficiency

  • Sindhi - limited working proficiency

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