Simon | Developer & Tech Artist

Simon Sanchez

I create tools and systems to make people's life easier.

Set of Lighting, rendering & compositing tools developed from scratch for Blender

Python, Blender API, GLSL

Free, custom and easy to use Dependency Injection system plug-in developed for Unity

C#, Unity

Procedural Arcade game developed from scratch with Unity

Unity, C#, HLSL, FMOD

Set of custom tools for a better workflow in Blender

Python, Blender API

Batch Renderer - a CLI batch-renderer for Blender

Magnolia for Aseprite - small set of tools for Aseprite made with Lua

Parallax - CLI tool for creating parallax scrolling .gifs

Album Splitter - Tool to split .mp3's with timestamps

Magnolia for Toolbag - Set of tools for Marmoset Toolbag made with Python

Languages: Python, C#, C/C++, HLSL, Lua

Technologies: Unity, Blender API, Qt/PySide, WinForms, React/Tailwind

Animated Storyboards (ASB) - Blender Tool Programmer

March 2023 - May 2025Python, QML, C#/WinForms, MAXScript

Engineered 40+ Blender tools to automate core production workflows, boosting efficiency. Adopted across the studio by 100+ artists, these tools became central to the pipeline and were instrumental in the successful migration to Blender
Built a custom auto-rigging system with a Qt-based Rig Picker UI, reducing rig setup time by 90%+
Developed desktop automation utilities (C#/WinForms) to support batch rendering and asset management

Mutate - Game Developer

April 2022 - January 2023Game & Level Design, C++

Designed and implemented 10+ interactive mini-games using in-house UGC tools
Developed modular gameplay systems and mechanics in C++, contributing to faster iteration cycles
Explored and documented UGC tool limitations, providing actionable feedback that improved developer usability

BIOS - 2016 - 2018

Associate Degree in Art & Game Design