Sivakumar Padala is a highly experienced and versatile Lighting and Compositing Artist with over 14 years of experience in the VFX and CG industry. Padala has demonstrated his competence in several roles, including department supervision, pipeline automation, and solving rendering and technical issues. As a Seq Lead Lighter at MPC, Padala is responsible for leading a team of lighting artists and handling the production process efficiently. Before MPC, Padala worked as a Senior Lighter and Compositor at Icon Creative Studio, Bardel Entertainment, and Mpc, Senior Lookdev and Lighting Td, Barajoun Entertainment, among other significant roles. He is proficient in Maya, Nuke, Photoshop, Python, Mantra, and many other software tools. In addition, he has a solid understanding of the entire VFX and CG pipeline and is capable of quickly learning any studio's proprietary pipeline and applications.