Andrew Carruthers
London and Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire, England
Summary
Promptus et Fidelis. A high-capacity professional with a unique background spanning production management, engineering, and emergency services. Expert at navigating the complexities of global workflows, managing cross-functional teams of 140+ while maintaining composure in high-stakes, life and death, time-sensitive environments. Global Scale: Supported and coordinated projects involving up to 20 to 140+ staff members distributed worldwide. Stakeholder Relations: Strengthened internal and client-facing relationships through transparent reporting and meticulous schedule management, successfully accomplishing high-stakes logistics and deliverables. Community Leadership: Active volunteer with the Good Shepherd, Canadian Cancer Society, and StopGap Foundation. Core Competencies Project & Operations Management: Proven track record of managing overlapping commitments and international stakeholders using ShotGrid, Jira, and Confluence. Workflow Optimization: Designed and implemented efficient processes for global teams, balancing technical requirements with creative goals. Crisis Intervention & Support: Extensive training in victim care, suicide support, and trauma-informed dispatch, bringing a high level of empathy and de-escalation to professional environments. Technical & Industrial Expertise: Red-Seal certified welder with a background in manufacturing trades. Dual Citizenship: Great Britain and Canada.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
FOLKS
Toronto, Ontario
07.2024 - 09.2025
- End-to-End Delivery: Spearheaded end-to-end delivery of complex VFX projects, meticulously engineering master production schedules, resource allocation plans, and budgets from initial kickoff to final delivery.
- Stakeholder & Scope Management: Served as the core strategic liaison between international creative artists, technical supervisors, and high-profile clients, seamlessly aligning scope expectations and mitigating scope creep.
- Risk Mitigation: Designed and monitored detailed milestones to proactively identify production bottlenecks, introducing targeted mitigation strategies to safeguard delivery dates.
- Workflow Engineering: Leveraged ShotGrid (FLO) to optimize internal pipelines, significantly enhancing operational visibility, tracking data accuracy, and predictable delivery cadences.
Production Manager
MPC
Toronto, Ontario
10.2021 - 07.2024
- Enterprise-Scale Leadership: Led large-scale workflow and pipeline development initiatives supporting an 200+ user technical workforce across 20+ global departments.
- Virtual Production Architecture: Partnered with executive leadership, engineering teams, and VFX supervisors to define technical requirements and drive the studio-wide deployment of Unreal Engine workflows.
- Agile Product Ownership: Owned the full intake, prioritization, and execution lifecycle of global operational and technical requests using Jira and Confluence, implementing structured 3-week sprint cycles.
- Technical Client Liaison: Acted as the specialized point of contact for technical and client teams globally to rapidly isolate and resolve data translation, asset pipeline, and deployment issues.
- Knowledge Management: Developed and rolled out targeted video-based technical demonstrations and documentation, drastically improving team tool competencies and reducing software onboarding times.
Swimming Instructor
British Swim School
Toronto, Ontario
04.2022 - 11.2023
- Part time swimming teacher for children.
- Health and safety in the water, confidence and strength training.
- In water life saving skills.
- Specialized in competitive swimming etiquette and elite performance training.
Technical Department Manager
PIXOMONDO
Toronto, Ontario
07.2019 - 10.2021
- Virtual Production Stage Pioneer: Played a fundamental role in the early-stage technical development, testing, and operational launch of Toronto’s state-of-the-art LED virtual production soundstage.
- Global Tech Rollouts: Masterminded the introduction and training frameworks for Unreal Engine technologies, embedding real-time rendering and virtual workflows across a global studio infrastructure.
- Systems Diagnostics & SLA Tracking: Controlled the end-to-end intake and engineering lifecycle of client-side technical bugs and system requests using Jira, GitLab, and Confluence, managing escalations directly with developers and third-party vendors.
Production Coordinator & Department Manager
Mr. X Inc.
Greater Toronto Area
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Cross-Border Pipeline Architecture: Standardized communication architecture and secure high-speed data transfer pipelines between the Canadian headquarters and an international studio division in India, managing 140+ global team members.
- Rigorous I/O Data Logistics: Formulated the operational strategy for the global I/O data management team, supervising the daily packaging, ingestion, quality verification, and secure delivery of high-priority client reviews.
- Multi-Format Management: Coordinated creative personnel and external vendor networks across diverse media landscapes, managing assets for major television series, feature films, and high-visibility commercials (including NFL Super Bowl campaigns).
- Projects: Ad Astra; The Empty Man; A Dog's Journey; Breakthrough; Hellboy; The Silence; Shazam!; The Highwaymen; Series of Unfortunate Events; Vice; Creed II; Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween; Roma; How it Ends; Tau; Fahrenheit 451; Godless; Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library; The Strain and more.
Business Operations Manager
Deloitte Canada
Toronto, ON
08.2015 - 02.2016
- Corporate Strategy Execution: Analyzed and refined localized corporate workplace strategies to elevate operational efficiencies and support executive departmental objectives.
- Asset & Facilities Management: Supervised secure corporate facility logistics, technology layout organization, and high-volume mailroom operations for time-sensitive, confidential executive courier networks.
- -Temporary position-
Communications & Dispatch Officer and Police Constable
London Metropolitan Police
London Area
03.2011 - 07.2015
- High-Stakes Resource Deployment: Commanded real-time emergency resource deployment and incident control strategies for Borough Operational Command Units (BOCUs) in high-pressure, rapidly changing environments (Westminster and Tower Hamlets).
- Risk & Threat Assessment: Performed rapid-fire risk assessments, public order maintenance, and surveillance initiatives, leveraging expert training in anti-terrorism, surveillance, and threat intelligence.
- Vulnerable Person Support: Acted as a specialist responder for high-risk domestic abuse and sexual assault incidents, working directly with social services to provide comprehensive victim care.
- Emergency Medical Response: Certified in advanced tactical first aid, actively performing life-saving CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) operations during critical field incidents.
Engineer
Smith's Environmental Products US
Essex
05.2008 - 03.2013
- Industrial Manufacturing: Managed night-shift heavy machinery operations and high-volume assembly line production logistics for complex environmental systems.
- Precision Metal Fabrication: Executed highly technical trades, including professional MIG welding, structural brazing, and component testing to exacting quality standards.
- Field Engineering Services: Deployed to nationwide commercial installation sites to execute mechanical setups, diagnostic checks, and emergency maintenance calls.
Construction Laborer
Balfour Beatty plc
Greater London
11.2004 - 09.2011
- Civil Work Operations: Supported multi-scale civil construction projects, executing heavy equipment operations, scaffolding erection, and concrete mixing under rigid occupational safety regulations.
Cocktail Server
Be At One Cocktail Bars
Chelmsford
02.2008 - 07.2011
- Seasoned bartender, primary focus crafting cocktails, using a variety of spirits, liqueurs, mixers, and garnishes.
- Strong emphasize using fresh ingredients, premium spirits, and often making in-house syrups and mixers.
- Providing top tier customer service and sophisticated cocktail beverages for professional clientele.
Installation Specialist
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Essex
02.2009 - 05.2011
- System Commissioning: Trained under Punch Taverns to engineer, clean, install, and commission advanced fluid transport lines and heavy-duty industrial cooling equipment.
Cellar Manager & Bar Supervisor
Essex Entertainments
Chelmsford
07.2005 - 05.2011
- Infrastructure Upgrades: Engineered structural updates across entertainment venues, laying high-volume fluid transport lines and supervising vendor installations of cooling equipment.
- Logistics & Security Liaison: Directed on-site security protocols, team training frameworks, and holiday event scheduling while acting as primary liaison with local law enforcement (Essex Police) for safety campaigns.
Lineman
Carlsberg Group
Essex
03.2006 - 11.2009
- Lineman trained under Punch Taverns on behalf of Carlsberg. Conducted beer deliveries, system installations, cleaning systems, cooling equipment and quality assurance.
- Beer line cleaning services also provided.
- Studied and trained at the Carlsberg facility in North Hamptonshire for beer production and manufacturing.
Production apprenticeship
Ealing Studios
London Area
08.2003 - 08.2005
- On-Set Lighting Logistics: Completed a foundational studio film and TV apprenticeship, acting predominantly as an assistant gaffer managing high-voltage electrical setups, lighting rigs, and physical set safety.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Fabrication
AAA Canadian Welding Academy
Toronto, Ontario 01-2024
Certificate of Higher Education - Business Administration, Management and Operations
George Brown Polytechnic
Toronto, Ontario 01-2023
Diploma of Higher Education - Digital Marketing
University of Greenwich
City of london01-2009
Diploma of Higher Education - BTEC in Media and Film Studies / Digital Marketing
South Essex College
Southend-on-Sea01-2006
Production apprenticeship -
Ealing Studios
London Area, United Kingdom08-2005
Skills
- VFX, Film & Production Leadership: Production Management, Workflow Management, Project Coordination, Project Implementation, Collaborative Problem Solving, Team Leadership, Film Production, Visual Effects, Film Studies, and Creative Briefs
- Agile & Technical Operations: Technical Product Management, Budgeting, Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Internal/Corporate Communications, Media Planning, Managing Workflows, and Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Public Safety & Crisis Intervention: Crisis Communications, Incident Management, Emergency Dispatching, Vulnerability Assessment, Threat Management, Domestic Investigations, Mental Health Support, First Aid, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Media, Camera & Post-Production: Cinematography, Cinema/Film Theory, Digital Cinema, Creative Media, Film/Video Editing, Camera Operation (including HD and Multi-camera Directing), Non-linear Editing, Audio Editing, Image Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, Digital Photography, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, HTML, and Text Editing
- Industrial, Engineering & Logistics: Metal Fabrication, MIG Welding, Brazing, Metalworking, Automotive Restoration, Forklift Operation, Heavy Equipment/Heavy Lift Operation, Industrial Painting, Construction Labor, Site Supervision, Employee Relations, and Employee Training
- Technical Brewing & Field Installation: Hardware/Equipment Installation, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management, Quality Systems, Quality Auditing, Beer/Craft Beer Production, Brewing Science, Beer Sales, Project/Service Delivery, and Customer Service
- Administration & Support Services: Executive Calendar Management, Calendar Planning, Time Management, Strategic Communications, Written Communication, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Data Entry, Typing, Music Theory, and Swim Instruction
Timeline
Production Manager
FOLKS
07.2024 - 09.2025
Swimming Instructor
British Swim School
04.2022 - 11.2023
Production Manager
MPC
10.2021 - 07.2024
Technical Department Manager
PIXOMONDO
07.2019 - 10.2021
Production Coordinator & Department Manager
Mr. X Inc.
02.2016 - 07.2019
Business Operations Manager
Deloitte Canada
08.2015 - 02.2016
Communications & Dispatch Officer and Police Constable
London Metropolitan Police
03.2011 - 07.2015
Installation Specialist
Molson Coors Beverage Company
02.2009 - 05.2011
Engineer
Smith's Environmental Products US
05.2008 - 03.2013
Cocktail Server
Be At One Cocktail Bars
02.2008 - 07.2011
Lineman
Carlsberg Group
03.2006 - 11.2009
Cellar Manager & Bar Supervisor
Essex Entertainments
07.2005 - 05.2011
Construction Laborer
Balfour Beatty plc
11.2004 - 09.2011
Production apprenticeship
Ealing Studios
08.2003 - 08.2005
Certificate of Higher Education - Fabrication
AAA Canadian Welding Academy
Certificate of Higher Education - Business Administration, Management and Operations
George Brown Polytechnic
Diploma of Higher Education - Digital Marketing
University of Greenwich
Diploma of Higher Education - BTEC in Media and Film Studies / Digital Marketing
South Essex College
Production apprenticeship -
Ealing Studios