# Marc Baz

> Marc Baz is a creative technologist and GenAI pipeline developer in Montreal, Canada. He builds generative-AI image and video pipelines that produce catalogue-scale, brand-accurate visuals without a photoshoot, drawing on five years across video production, VFX and generative AI.

## About

Marc Baz is a creative technologist in Montreal, Canada. He started in 3D and VFX, went freelance in 2022, then moved into AI video and AI images at scale, and co-founded Avra Nodus in 2026.
Off the clock: gaming, hiking, space, new tech, and building with Eve, his AI agent (she answers questions on buzzb.ai). He is getting better at storytelling and loves interactive art. His favourite colour is green.

## Career

- 2026: Co-founder, Avra Nodus (AI fashion-imagery startup)
- 2026: Creative Technologist & Pipeline Developer, Nines, Remote, United States
- 2025: AI Consultant & Adoption Specialist, LemonadeFashion | PIPP, Remote
- 2024: IT Monitoring (SAP Basis), Oxya Consultancy, Montréal, Canada
- 2022: Creative Technologist & Media Producer, Freelance, Remote, MENA
- 2021: Unreal Engine VFX Artist, REKT Studios, Remote, Dubai

## Education

- 2024: FX Technical Director, CampusVFX (Lost Boys), Montréal, Canada (Houdini, VEX, Python)
- 2021: BSc, Computer Science, Notre-Dame University, Lebanon

## Toolkit

### Generative AI

- Image & video: ComfyUI, Custom nodes (Python), LoRA training, Flux, Stable Diffusion, SDXL, Wan 2.2 / VACE / WanAnimate, Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream
- Control: ControlNet, IP-Adapter, DWPose (pose), SAM 3 (segmentation)
- Platforms: Kling, Google Flow (Veo), Runway, Sora, Midjourney, Higgsfield, Krea, LTX, Magnific AI, Topaz, ElevenLabs, Suno

### LLMs & automation

- Agents & LLMs: Claude Code (skills, MCP, headless), OpenAI & Anthropic APIs, Muse (Meta), dots (OpenAI), Agentic workflows, n8n, Make.com, Voiceflow
- Code, AI-assisted: Python, FastAPI, fal.ai, RunPod, SQLite, NumPy, Pillow, pytest, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Vite, Supabase, Stripe, Vercel, Netlify, Git / GitHub

### VFX & post

- Post & editing: After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere
- 3D & real-time: Houdini (VEX, Python), Unreal Engine (Niagara), Blender, Cinema 4D

## Playground projects

- Avra Nodus (Co-founder · 2026): An AI fashion-imagery startup he co-founded: on-model images and video for retailers, without a photoshoot. Built with ComfyUI, fal.ai, Python, FastAPI, React / TS.
- Orbit Studio (Personal art-direction studio · 2026): His art-direction studio: cinematic carousels of one consistent avatar, in looks he design. Built with LoRA training, React, FastAPI, Claude Code.
- Nova (Research radar · 2026): Saves the best ComfyUI workflows shared online before they get deleted. Built with Python, Claude Code, Telegram.

## Contact

- Email: marcbaz98@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-baz-/
- GitHub: https://github.com/BuzzBFX
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/marcbaz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrcbaz/