Pixar Company

Industry: Computer animation company

Description

Pixar Animation Studios, commonly referred to as Pixar, is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California, that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, owned by the Walt Disney Company. Founded: February 3, 1986 Parent organization: Walt Disney Studios Headquarters: Emeryville, CA Customer service: 1 (510) 922-3000 Founders: Steve Jobs, Edwin Catmull, Alvy Ray Smith

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Pixar Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Rocky Offner Rocky Offner San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rocky Offner's Pixar Experience May 1989 - March 1991
Job Senior Director of Engineering Stock Photography at Adobe
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Adobe  February 2015 - Present
Adobe  January 2014 - January 2015
Adobe  March 2009 - December 2013
WildPackets  July 2007 - March 2009
Bocada  February 2007 - March 2007
EMC  October 2004 - January 2007
Dantz Development Corporation   January 2002 - October 2004
Equilibrium / CMGI   July 1996 - October 2001
Light Source Computer Images, Inc.   April 1991 - July 1996
Pixar   May 1989 - March 1991

Skills
Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Storage, C++, Cloud Computing, Linux, Windows, SaaS, Mac OS X, HTML, Agile, Software Development, Unix, C, Architecture, JavaScript, Team Building, TCP/IP, Product Development, Start-ups, Web Development, Scrum, Product Strategy, Agile Methodologies, OS X, Product Management, Mobile Devices, Networking, Mobile Applications, Software Quality..., Quality Assurance, Enterprise Software, Software Design, System Architecture, Scalability, Distributed Systems, Web Services, Web Applications

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   1978 — 1983
BA, Computer and Information Science

Selma Sabera Selma Sabera San Francisco Bay Area Details
Selma Sabera's Pixar Experience June 2005 - August 2005
Job
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Industrial Light + Magic  April 2013 - Present
Lucasfilm  January 2009 - April 2013
Industrial Light + Magic  June 2006 - December 2008
Bay Area Video Coalition  January 2004 - June 2007
Video Arts  March 2000 - June 2006
Pixar   June 2005 - August 2005
Oracle  August 2002 - December 2003
3K RTS   1993 - 1998

Skills
Post Production, Project Management, Technical Leadership, Budgets, Visual Effects, Video Editing, Film, Film Production, Video Production, Media Systems, Technical Analysis, CGI, Vendor Management, Remote Infrastructure..., Contract Management, Color Theory, System Architecture, AV, Global Strategy, 3D, Computer Graphics, Video, HD Video, New Media, Compositing, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Feature Films, Digital Video, Avid Media Composer

Education
San Francisco State University   2004 — 2008
BS, Electrical Engineering

University of Belgrade   1991 — 1995
Mathematics

Apurva Shah Apurva Shah San Francisco Bay Area Details
Apurva Shah's Pixar Experience 2001 - August 2013
Job Chief Visual Officer & SVP Global Technology
Industry Animation
Experience
Whamix   2012 - Present
Prana and Rhythm & Hues Studios   September 2013 - February 2015
Pixar   2001 - August 2013
Art Institute of San Francisco  January 2005 - December 2005
PDI/Dreamworks  1994 - 2000
Ringling College of Art and Design  August 1993 - July 1994

Skills
Visual Effects, Renderman, Look Development, Shading, Nuke, Compositing, Film, Digital Compositing, Maya, Particle, Animation, Computer Graphics, Pipeline Development, Rigging, Computer Animation, 3D, Character Rigging, Lighting, Houdini, Technical Direction, Character Animation, MEL, Mental Ray, VFX Supervision, Traditional Animation, Texturing, PyQt, Shake

Education
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business   2010 — 2010
Negotiations Program

Texas A & M University   1990 — 1993
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

Bombay University   1986 — 1990
BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Ken Proudfoot Ken Proudfoot San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ken Proudfoot's Pixar Experience May 1995 - September 1996
Job VFX Lead / Principal Technical Artist at Disney Interactive
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Disney Interactive  October 2013 - Present
Zynga  November 2012 - October 2013
Real Life plus, Inc.   May 2010 - November 2012
Hooked Wireless  July 2009 - June 2011
Portable Zoo, Inc.   December 2008 - March 2010
Locomotive Games  August 2005 - December 2008
Pacific Coast Power & Light   October 1998 - August 2005
Pixar   May 1995 - September 1996

Skills
Maya, Texturing, Game Development, Rigging, Game Design, Modeling, Scripting, Unity3D, Character Animation, MEL, UV mapping, Photoshop, 3D animation, Gameplay, 3D Studio Max, Animation, 3D, Video Games, Character Rigging, CSS, HTML, Mobile Applications, Facebook, Wii, iPhone, Video Game Development, Game Art, Console, Level Design, UnityScript, Texture Painting, User Interface, Mobile Games, Computer Graphics, Environment Art

Education
California Institute of the Arts: MFA   1994 — 1998
MFA

California Institue of the Arts: BFA   1994 — 1996
BFA

Monterey Peninsula College   1991 — 1993
AA

Aptos High School   1985 — 1989
High School Diploma

Seth Henderson Seth Henderson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Seth Henderson's Pixar Experience January 2006 - March 2006
Job Art Director at SGN (Social Gaming Network)
Industry Entertainment
Experience
SGN (Social Gaming Network)   June 2013 - Present
Contract Artist   February 2007 - Present
BTS Film LLC   September 2009 - August 2012
Concept Art House  March 2011 - July 2012
Concept Art House  October 2009 - March 2011
Ex'pression College  January 2006 - March 2007
PIXAR   January 2006 - March 2006

Skills
Art Direction, Storyboarding, Character Design, Illustration, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Animation, Video Games, 3D, Art, Creative Direction, Game Design

Education
Expression College   2004 — 2007
Bachelors, Animation and Visual Effects

Lincoln University (MO)   1997 — 2001
Bachelors, Fine Art

Animation Collaborative

Adam Wood-Gaines Adam Wood-Gaines Greater Seattle Area Details
Adam Wood-Gaines's Pixar Experience August 2002 - Present
Job Senior Software Developer at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Pixar   August 2002 - Present
Tippett Studio  January 1999 - July 2002
Mainframe Entertainment  January 1997 - December 1998

Skills
Python, Subversion, Perl, MySQL, C++, Git, Perforce, Objective-C, Xcode, Distributed Systems, Scripting, Computer Graphics, Software Design, OpenGL, User Interface Design, Technical Leadership, Software Engineering, Scalability, Cloud Computing, Object Oriented Design, User Experience, Data Visualization, Web Development, Big Data, jQuery, CSS, C, HTML, JavaScript, Relational Databases, AJAX, Linux, OOP, XML, JSON, SQL, Programming

Education
Simon Fraser University   1994 — 1997
M.Sc., Computing Science

Western University   1990 — 1994
B.Sc., Computer Science

Tom Wagen Tom Wagen Phoenix, Arizona Area Details
Tom Wagen's Pixar Experience 1986 - 1990
Job Executive Manager / Business Development
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Palmer's Kitchen, Bath and Beyond, LLC   March 2012 - January 2015
PrismTech Corporation   November 2010 - October 2011
Sensei Electronics   2005 - 2010
Esterel Technologies  2004 - 2005
WebGear, Inc.   1999 - 2004
Telehub, Inc.   1998 - 1999
Ibex Object Systems, Inc   1996 - 1998
Self Employed  1990 - 1996
MCC  1990 - 1990
PIXAR   1986 - 1990

Skills
Major Accounts, Alliances, Channel, OEM, National Accounts, System Integrators, Contract Negotiation, Optimization, Executive Management, Negotiation, Planning, New Business Development, Account Management, Consultative Selling, Licensing, ISV, Go-to-market Strategy, Channel Management, Resellers, Global Alliances, Defense Industry, Software Sales, Embedded Systems, Scientific Computing, Computer Graphics, Strategic Planning, Executive Communications, Wireless Networking, Enterprise Integration, Software Quality, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Business Strategy, Code Generation, Sales Management, Salesforce.com, Financial Modeling, Business Plan..., Aerospace/Defense, Strategic Partnerships, Team Building, Partner Management, Business Turnaround, Turnaround Strategies, Business Alliances, Project Planning, Optimizations, Software Industry, Business Planning, SaaS

Education
Marquette University
Bachelor of Sciences, Business Administration

Marquette University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Patrick Leveque Patrick Leveque Mill Valley, California Details
Patrick Leveque's Pixar Experience May 2005 - July 2005
Job Owner at Patrick Leveque Voice and Music Studio
Industry Music
Experience
Patrick Leveque Voice and Music Studio   October 2013 - Present
Private Voice Instructor   January 2008 - Present
Wine and Spirits Magazine  May 2013 - October 2013
Phantom the Las Vegas Spectacular  June 2010 - September 2012
Morgan Wines   July 2008 - June 2010
Phantom the Las Vegas Spectacular  2006 - 2007
TheatreWorks  September 2005 - December 2005
Pixar   May 2005 - July 2005
Pixar   February 2005 - May 2005
Pixar   November 2004 - January 2005

Skills
Public Speaking, Music, Musical Theatre, Singing, Music Education, Piano, Music Theory, Composition, Guitar, Theatre, Recording, Music Production, Music Industry, Acting, Entertainment, Vocal, Classical, Songwriting, Sommelier, Performing Arts, Microsoft Office, Sales, Wine, Vocal Coaching, Opera, Pianist, Ensemble, Choral

Education
International Culinary Center   2013 — 2013
Wine Diploma, Sommelier Intensive Study, 3.70

San Francisco Conservatory of Music   2002 — 2004
Masters, Music, 3.90

Santa Clara University   1996 — 2000
BA, Theater Arts, 3.75

Santa Clara University   1996 — 2000
BA, Music, 3.75

Alison Leaf Alison Leaf San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alison Leaf's Pixar Experience September 2004 - Present
Job CGAnimator/Set Dresser at Pixar
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Pixar   September 2004 - Present
Industrial Light & Magic  2001 - 2004
Mill Film   1996 - 2001
Telecine/Cell   1994 - 1996
Excess   1993 - 1994
Digital Pictures  1991 - 1993
Speedy Films   1990 - 1991

Education
The University of Dundee   1989 — 1990
PGDip, Electronic Imaging

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd   1986 — 1988
MA, Fine Art

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd   1984 — 1985
PGATC, Art Education

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd   1981 — 1984
BA(Hons), Fine Art

Leeds Beckett University   1980 — 1981
Foundation Course, Art

John Nevarez John Nevarez San Francisco Bay Area Details
John Nevarez's Pixar Experience 2009 - January 2014
Job Freelance Artist at Google
Industry Animation
Experience
Google  July 2015 - Present
Rovio Animation Company  February 2014 - June 2015
Pixar   2009 - January 2014
The Walt Disney Company  2002 - 2005

Skills
Storyboarding, Digital Painting, Digital Illustration, Character Animation, Sketching, Animation, Concept Design, Computer Animation, Conceptual Art, Traditional Animation, Maya, Cartoons, Illustration, Background Art, Feature Films, Character Designs, Drawing, Film, Architectural Design

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   1988 — 1992
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art Studio

University of California, Santa Barbara   1984 — 1986
UCSB, Art Studio

Freeson Wang Freeson Wang San Francisco Bay Area Details
Freeson Wang's Pixar Experience May 2011 - August 2011
Job Technical Director at DreamWorks Animation
Industry Computer Software
Experience
DreamWorks Animation  May 2014 - Present
Apple  September 2011 - May 2014
Pixar   May 2011 - August 2011
Microsoft  May 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Python, C++, JavaScript, Computer Graphics, Programming, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Unix

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor, Computer Science

Richard Pascual Richard Pascual Pleasanton, California Details
Richard Pascual's Pixar Experience August 2005 - October 2005
Job Database Specialist at Data Networks Corporation
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Data Networks Corporation  March 2013 - March 2015
Akimeka, LLC  April 2011 - February 2013
U.C. Berkeley   September 2006 - March 2011
Kodak Imaging Network  October 2005 - September 2006
Pixar   August 2005 - October 2005
E-Loan, Inc.   December 2000 - August 2005
EDS  1998 - 2000
MCI Systemhouse  1997 - 1998
Somatix Therapy Corporation  1996 - 1997

Skills
SQL*Plus, Oracle, Oracle SQL, Oracle Application..., Data Warehousing, Data Stewardship, Sybase, SQL Server, Toad, Toastmasters, Perforce, Subversion, PL/SQL, Git, Oracle Warehouse Builder, ETL, Software Engineering, Databases, SQL, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Web Applications, Data Analysis, Database Design, Software Development, OOP, Data Modeling, T-SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Unix

Education
University of California, San Diego   1991 — 1995
BS, Biomedical Engineering

Doug Carney Doug Carney Oakland, California Details
Doug Carney's Pixar Experience July 2004 - July 2011
Job freelancelot animator and hollywood gag man
Industry Entertainment
Experience
World's largest MacDonald's   2012 - Present
pixar   July 2004 - July 2011
H-GUN LABS   1998 - 2002

Skills
Computer Animation, Compositing, basic..., Design Production, Rotoscoping, Video Editing, directing, snacking/eating cheese, Masonry, basic carpentry, Set Design, Set Construction, Camera Operation, listening, motorcycle enthusiast, Photoshop, After Effects, Film, Television, Look Development, Visual Effects, Animation, Feature Films

Education
Columbia College Chicago
Film

University of Missouri-Columbia
bachelor of general sciences, film, philosophy and english

Kiki Poh Kiki Poh San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kiki Poh's Pixar Experience January 2009 - Present
Job Shading and Groming Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  July 2010 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  April 2010 - Present
Pixar   January 2009 - Present
IVL Animation   2007 - 2008

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
Master of Art, Visual Effects

Ralph Guggenheim Ralph Guggenheim San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ralph Guggenheim's Pixar Experience February 1986 - June 1997
Job CEO, Alligator Planet LLC
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Alligator Planet LLC   February 2003 - Present
Electronic Arts  June 2000 - June 2002
Pixar   February 1986 - June 1997
Pixar Animation Studios  1986 - 1997
Lucasfilm  1980 - 1986

Skills
Animation, Film, Computer Graphics, 3D animation, Television Production, Computer Animation, Visual Effects, Video Production, Video Games, Film Production, Premiere, Compositing, Maya, Traditional Animation, Lighting, Motion Graphics, Game Design, Special Effects, Character Animation, Post Production, Storyboarding, 3D, After Effects, Feature Films, Game Development, Television, Video Editing, Short Films, Pre-production, Nuke, Rigging, Texturing, Commercials, Screenwriting, Final Cut Pro, Digital Video, Scripting, Video, Music Videos, Producing, Management, Digital Media, Documentaries, Comedy, Storytelling, Directing, Dvd, Voice Over, Voice Acting, Film Editing

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   1969 — 1978
MS, Computer Graphics & Filmmaking

Barbara Barza Barbara Barza San Francisco Bay Area Details
Barbara Barza's Pixar Experience 1986 - 1988
Job Associate Director at Gdcast
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
G-dcast  September 2011 - Present
Barbara Barza Marketing Consulting   November 1995 - September 2012
Coincident.tv  January 2010 - April 2011
Women's Initiative  June 2009 - August 2009
Maxager Technology  1996 - 2001
Digital F/X  1989 - 1992
PIXAR   1986 - 1988
Apple Computer  1982 - 1985
Xerox Corporation  1976 - 1982

Skills
Start-ups, Marketing Project..., Product Launch, Market Research, Goal Oriented, Deliver Results, Solution Focused, Flexibility, Digital Media, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Video Production, Marketing Management, Marketing, Mobile Devices, Program Management, SEO, Leadership, Management, Product Development, Public Relations, Blogging, Analytics, Cross-functional Team..., Strategic Partnerships, Training, Entrepreneurship, Segmentation, Organizational...

Education
Stanford University
MS

Binghamton University
BS

Jennifer Schwab Jennifer Schwab San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jennifer Schwab's Pixar Experience October 2006 - September 2007
Job University Relations MBA Recruiter at Apple
Industry Human Resources
Experience
Apple  April 2014 - Present
Accenture  September 2007 - April 2014
Pixar   October 2006 - September 2007
Google  October 2005 - October 2006
Culver Careers (CulverCareers.com)   January 2005 - October 2005

Skills
Applicant Tracking..., Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Onboarding, Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, College Recruiting, Sourcing, Social Networking, Internet Recruiting, Cold Calling, Benefits Negotiation, Taleo, Networking, Screening, Social Media, Project Management, Social Media Marketing, Microsoft Office, Organizational...

Education
California State University-Chico   2000 — 2004
BA

Jiayi Chong Jiayi Chong San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jiayi Chong's Pixar Experience August 2006 - 2015
Job Former Technical Director / Software Engineer at Pixar
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Stealth Mode  2015 - Present
Pixar   August 2006 - 2015
Activision  June 2005 - October 2005

Skills
OpenGL, C++, Objective-C, GLSL, C, Python, OpenGL ES, Qt, iPhone, Computer Graphics, Software Development, Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, Cocoa, HLSL, Xcode, Linux, DirectX, iPhone development, Shaders, Programming, iOS development, Simulations, Game Programming, Mobile Applications, Wildlife Photography, Software Engineering, Algorithms, Animation, Perforce, Game Development, Xbox 360, Scripting, GPU, MEL, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, iOS Development

Education
Stanford University   2005 — 2006
MS, Computer Science

Stanford University   2001 — 2005
BSE, Computer Science

Hwachong Junior College(Singapore)   1997 — 1999

manuel cuchilla manuel cuchilla Greater Los Angeles Area Details
manuel cuchilla's Pixar Experience 2000 - 2007
Job Director/ Animation Instructor at CAP Community Arts Partnership / Smart Digital Print
Industry Animation
Experience
CAP Community Arts Partnership / Smart Digital Print   February 2003 - Present
disney  2000 - 2007
pixar   2000 - 2007

Skills
Maya, Character Animation, Storyboarding, After Effects, Animation, Illustrator, Photoshop, Computer Animation, Film, Traditional Animation

Education
California Institute of the Arts   2002 — 2007

Brad Andalman Brad Andalman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brad Andalman's Pixar Experience May 2009 - June 2012
Job 180g
Industry Computer Software
Experience
180g   August 2012 - Present
Pixar   May 2009 - June 2012
Pixar Animation Studios  August 2005 - May 2009
Pixar Animation Studios  July 2003 - August 2005
Pixar Animation Studios  November 2000 - July 2003
Pixar Animation Studios  November 1997 - November 2000
MERL  August 1996 - August 1997

Skills
Perforce, C++, Computer Graphics, Python, OpenGL, Qt, Software Engineering, Animation, Objective-C, Software Design, Xcode, Object Oriented Design, Distributed Systems, Game Development, Renderman, iOS development, iOS, Linux, Git, Mobile Applications, User Interface Design, APIs, Scalability, Shaders

Education
Harvard University   1993 — 1997
A.B., Computer Science

Trent Crow Trent Crow San Francisco Bay Area Details
Trent Crow's Pixar Experience 2006 - Present
Job Character Shading Technical Artist at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Pixar   2006 - Present

Skills
Shading, Texturing, Character Animation, Maya, Renderman, Computer Animation, MEL, Shake, Python, Film, PyQt, Scripting, Visual Effects, Film Production, Computer Graphics, Animation

Education
Brigham Young University   2000 — 2007
BS and MS in Computer Science, 3D Graphics

James Scott Hummel James Scott Hummel San Francisco Bay Area Details
James Scott Hummel's Pixar Experience September 2006 - August 2007
Job Graphic Designer & Flash Designer at VerticalResponse
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
VerticalResponse/Deluxe   June 2010 - Present
Velvet Yak Illustration & Design   August 2007 - Present
San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum   February 2009 - December 2010
VerticalResponse  February 2008 - June 2010
Pixar   September 2006 - August 2007
Wild Brain  February 2005 - September 2006
Mondo Media  March 2000 - September 2001
Wild Brain  June 1997 - August 1997

Skills
Vector Illustration, Motion Graphics, Splash Pages, Landing Pages, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustration, Graphic Design, Animation, Illustrator, Storyboarding, Flash Animation, Graphics, HTML, Websites, Email Marketing, Web Design, Online Advertising, Microsoft Office, Advertising, Keynote, User Experience, After FX, Multimedia, Interaction Design, FileMaker, Final Draft, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Display Advertising, Designing Marketing..., PowerPoint, iWork

Education
Academy of Art University   2003 — 2004
BA, Illustration and 2D animation

City College of San Francisco   2002 — 2003
French Studies and Music

Academy of Art University   1994 — 1997
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Animation and Illustration

Diablo Valley College   1992 — 1994
Music Performance - Classical & Jazz Woodwinds

Thomas Waite Thomas Waite San Francisco Bay Area Details
Thomas Waite's Pixar Experience 1989 - 1991
Job Senior Algorithm Engineer at xRadia
Industry Computer Software
Experience
xRadia   November 2012 - Present
Sensor Platforms  November 2011 - November 2012
EmSense Corporation  2008 - 2011
UCB Brain Imaging   2007 - 2009
ziosoft  2006 - 2007
data Grid   2005 - 2006
Invision Tech   2001 - 2003
PG&E  1991 - 2001
Pixar   1989 - 1991
vicom systems  1987 - 1991

Skills
Image Processing, Algorithms, Matlab, Machine Learning, C++, Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, Programming, Computer Vision, Biometrics, Machine Vision, Digital Signal..., Bioinformatics, Linux, Python, Software Engineering, C, System Architecture, Software Development, CUDA GPU computing, Deep Neural Networks

Education
San Francisco State University

Darla Lovrin Darla Lovrin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Darla Lovrin's Pixar Experience September 2011 - Present
Job Systems Engineer at Pixar
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Pixar   September 2011 - Present
TigerTail Software Corporation   November 2000 - October 2011
Netpulse  September 2009 - September 2011
Photacular   July 2007 - September 2011
Context Graphics   October 2001 - December 2010
Apple Inc.  August 2008 - June 2009
Trillium Software  July 2006 - June 2007
Apple Inc.  May 2006 - June 2007
InsideScoop   February 2004 - February 2006
KnowNow  September 2002 - October 2005

Skills
Web Technologies, Java, AJAX, Web Services, Web Applications, Perl, Integration, Databases

Education
University of California, Davis   1996 — 1998
M.S., Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Davis   1994 — 1996
B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Kitt Hirasaki Kitt Hirasaki San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kitt Hirasaki's Pixar Experience July 1996 - September 2000
Job Designer at Khan Academy
Industry Internet
Experience
Khan Academy  February 2012 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  September 2008 - March 2012
Walt Disney Feature Animation  April 2005 - September 2008
Walt Disney Animation Studios  2005 - September 2008
Writers Guild of America West  2003 - 2007
According to Jim   July 2004 - April 2005
Bernie Mac show   2003 - 2004
Hack   July 2002 - May 2003
Family Law  July 2001 - May 2002
Pixar   July 1996 - September 2000

Skills
Rapid Prototyping, Photoshop, Illustrator, Scripting, Screenwriting, CSS, PowerPoint, Python, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Web Design, C++, Linux, 3D, Computer Graphics, Programming, User Experience, Interaction Design, Paper Prototyping, JavaScript

Education
Harvard University   1992 — 1996
B.A., Engineering

Barry Johnson Barry Johnson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Barry Johnson's Pixar Experience 2005 - August 2009
Job story artist
Industry Animation
Experience
Walt Disney Animation Studios  October 2009 - July 2014
Pixar   2005 - August 2009
Walt Disney Animation Studios  1990 - 2005
DreamWorks Animation  2002 - 2004

Skills
Visual Development, Storyboarding, Visual Arts, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Animation, Cartoons, Visual Storytelling, Visual Effects, Conceptual Art, Concept Design, Feature Films, Pre-production, Film, Illustration, Story Structure, Character Designs, Special Effects, Look Development, Texturing, Storytelling

Education
California Institute of the Arts

Michael Malione Michael Malione San Francisco Bay Area Details
Michael Malione's Pixar Experience May 1988 - June 1990
Job Educator & Computer Technologist
Industry Professional Training & Coaching
Experience
The Academy  January 2014 - June 2014
Academy of Art University  August 2007 - December 2013
GreenCine   November 2006 - July 2007
Prism Vision, LLC   June 2002 - October 2006
Visionary Toolworks   November 1998 - December 2005
Industrial Light & Magic  October 1996 - November 1998
Electronic Arts  March 1995 - November 1995
Indsutrial Light & Magic   January 1993 - January 1995
Hewlett Packard Labs  July 1991 - October 1991
Pixar   May 1988 - June 1990

Education
Stanford University
M.S., Electrical Engineering

Harvard University
A.B., Chemistry & Physics

Yajie Yan Yajie Yan Saint Louis, Missouri Details
Yajie Yan's Pixar Experience June 2015 - August 2015
Job Graduate Research Assistant at Washington University in St. Louis
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Washington University in St. Louis  January 2014 - Present
pixar   June 2015 - August 2015
The University of Iowa  August 2012 - December 2013
Avaya  May 2013 - August 2013
Beihang University  September 2009 - March 2012
State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Tech. & Sys.s, Beihang University   January 2010 - June 2010
Sichuan University  September 2005 - July 2009

Skills
Computer Graphics, C++, OpenGL, Algorithms, Computer Science, C, Rendering, 3D, Programming, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, CUDA, Visual Studio

Education
Washington University in St. Louis   2013 — 2018
PhD, Computer Science - Computer Graphics

The University of Iowa   2012 — 2013
PhD, Computer Science - Computer Graphics

Beihang University   2009 — 2012
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

Sichuan University   2005 — 2009
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Marty Lew Marty Lew San Francisco Bay Area Details
Marty Lew's Pixar Experience November 2005 - January 2014
Job Workday HR Corporate Applications Developer/Systems Analyst/Administrator
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah   April 2014 - Present
Pixar   November 2005 - January 2014
Gap, Inc.   February 2001 - November 2005
Northpoint Communications  April 2000 - February 2001
PeopleSoft  June 1996 - April 2000
Pacific Gas & Electric  June 1991 - June 1996

Skills
Integration, PeopleSoft, Business Analysis, Workday, Requirements Analysis, Visual Basic, Unix, Data Analysis, Web Applications, OS X, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Software Development, PeopleTools, Weblogic, Enterprise Software, Databases, Linux, Scripting, Workbrain, Software Installation, ERP Implementations, Tuxedo, IT Project..., Project Management

Education
San Francisco State University   1989 — 1991
MBA, Information Systems

California State University-Sacramento
BS, Business Marketing

Jesse Wallace Jesse Wallace Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area Details
Jesse Wallace's Pixar Experience 1994 - January 1996
Job
Industry Online Media
Experience
Nervve  January 2015 - Present
HappyPill Design   November 2008 - Present
Synacor, Inc.   April 2005 - October 2014
Gelia Wells & Mohr  April 2003 - April 2005
Art Technology Group  2000 - 2002
Nickelodeon Online  1998 - 2000
Electronic Arts  June 1998 - November 1998
N/volve, Inc.   1996 - 1998
Pixar   1994 - January 1996

Skills
Advertising, Information Architecture, jQuery, Web Development, PHP, Flash, JavaScript, Front-end, HTML 5, User Interface, User Interface Design, Basecamp, Brand Development, Interaction Design, User Experience, CSS, Web Design, Usability, User Experience Design, HTML5

Education
San Francisco State University   1992 — 1996
BA, Industrial & Commerical Design

Alan Hancock College   1990 — 1992
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Design and Applied Arts

Babak Sanii Babak Sanii Claremont, California Details
Babak Sanii's Pixar Experience 2001 - 2004
Job
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Claremont McKenna College  post-doc, Molecular FoundryLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAugust 2008 - August 2012
UC Davis  October 2004 - July 2008
Pixar   2001 - 2004
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  February 2000 - June 2001
Corning  1999 - 2000

Skills
Chemistry, Microscopy, Engineering, Biomaterials, Optics, Research, Fluorescence Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology, Science, Laser, Biochemistry, Data Analysis, Mathematica, Matlab, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Manufacturing, Physics, Protein Chemistry

Education
University of California, Davis   2004 — 2008
PhD

Cornell University   1995 — 1999
B.S. , M. Eng.

H.B. Siegel H.B. Siegel Greater Seattle Area Details
H.B. Siegel's Pixar Experience 1988 - 1991
Job CTO, IMDb.com (Amazon.com)
Industry Internet
Experience
IMDb.com (Amazon.com)   2005 - Present
Amazon.com  1999 - 2005
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)   1996 - 1999
SGI  1994 - 1996
Wavefront  1991 - 1994
Pixar   1988 - 1991

Skills
Security, Multimedia, Scalability, Streaming Media, Mobile Devices, Web Design, Blogging, 3D, Animation, Visual Effects, Software Engineering, Mobile Applications, Product Management, Information Architecture, Software Development, Algorithms, Cloud Computing, Computer Graphics, User Experience, Software Design, Amazon Web Services..., Distributed Systems

Education
Brown University
BS, BS CS, BA EE

U.C. Berkeley
MS, Computer Graphics

Salim Zayat Salim Zayat Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Salim Zayat's Pixar Experience June 2005 - September 2005
Job Data Engineer at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  March 2015 - Present
Comcast Cable  January 2013 - February 2015
Zynga  March 2011 - December 2012
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia  February 2009 - October 2011
Shaba Games (Activision)   November 2005 - January 2009
Pixar   June 2005 - September 2005
Vanguard Animation  June 2004 - December 2004

Skills
Python, Game Development, JavaScript, Maya, ActionScript

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2003 — 2005
MSE, Entertainment Technology

University of Pennsylvania   1997 — 2001
BAS, Digital Media Design

Johnny Turco Johnny Turco Salt Lake City, Utah Details
Johnny Turco's Pixar Experience June 2000 - August 2000
Job Lead Animator at EA
Industry Animation
Experience
EA Mobile  June 2014 - Present
Reel FX  April 2013 - May 2014
Tippett Studio  January 2013 - February 2013
Duck Duck Moose  September 2012 - December 2012
Tippett Studio  October 2011 - August 2012
Lucasfilm Animation  June 2010 - October 2011
House of Moves  April 2010 - May 2010
Rhythm & Hues Studios  November 2000 - October 2009
Pixar   June 2000 - August 2000

Skills
Character Animation, CG Layout, Cinematography, Film Editing, Flash Animation, Traditional Animation, Character Design, Voice Acting, Maya, Computer Graphics, Animation, After Effects, Cartoons, Facial Animation, Creature Animation, Computer Animation, Cinematics, 3D, Visual Effects, Pre-visualization, Motion Capture, Compositing, Illustration, Film

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1996 — 2000
BFA, Character Animation

California Institute of the Arts   1996 — 2000
BFA: Character Animation, Character Animation

Andy Whittock Andy Whittock San Francisco Bay Area Details
Andy Whittock's Pixar Experience April 2002 - January 2007
Job Shading TD / Look Dev at Pixar Animation Studios, buffoon.
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  July 2008 - Present
Weta Digital Ltd   January 2007 - July 2008
Pixar   April 2002 - January 2007
Cinesite (Europe)   February 1999 - April 2002
Cambridge Animation Systems   January 1998 - February 1999
Pixel Power   January 1997 - January 1998

Skills
Shading, Look Development, renderman, Maya, Texture Painting, Plugins, Computer Graphics, Shaders, Visual Effects, Texturing, Feature Films, Photoshop, Lighting, Shader Writing, UV mapping, Renderman, Video Games, Scripting, Nuke, Animation, Compositing, 3D, MEL

Education
University of Hull   1995 — 1996
Msc, Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments

The University of Salford   1991 — 1994
BSc, Computer Science

Lucas Ives Lucas Ives San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lucas Ives's Pixar Experience July 2001 - July 2010
Job Engineering Lead at ToyTalk, Inc.
Industry Entertainment
Experience
ToyTalk, Inc.   June 2012 - Present
(Self-Employed)   January 2007 - Present
Pixar   July 2001 - July 2010
Pixar Animation Studios  July 2001 - June 2010

Skills
C++, Computer Graphics, iOS development, OpenGL, Python, Character Rigging, Simulation Software, Character Animation, Software Engineering, Audio Processing, Percussion Performance, Objective-C, 3D graphics, iOS, Linux, Qt, Perforce, Shaders, Renderman, MEL, Modeling, Scripting, Computer Animation, Game Development, Maya

Education
Brown University   1997 — 2001
Sc.B., Computer Science

Ian Megibben Ian Megibben San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ian Megibben's Pixar Experience August 2006 - Present
Job
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   August 2006 - Present
DNA Productions  September 1999 - June 2006

Skills
Renderman, Lighting, Animation, Look Development, Houdini, Shake, Nuke, Art Direction, Compositing, Visual Effects

Education
Loyola Marymount University   1995 — 1999

Lauren Montuori Lauren Montuori Greater New York City Area Details
Lauren Montuori's Pixar Experience June 2010 - July 2012
Job Senior Producer at Poetica
Industry Animation
Experience
Poetica  March 2014 - Present
Little Airplane Productions, Inc.   September 2013 - February 2014
Framestore  August 2012 - September 2013
Pixar   June 2010 - July 2012
Rhinofx  March 2008 - March 2010
Blue Sky Studios  December 2005 - March 2008
Scholastic Entertainment  2004 - 2005
Spontaneous  2003 - 2003

Skills
Production Management, Visual Effects, Animation, Character Animation, Production Managment, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Computer Graphics, After Effects, 3D, Feature Films, Special Effects

Education
Lesley University   1999 — 2003
BFA, Animation/Illustration

Shaun Graham Shaun Graham San Francisco Bay Area Details
Shaun Graham's Pixar Experience July 2006 - December 2006
Job
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Aechelon Technology  March 2015 - Present
DreamWorks Animation  September 2014 - February 2015
DreamWorks Animation  February 2008 - July 2014
BYU Animation   January 2006 - February 2008
Pixar   July 2006 - December 2006
BYU Animation   June 2005 - May 2006
Electronic Arts  April 2005 - July 2005

Skills
Visual Effects, Computer Graphics, Maya, Animation, MEL, Houdini, Nuke, Renderman, Computer Animation, Scripting, Python, Shading, Software Engineering, Compositing, C++, Linux, 3D, Photoshop, Special Effects, Particle, Look Development, Digital Compositing, Character Rigging, PyQt, Shaders, 3D animation, Shake, Premiere, Programming, OpenGL, Qt, Ray Tracing, Pipeline Development, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Eclipse, 3D Modeling, Modeling, Arduino, Android Development, Game Development, OpenSL ES, Bullet Physics, OpenGL ES, C, Microsoft Visual Studio..., Realflow, Rendering, Texturing, Regular Expressions

Education
Brigham Young University   2003 — 2007
BFA

Portland Community College   2001 — 2003
Certificate

Eric Peden Eric Peden San Francisco Bay Area Details
Eric Peden's Pixar Experience July 2007 - Present
Job Render Pipeline Specialist at Pixar
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Pixar   July 2007 - Present
Texas A&M University  January 2005 - June 2007
Dept. of Educational Technology, Texas A&M University   January 2002 - May 2005
Texas Water Resources Institute  January 2001 - May 2003

Education
Texas A&M University   2004 — 2008
Masters, Visualization Sciences

Texas A&M University   2000 — 2004
Bachelors, Computer Engineering (C.S. Specialty)

Steven Quinones-Colon Steven Quinones-Colon San Francisco Bay Area Details
Steven Quinones-Colon's Pixar Experience February 2004 - September 2005
Job Professor at Atlantic Univesity
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Atlantic University  September 2013 - Present
Animal Logic  November 2012 - June 2013
MPC  July 2012 - November 2012
Double Negative  September 2011 - July 2012
Industrial Light & Magic  July 2010 - September 2011
Spy Post  April 2010 - July 2010
Tippett Studio  May 2000 - April 2010
Pixar   February 2004 - September 2005
Academy of Art  January 2003 - July 2005
Skyscraper Digital   May 1995 - August 2000

Skills
Renderman, Shake, Maya, Python, Software, MEL, Nuke, Visual Effects, Ruby, Compositing, Computer Graphics, Mental Ray, Animation, 3D, Lighting, Post Production, Digital Compositing, Film, Video, Houdini, Computer Animation, VFX Supervision, Texturing, Technical Direction, Shaders, Particle Effects

Education
School of Communications Arts   1994 — 1995
Certificate, Lighting

Savannah College of Art and Design   1989 — 1991
Painting, Architecture

Willy Hwang Willy Hwang San Francisco, California Details
Willy Hwang's Pixar Experience March 2007 - November 2007
Job BG Artist at Lab Zero Games
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Lab Zero Games  March 2013 - Present
n/a  August 2012 - December 2012
Reverge Labs, LLC  September 2011 - December 2011
Pixar Animation Studios  February 2009 - September 2011
Pixar Animation Studios  May 2008 - January 2009
Pixar   March 2007 - November 2007
Pixar   June 2006 - January 2007
Academy of Art University  2001 - 2006

Skills
Illustrator, Texturing, Maya, Animation, After Effects, 3D, Illustration, Traditional Animation, Concept Design, Video Games, Photoshop, Texture Painting, Art, 3D Modeling

Education
Academy of Art University   1999 — 2006
Bachelor of Science (BS), Visual Development, 2d animation

Shoshana Abrass Shoshana Abrass San Francisco Bay Area Details
Shoshana Abrass's Pixar Experience May 2003 - October 2003
Job Technical Program Manager at Google
Industry Internet
Experience
Google  July 2013 - Present
Google  March 2004 - July 2013
Pixar   May 2003 - October 2003
PDI/Dreamworks  January 2001 - April 2003
Dreamworks  1997 - 2002
Digital Domain  1993 - 1997
Pacific Data Images  1989 - 1993
SRI International  September 1987 - November 1989

Skills
Linux, Python, Distributed Systems, Perl, Cloud Computing, Leadership, Scalability, Management, Apache, Unix, Shell Scripting, Bash, Open Source, Software Engineering, Agile Methodologies, Ruby

Education
Oregon State University   2014 — 2016
Computer Science

Reed College   1982 — 1987
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature

Bruce Benderman Bruce Benderman Orange County, California Area Details
Bruce Benderman's Pixar Experience June 2003 - January 2004
Job Animation Director at SONY
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
SONY  April 2004 - Present
HP  October 2003 - December 2004
Lockheed Martin Corporation  March 2004 - September 2004
Pixar   June 2003 - January 2004
IBM  May 2001 - October 2003
Raytheon  April 2003 - September 2003
Walt Disney  October 2000 - April 2001
Sun Microsystems  May 1990 - October 1995

Education
University of Southern California   1982 — 1986

Jamison Empey Jamison Empey Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jamison Empey's Pixar Experience 2001 - 2002
Job Freelance Production Accountant at Jack Morton Worldwide
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Jack Morton Worldwide  February 2015 - Present
Freelance  May 2014 - January 2015
DreamWorks Animation  March 2012 - May 2014
Skywalker Sound  September 2008 - March 2012
Escape From Planet Earth   August 2007 - September 2008
Skywalker Sound  May 2006 - August 2007
World Savings  January 2005 - May 2006
Darwin Awards Productions   2004 - 2005
ESC Entertainment  2002 - 2004
Pixar   2001 - 2002

Skills
Film, Feature Films, Excel, Word, Production, Budgeting, Post Production, Microsoft Office, Animation, Quickbooks, Accounting, Strategic Planning, Windows, Financial Analysis, Problem Solving, Payroll, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Forecasting, Scheduling, Customer Service, Process Scheduler, Visual Effects, Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks, Budgets, Video, Film Production, Final Cut Pro, Production Managment, Commercials, Microsoft Word, Production Management

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   1997 — 2000
BA, Economics

Chuck Waite Chuck Waite San Francisco Bay Area Details
Chuck Waite's Pixar Experience Technical DirectorPixar Animation Studios2006 - Present
Job TD at Pixar
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   Technical DirectorPixar Animation Studios2006 - Present

Skills
3D Modeling, Illustration, Shading, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects, Look Development, Maya, Renderman, Feature Films, Photoshop

Education
Caltech   1991 — 1995

Helene Plotkin Hawk Helene Plotkin Hawk Greater New York City Area Details
Helene Plotkin Hawk's Pixar Experience 1996 - 2000
Job Hi
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar   1996 - 2000
Xaos Inc.   1989 - 1996

Skills
Film, Character Animation, Lighting, Post Production

Education
Carnegie Mellon University

Seth Holladay Seth Holladay San Francisco Bay Area Details
Seth Holladay's Pixar Experience May 2006 - February 2009
Job Animation Professor at Brigham Young University
Industry Animation
Experience
Brigham Young University  February 2009 - Present
Pixar   May 2006 - February 2009

Education
Brigham Young University   2000 — 2007

Adam Flynn Adam Flynn Savannah, Georgia Area Details
Adam Flynn's Pixar Experience 2009 - 2009
Job Student at Savannah College of Art and Design
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  2009 - 2009
Pixar   2009 - 2009

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2005 — 2009

Mark Oftedal Mark Oftedal Greater Chicago Area Details
Mark Oftedal's Pixar Experience August 1993 - November 1999
Job Chief Creative Officer at DigitalFish
Industry Animation
Experience
Independent Contractor  June 2009 - Present
DigitalFish   April 2000 - Present
Animation Mentor  July 2009 - Present
Google  January 2015 - June 2015
Google/Motorola   July 2013 - February 2014
Motorola Mobility  November 2012 - April 2013
Pixar   August 1993 - November 1999

Skills
Computer Animation, Character Animation, Animation, Storyboarding, Concept Design, Maya, Illustration, Character Designs, Visual Effects, Teaching, Film, Traditional Animation, Drawing, Computer Graphics, 3D, Cocktail Parties, Dogs, Art

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1990 — 1993
Character Animation

Blake Kenneth Johnson Blake Kenneth Johnson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Blake Kenneth Johnson's Pixar Experience June 2007 - August 2007
Job Founder & Creative Director at Le Debut llc
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Le Début llc   June 2012 - Present
Mindspace  June 2013 - January 2015
Disney Interactive Studios  January 2013 - June 2013
The Third Floor, Inc.   August 2011 - January 2013
Sony Pictures Imageworks  May 2010 - August 2011
The Third Floor, Inc.   February 2010 - May 2010
Sony Pictures Imageworks  August 2009 - December 2009
sony imageworks  July 2008 - May 2009
Pixar   June 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Pre-visualization, Character Animation, Animation, Facial Animation, Cinematics, Maya, Film, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, Computer Animation, Compositing

Education
Brigham Young University   2005 — 2008
BFA, Animation

Donald Fong Donald Fong San Francisco Bay Area Details
Donald Fong's Pixar Experience January 2008 - Present
Job Technical Director at Pixar
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Pixar   January 2008 - Present
Electronic Arts  June 2007 - September 2007

Education
Texas A&M University   2004 — 2008
MS, Visualization Sciences

Northwestern University   2000 — 2004
BS, Computer Science

Travis Hathaway Travis Hathaway San Francisco Bay Area Details
Travis Hathaway's Pixar Experience June 2002 - Present
Job imaginary character moverarounder at pixar
Industry Entertainment
Experience
pixar   June 2002 - Present
Rhythm & Hues Studios  2000 - 2000

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1998 — 2002

Doug Frankel Doug Frankel San Francisco Bay Area Details
Doug Frankel's Pixar Experience AnimatorWalt Disney Animation Studios1990 - 2002
Job animator at Pixar
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar   AnimatorWalt Disney Animation Studios1990 - 2002
Kroyer Films  1990 - 1991
Kroyer Films  1990 - 1991

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1983 — 1986
Character Animation

Brown University   1981 — 1985
B.A., Psychology, Art

Cynthia Lusk Cynthia Lusk San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cynthia Lusk's Pixar Experience July 2005 - May 2008
Job Manager, Creative Film Services/International Production at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  May 2008 - Present
Pixar   July 2005 - May 2008
Dan Sexton Media / Travel Channel   January 2004 - July 2005
Tech TV  1998 - 2004

Skills
Television, Post Production, Production Managment, Video Production, Film, Avid

Education
Northwestern University   1986 — 1990

Bob Drebin Bob Drebin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bob Drebin's Pixar Experience 1985 - 1989
Job Senior Director at Apple
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Apple  2009 - Present
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)   2006 - January 2008
ATI Technologies Inc. (ATI)   2000 - 2006
ArtX, Inc.   1998 - 2000
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI)   1989 - 1998
Pixar   1985 - 1989
Lucasfilm Ltd.  1984 - 1985

Education
Brown University   1980 — 1984
A.B., Computer Science

Eben Ostby Eben Ostby San Francisco Bay Area Details
Eben Ostby's Pixar Experience 1983 - March 2008
Job Supervising technical director at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  March 2008 - Present
Pixar   1983 - March 2008
Lucasfilm  1983 - 1985
Bell Laboratories  1978 - 1982
Bell Labs  1977 - 1982

Skills
Technical Direction, Renderman, Look Development, Computer Graphics, Compositing, Animation, Shake, 3D Modeling, Houdini, Shading, MEL, Film, Shaders, Visual Effects, 3D, Lighting, Maya, PyQt, Post Production, Digital Compositing, Character Rigging, Special Effects

Education
Brown University   1977 — 1979
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

Vassar College   1973 — 1977
AB, Computer Science

Pomfret School   1969 — 1973

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Shiyoon Kim Shiyoon Kim Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Shiyoon Kim's Pixar Experience July 2006 - August 2006
Job Lead Character Designer at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Industry Animation
Experience
Walt Disney Animation Studios  September 2012 - Present
Walt Disney Animation Studios  September 2007 - Present
Rough Draft Studios  October 2006 - June 2007
Pixar   July 2006 - August 2006
Buena Vista Games  June 2005 - July 2005
One Red Room   June 2004 - September 2004

Skills
Character Animation, Animation, Storyboarding, Sketching, Layout, Computer Animation, Hand-drawn animation, Traditional Animation, Character Designs, Illustration, Concept Design

Education
California Institute of the Arts   2001 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Character Animation

bobby podesta bobby podesta San Francisco Bay Area Details
bobby podesta's Pixar Experience June 1997 - November 2011
Job Animator at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  October 2014 - Present
California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)   January 2008 - Present
ToyTalk, Inc.   January 2013 - September 2013
ToyTalk, Inc.   November 2011 - September 2013
Pixar   June 1997 - November 2011
Academy of Art University  January 2006 - May 2007
Sacramento Union (old newspaper not around anymore)   1988 - 1989

Skills
Animation, Storyboarding, Creative Direction, Writing, Art, Art Direction, Directing, Feature Films, Film, Film Production, Photoshop, Visual Effects, After Effects, Motion Graphics

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1993 — 1997
BFA, Film

Robert Lence Robert Lence Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Robert Lence's Pixar Experience 1994 - 1996
Job Animation Professional
Industry Animation
Experience
Universidad ORT Uruguay  March 2012 - Present
California Institute of the Arts  January 2009 - Present
Blue Sky Studios  March 2009 - May 2009
LAIKA  2006 - 2007
Walt Disney Feature Animation  1988 - 2006
Walt Disney Animation Studio   1988 - 2006
Vanguard Animation  2003 - 2003
DreamWorks SKG  1996 - 1998
Pixar Animation Studios  1994 - 1996
Pixar   1994 - 1996

Skills
Animation, Live Action, Storyboarding, Cartoons, Feature Films, Pre-production, Screenwriting, Story Consulting, Professors, Teaching

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1986 — 1988
Character Animation

University of Michigan   1976 — 1980
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters

Forest Hills high school

Bill Dwyer Bill Dwyer Palo Alto, California Details
Bill Dwyer's Pixar Experience July 2006 - December 2006
Job Software Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Palantir Technologies  July 2007 - Present
Pixar   July 2006 - December 2006
Microsoft  2003 - 2004

Skills
Python, Java, Software Engineering, JavaScript, Ruby, Git, Software Development, Data Visualization, CoffeeScript, User Interface Design, User Experience

Education
Stanford University   2005 — 2007
MS, Computer Science

Purdue University   2001 — 2005
BS, Computer Engineering

Jean Claude Kalache Jean Claude Kalache San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jean Claude Kalache's Pixar Experience 1996 - Present
Job director of photography at pixar
Industry Animation
Experience
pixar   1996 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  1996 - Present

Education
Texas A&M University   1992 — 1996

Grand lycee de Beirut

Keith Cormier Keith Cormier San Francisco Bay Area Details
Keith Cormier's Pixar Experience June 2005 - Present
Job technical director at pixar
Industry Animation
Experience
pixar   June 2005 - Present
Blue Sky Studios  September 1999 - May 2005
Kleiser-Walczak  1997 - 1999
Lamb & Company   October 1989 - May 1997

Education
Minneapolis College of Art and Design   1985 — 1989

Sarah Fowler Deluna Sarah Fowler Deluna Austin, Texas Area Details
Sarah Fowler Deluna's Pixar Experience January 2005 - March 2015
Job Photographer at Sarah Deluna Photography
Industry Photography
Experience
Sarah Deluna Photography   March 2015 - Present
Pixar   January 2005 - March 2015
Pixar Animation Studios  2005 - March 2015

Skills
Mari, Photoshop, Maya, Slim, Linux, Mac, Texturing, Shading, UVLayout, Character Animation, Renderman, Visual Effects

Education
Texas A&M University   2001 — 2004
MS Visualization Sciences

The University of Texas at Austin   1997 — 2001
BS Actuarial Sciences, Actuary, Math

Charles Keagle Charles Keagle Los Angeles, California Details
Charles Keagle's Pixar Experience 1996 - 1998
Job Online Director, School of Animation & VFX
Industry Animation
Experience
Academy of Art University  January 2003 - Present
Pulse Entertainment  2000 - 2001
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut   1998 - 1999
Pixar   1996 - 1998

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1991 — 1993
Character Animation

Northwestern University   1986 — 1990
BA, Art Theory & Practice

Alexis Angelidis Alexis Angelidis San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alexis Angelidis's Pixar Experience October 2013 - Present
Job Inside Out FX at Pixar
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   October 2013 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  April 2012 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  April 2011 - April 2012
Pixar Animation Studios  April 2010 - April 2011
Pixar Animation Studios  April 2009 - April 2010
Pixar Animation Studios  July 2007 - April 2009
Pixar Animation Studios  November 2006 - July 2007

Skills
Computer Graphics, OpenGL, Maya, MEL, Nuke, 3D, Shake, FX Options, Visual Effects, Renderman, Computer Animation, High Performance..., Animation, Python, Lighting, Compositing, Computational Fluid...

Education
University of Toronto   2005 — 2006
Postdoc, Computer Graphics

University of Otago   2002 — 2005
PhD, Computer Graphics

Institut polytechnique de Grenoble   2000 — 2001
Master, Computer Graphics

Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)   2000 — 2001
Master (DEA), Computer Graphics

EPITA: Ingénierie Informatique   1997 — 2001
Computer Sciences

Jim Capobianco Jim Capobianco San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jim Capobianco's Pixar Experience 2001 - Present
Job animation writer and director
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   2001 - Present
Aerial Contrivance Workshop   March 1999 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  February 1997 - Present
Walt Disney Feature Animation  February 1992 - February 1997
California Institute of the Arts  September 1995 - January 1997
Walt Disney Animation Studios  1992 - 1997
Amblinmation   1990 - 1990

Skills
Character Animation, Visual Effects, Animation, Live Action, Feature Films, Storyboarding, Pre-production, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Storytelling, Stop Motion, Visual Storytelling, Maya, Cartoons, Digital Compositing, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Digital Painting, Motion Graphics, Short Films, Special Effects, 3D, Film, Film Production, Look Development, Computer Graphics, Post Production, Compositing, Commercials, Directing, Animation Direction, Pre-visualization, Toon Boom, Matte Painting, Rotoscoping, Story Structure, Cinematics, Nuke, Conceptual Art

Education
California Institute of the Arts   1987 — 1991
BFA, Character Animation

Elyse Klaidman Elyse Klaidman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elyse Klaidman's Pixar Experience 1997 - Present
Job Director, Pixar University and Archives at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  Director, Pixar University and ArchivePixar Animation StudiosAugust 2009 - Present
Pixar   1997 - Present
Pixar   1997 - 2008
Pixar Animation Studios  1996 - 2008
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Group   1991 - 1997
Kimberly Gallery   1987 - 1991
Lab School of Washington  1982 - 1984

Skills
Computer Animation, Film, Animation, MEL, Photoshop, Film Production, Compositing, Feature Films, Art, Visual Effects, Maya, Post Production, Traditional Animation, Renderman, Character Animation, Computer Graphics, Video Editing, Nuke, After Effects, Special Effects, Motion Graphics, Digital Compositing, Storyboarding, Short Films, Shake, Photography, 3D, Video, Final Cut Pro, Screenwriting, Commercials

Education
American University   1984 — 1985
Masters Degree in Education

Wesleyan University   1979 — 1982
BFA, Fine Art

Axel Geddes Axel Geddes San Francisco Bay Area Details
Axel Geddes's Pixar Experience May 2004 - January 2008
Job Motion Picture Editor at Pixar Animation Studios
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios  July 2009 - Present
Pixar Animation Studios  2008 - Present
Pixar   May 2004 - January 2008
Pixar Animation Studios  May 2003 - May 2004
Pixar Animation Studios  January 2002 - May 2003
Pixar Animation Studios  February 1999 - December 2001
Bajo California: El límite del tiempo   January 1998 - October 1998
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl   1997 - 1997

Skills
Visual Effects, Film

Education
Academy of Art University

Stephanie Hamilton Stephanie Hamilton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stephanie Hamilton's Pixar Experience July 2005 - Present
Job Production Manager of Promotions at Pixar
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   July 2005 - Present
Industrial Light & Magic  2001 - 2005
20th Century Fox, Monkeybone   1999 - 2000
Bruno's  1995 - 1996

Skills
Photoshop, Animation, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Character Animation, Graphic Design, Film, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Post Production

Education
San Francisco Art Institute   1996 — 2000
BA in Filmmaking, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, A

California College of the Arts   1992 — 1993
Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Bob Roath Bob Roath San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bob Roath's Pixar Experience June 2012 - Present
Job Associate Producer at Pixar
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Pixar   June 2012 - Present
Barsoom Pictures, Inc (a subsidiary of Disney)   December 2008 - June 2012

Skills
Film Production, Production Management, Budget Oversight, Staff Supervision, Deal Making, Production Managment

Education
UCLA Extension   1994 — 1998
Certificate Program, Film & Television

UCLA   1988 — 1993
Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics

Rita (John) Lloyd-Lindner Rita (John) Lloyd-Lindner Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Rita (John) Lloyd-Lindner's Pixar Experience 1988 - 1990
Job Settlement Operations Senior
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Freddie Mac  1990 - Present
PIXAR   1988 - 1990
Moliterno Stone, Inc.   1986 - 1988
Gaskin Insurance Agency   1984 - 1986

Education
George Mason University   1984 — 1987

Morgan Greene Morgan Greene Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Morgan Greene's Pixar Experience 2009 - 2009
Job Animation apprentice at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Industry Animation
Experience
DreamWorks Animation  January 2011 - July 2011
Walt Disney Animation Studios  September 2009 - July 2010
Pixar   2009 - 2009

Education
Ringling College of Art and Design   2005 — 2009
Bachelor's degree, Computer Animation

Yvonne Herbst Yvonne Herbst Greater Seattle Area Details
Yvonne Herbst's Pixar Experience June 1997 - April 2007
Job CG Painter, Texture Artist
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   June 1997 - April 2007

Skills
Look Development, Shading

Education
Academy of Art University   1992 — 1997
BFA, Illustration

Bosook Coburn Bosook Coburn Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Bosook Coburn's Pixar Experience June 2013 - August 2013
Job Student at California Institute of the Arts
Industry Animation
Experience
Pixar   June 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Character Animation, After Effects, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Maya, Animation, Storyboarding

Education
California Institute of the Arts   2010 — 2014

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