Kadie Jaffe
Studied at University of California, Berkeley
Worked at Walt Disney Studios
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Work Experience
Lighting Apprentice
Walt Disney Studios
May 2021 - October 2021
Lighting Trainee
Walt Disney Studios
January 2021 - May 2021
Software Engineer
Walt Disney Studios
September 2018 - August 2024
🝔 Hair & Cloth Team 2019 - 2021 🝔 Developed features for Xgen, Tonic, and other tools to support Look and Character Artists and conversion of studio pipeline to USD. 🝔 Presto Team 2018 - 2019 🝔 Helped build a Layout editing tool and pipeline to roundtrip between Animation and Editorial, supporting the production of a "production event", technology-driven short film. 🝔 Primary Technologies: C++, Python, Maya
Software Engineer
Disneytoon Studios
July 2017 - July 2018
🝔 Research, pitch and implement pipeline modernizations including CI/CD, containerization, cloud migrations, etc. 🝔 Develop and maintain diverse software pipeline to deliver film. 🝔 Studio’s subject matter expert on Shotgun, acting as tech lead and project manager on Shotgun related items. 🝔 Learn filmmaking and storytelling process to determine best way to support production team. 🝔 Primary Technologies: Python, Flask, Javascript, Shotgun. 🝔 Secondary Technologies: Ruby on Rails.
Operations Engineering Intern
Disney+
January 2017 - May 2017
🝔 Designed and directed videos, presentations, and live streaming event showcasing business purpose and technical specifications of social media equipment to execs. 🝔 Successfully self-directed in order to balance multiple projects from different offices and contexts.
Software Engineering Intern
Disney+
January 2017 - May 2017
🝔 Engineered a frame accurate web annotation system to enables artists to create draw overs and visual notes for vendor retakes. 🝔 Primary Technologies : Python, SQLite, HTML5 canvas, CSS, JavaScript, CherryPy.
Education
New York University
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Dramatic Writing
2024 - 2026
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Chemical Engineering Minor, Computer Science
2014 - 2016
🝔 UC Berkeley Undergraduate Graphics Group, Director of Animated Short 'World Domination' 2016. 🝔 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Webmaster 2015-2016. 🝔 Californium Brewers and Winemakers, Officer 2014-2015. 🝔 Berkeley Engineers and Mentors, General Member 2014. 🝔 Cal Boxing, 2016.
Santa Barbara City College
Associates Degree, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Sciences