Kadie Jaffe
Ex Disney Creative Technologist | Expert in Animation & CGI | 20+ Coached
Studied at University of California, Berkeley
Worked at Walt Disney Studios
Available Monday at 4:00 PM UTC
Available outside default hours on request!
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Kadie's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $250/hr
Get help with Animation Direction, Cover Letters, and .
Kadie’s Animation & CGI Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Associate
10+ people coached for Animation & CGI
Welcome to my profile! With a robust background as a Software Engineer and Lighting Artist at Walt Disney Studios, I have a breadth of skills in animation and CGI, working on cutting-edge projects from Lighting Oscar winning films to contributing to award winning Hair & Cloth and Presto technologies. I understand the animation pipeline through and through. I have successfully coached over 20 individuals, guiding them to excel in the animation and CGI fields. Whether you're looking to break into the industry or refine your skills, I'm here to help you achieve your goals. Let's connect and create a tailored plan for your success!
Kadie can help with:
Animation Direction
Cover Letters
Film Animation
Visual Effects
CGI Production
Resume Review
Post-Production
Behavioral Interview Prep
Rendering
Networking Strategy
Animation Techniques
LinkedIn Review
Animation Software
Storyboarding
Work Experience
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
Lighting Apprentice
Walt Disney Studios
May 2021 - October 2021
Lighting Trainee
Walt Disney Studios
January 2021 - May 2021
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
Santa Barbara City College
Associates Degree, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Sciences
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.