Andrew B.

CTO at Haystack Solutions

Los Angeles, California, United States

About Andrew B.

Andrew B. is CTO at Haystack Solutions. Location: Los Angeles, California, United States.

Effective, adaptable, results driven professional focused on taming technology to the needs of users. As a software researcher, developer, or manager, I ensure product grows in efficacy and quality. Vice President of Development for Bacon Unlimited Director of On-Set Technologies for virtual productions Prior CTO of VFX technology company - building development pipelines and processes. Managing development staff toward public IP launches and preparing annual product cycles. Software Engineer for Science and Engineering Research Company Inventor of real time, lightfield rendering algorithm Head of Technology for CBS Digital, Los Angeles, CA Experienced Illustrator, Shader Writer, C++ & Qt Programmer, plugin developer Author of Advanced Photoshop Texturing: Photoshop Tutorial DVD, available on Amazon.com Former Texture Artist and Environmental Modeler for EA Sport Former 3D Animation Instructor for Boston University and The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School (The DAVE School, Orlando, FL) M.S. from Purdue University, focusing on Ray-Trace Rendering Systems on the GPU B.F.A. in Painting from University of Illinois Online Educator since 2009 - 2011 Certified Instructor of Maya from 2004 - 2010 Director of 10-minute Educational Animation for Children's Hospital of Boston Over 5700 Hours as In-Class Instructor

Skills

  • pytest
  • Software Documentation
  • Confluence

Additional experience

  • DevOps Engineer

    SGS & Co

    Started June 2023

Education

  • MS, Purdue University
  • BFA - Painting, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign