Garrett Pendergraft

Garrett Pendergraft

Malibu, CA, United States

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Render And I / O Coordinator

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Render Coordinator

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Render And I / O Coordinator

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Render Coordinator

Solaris (2002)

Render I/O Coordinator

The Ring (2002)

Render I/O Coordinator

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Render Coordinator

Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

Work History

  • Assistant Professor of Philosophy

    Pepperdine University

    August 2011 - Present

  • Visiting Instructor of Philosophy

    Pepperdine University

    August 2010 - August 2011

  • Graduate Instructor

    University of California, Riverside

    September 2007 - June 2010

    I teach (or have taught) Business Ethics and Philosophy of Religion.

  • Graduate Instructor

    University of Missouri-Columbia

    September 2005 - May 2007

    Taught Intro to Logic and Intro to Ethics.

  • Render/IO Coordinator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    October 2000 - July 2005

    Managed the creation, storage, and retrieval of terabytes of computer-generated imagery.

    Supported render queue consisting of thousands of processors.

    Programmed applications and helper scripts to facilitate image data management.

    Oversaw departmental meeting.

    Trained new departmental employees.

  • Database Modeler

    Evans & Sutherland

    June 2000 - August 2000

    Updated and maintained detailed visual database documentation.

    Created and enhanced computer models for use in real-time simulation.

    Optimized real-time performance through various modeling techniques.

  • Undergrad Intern Technical

    Intel Corporation

    June 1999 - August 1999

    Collaborated with internal organization to add value to existing Web-Based Tutorial (WBT) template, suggesting ways to increase interactivity, modularity, and scalability.

    Created Flash animations and other interactive elements to enhance the existing WBTs.

    Enabled the development efforts of independent software vendors on IA-64.

  • Systems Programmer

    Central Intelligence Agency

    June 1998 - December 1998

    Acted as point of contact and project manager for several components, ensuring that deployment requirements were documented and met.

    Assisted team responsible for deploying Common Workgroup Environment (CWE, a Windows NT-based operating system) to Directorate of Operations, performing a variety of network-related duties.

    Programmed helper applications and scripts to facilitate upgrades to CWE.

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Education

  • University of California, Riverside

    2007 - 2010

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    2005 - 2007

  • Biola University

    2002 - 2005

  • University of Southern California (USC)

    1996 - 2001