Ryan Kautzman

Ryan Kautzman

Senior Software Engineer at Pixar

Senior Software Engineer / 24 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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Software Engineer

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Software Engineer

Coco (2017)

Software Engineer

Cars 3 (2017)

R&D Software Engineer

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Software Engineer

Finding Dory (2016)

Software Engineer

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

Simulation Team

Brave (2012)

Software Engineer

Cars 2 (2011)

Production Engineer

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Engineer

Up (2009)

Software Development

WALL·E (2008)

Software Development

Ratatouille (2007)

Software Engineer

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Software Engineer

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

R&D Software Engineer

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

R&D Software Engineer

The Island (2005)

R&D Software Engineer

War of the Worlds (2005)

R&D Software Engineer

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

R&D Software Engineer

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Research

Van Helsing (2004)

R&D Software Engineer

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

R&D Software Engineer

Hulk (2003)

R&D Software Engineer

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

R&D Software Engineer

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

R&D Software Engineer

Minority Report (2002)

R&D Software Engineer

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Technical Support

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Work History

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Pixar

    December 2014 - Present

  • Software Engineer

    Pixar

    December 2005 - December 2014

    Simulation software engineer specializing in finite element and mass spring deformable object simulation (cloth, flesh, skin, hair...), rigid bodies, volumetric fracture, and grid based fluid simulation.

  • R&D Software Engineer

    Industrial Light & Magic

    2002 - 2005

    ILM, Industrial Light and Magic

  • Software Enginner

    Industrial Light & Magic

    2000 - 2005

  • Script Tools/Prodsoft/TA Software Engineer

    Industrial Light & Magic

    June 2000 - 2002

    ILM, Industrial Light and Magic

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