Ryan Kautzman

Ryan Kautzman

Senior Software Engineer at Pixar

Senior Software Engineer / 24 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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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