Sahar Kausar

Work History

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  Character Technical Director

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  January 2021 - August 2023

  Burbank, California

  Encanto, Short Circuit (Reflect), Zootoopia+, Baymax!, Strange World, Shorts, Parks Projects, and WISH

  
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  Animatronics Programmer

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  January 2019 - December 2020

  Los Angeles, California

  Tokyo Disneyland: Beauty and the Beast; Hong Kong Disneyland:
  Frozen; USA: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Shanghai Disneyland: Zootopia
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  Associate Audio-Animatronics Show Programmer

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  January 2020 - December 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Graduate Teaching Assistant | Building Virtual Worlds

  Carnegie Mellon University

  August 2018 - December 2018

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  Creative Design Intern | Play Disney Parks

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  May 2018 - August 2018

  Glendale, California
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  Undergraduate Research Assistant | Gator Tech Smart House

  University of Florida

  March 2016 - December 2016
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  Creative Technical Intern | Tyto Ecology and Tyto Online

  Immersed Games

  February 2014 - December 2016

  Gainesville, Florida Area
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  Student Intern | iOS Support

  Apple Inc.

  April 2014 - August 2014

  Cupertino, California