Jonathan Penney

Jonathan Penney is a Senior Technical Artist at Bioware since August 2018, bringing extensive experience in rendering and pipeline development from previous roles at Pixar Animation Studios. At Pixar, Jonathan served as Rendering Lead, focused on rendering tools and pipeline enhancements, including a new noise removal pipeline and performance analysis of render farm usage. As Rendering Technical Director, Jonathan implemented scripts for improved pipeline efficiency and co-developed a streamlined multi-parameter rendering workflow. Additionally, Jonathan led the rendering efforts for a 4K @ 48fps animation project for Tokyo DisneySea. Earlier career highlights include contributions as Pipeline Technical Director and Lead Assistant Technical Director at ImageMovers Digital, as well as a Graduate Research Assistant position at Texas A&M University, where Jonathan developed innovative illumination models. Jonathan possesses a Master’s degree in Visualization Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.