Pat Jandro

Pat Jandro has had a varied and impressive career in the animation industry. In 2008, they began working as a Senior Cinematic Animator at Bungie, where they were responsible for creating AAA quality animation, animation supervision, in-engine cinematic animation, face animation, ghost animation, animation pipeline development, rig development, personnel management, on-boarding/mentoring, outsource animation direction/feedback, motion capture acting/directing, and layout artist. Pat then worked as a 3D Workshop Instructor at DigiPen Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2016, where they were in charge of curriculum development, management, and refinement, and wrote and performed lectures. From 2016 to 2022, they were an Adjunct Instructor of Animation at DigiPen Institute of Technology, teaching a class in Advanced Physical Animation with a focus on animating realistic body mechanics for bipedal characters. Currently, they are Lead Animator at Endeavor One, Inc., making motions for next level VR experiences, with their current project being Iron Man VR (Quest 2).

Pat Jandro graduated from DigiPen Institute of Technology in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Animation, with a focus in Animation, Film, 3D Art, Painting, Drawing, and Acting. In 2009, they continued their studies at Animation Mentor, where they earned an Advanced Studies in Character Animation degree.