JD Kendall is an accomplished Technical Artist and expert in VR and animation with extensive experience across various roles and companies. JD has led technical art initiatives at Meta, managing a team on the development of an advanced node graph authoring tool. Prior experience includes significant contributions at Steel Wool Studios as a Senior Technical Artist, where JD designed immersive VR experiences and improved animation pipelines, alongside a successful freelance career focusing on character rigging and asset optimization for various projects. JD's career commenced with academic support roles at Ex'pression College for Digital Art, where foundational skills in character rigging and software applications were developed. JD holds a BAS degree in Animation and Visual Effects from Ex'pression College.
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