Chris Rydalch is a Senior UX Designer at SideFX Software since April 2021, previously serving as Lead Production Technology Technical Director at Blue Sky Studios from July 2015 to April 2021, where notable achievements included architecting the principal Solaris/USD workflow and managing studio-wide tool development for Houdini and USD. Prior roles include FX Artist at DreamWorks Animation, contributing to multiple feature films, and Technical Director Resident at Pixar Animation Studios, focusing on crowd animation tools. Chris also consulted for the California Academy of Sciences and has a background as a decorative painter. Chris earned a BFA in Animation from Brigham Young University.
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