Streamlining artist workflows and scaling film production with AFX and AIDE

Jeff Baxter ist Senior Director für Portfolio Marketing bei NetApp. In dieser Funktion leitet Jeff ein Team, das für das Marketing von Kernprodukt-&lösungen bei NetApp verantwortlich ist. Zuvor hatte Jeff verschiedene technische und strategische Positionen bei NetApp inne, darunter als Sr. Director of Product Management für ONTAP, Chief Evangelist für ONTAP und Field Chief Technology Officer für die Americas bei NetApp.

Skottie Miller is a Technology Fellow for Systems Architecture at DreamWorks Animation, where he guides the technical direction of the studio’s infrastructure technology. Scott is focused on operations and implementing long-term strategies for high performance computing, high performance storage and networking. He is responsible for the computational visualization infrastructure required for creating computer generated 3D animated films.  In his role, Scott provides technology expertise and advanced systems architecture strategy. Working with HP, he implemented the first offsite grid computing for feature animation rendering on Madagascar and Shrek 2, including a wide-area NFS caching approach to enable offsite computing without pipeline or software modifications. This work continues today to empower DreamWorks’ use of the cloud for compute, storage and analytics.  In his many years in the entertainment industry, Scott has credits on more than 40 productions including the Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon franchises. Prior to joining DreamWorks, Scott was a Senior Staff Engineer in Visual Effects at Walt Disney Feature Animation. He also worked in the aerospace industry for 11 years as a Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace/Hughes Aircraft.  Scott received a B.S. and a M.S. from California State University, Fullerton.