Stephan Vladimir Bugaj

Stephan Vladimir Bugaj

Technical Director (Generalist) at Pixar

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Technical Director (Generalist) at Pixar Animation Studios
  • Writer, Filmmaker, Photographer, Philosopher at Bugaj.Com
Past
  • DCTO at Webmind (formerly Intelligenesis)
  • Director of Technology at Thunder House NY
  • MTS at Bell Labs

5 more...

Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
  • UC Berkeley (Extension)

3 more...

Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Motion Pictures and Film

Stephan Vladimir Bugaj’s Summary

Professional with experience in both the technical and creative aspects of animated and live action film making. Also have professional experience with computer science R&D in the areas of multimedia and artificial intelligence.

I'd also like to point out that, in terms of interpersonal skills, I have had real-world interactions with about 90% of the 500+ people on my linked-in contacts list, so I'm not just a cyberfriend collector.

Stephan Vladimir Bugaj’s Specialties:

screenwriting; fiction writing; sci/tech writing; copywriting; directing; photography and cinematography; producing; production pipeline analysis; shading and rendering with slim, sl and prman; compositing; cloth and hair simulation; non-linear editing; audio recording; sound design; AI theory; software engineering; software and systems requirements analysis and design; information architecture; server and cluster architecture; business process analysis; market analysis; product design


Additional Information

Stephan Vladimir Bugaj’s Interests:

oenophilia, writing, directing, photography / cinematography, digital art, drawing, assemblage sculpture, sound sculpture, music, reading, film / television, cats, python programming, electronics, team management, bicycling, weight lifting, boating

Stephan Vladimir Bugaj’s Groups:

Artificial General Intelligence Research Institute (AGIRI) -- Leadership Committee

Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT) - Lifetime Member

Global Brain Institute - Founding Member

Visual Effects Society (VES) - Technology Committee Member, Student Mentor

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and SIGGRAPH, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Computer Society, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Electronic Music Foundation, Headlands Center for the Arts (donor), San Francisco Film Society

  •    Simon's Rock Alumni
  •    Bell Labs Alumni
  •    UCLA Professional Programs Alumni
  •    LinkEds & writers
  •    Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
  •    The Visual Effects Society
  •    ACM SIGGRAPH
  •    Visual Effects, Film and Games Professionals (www.vfx-recruit.com)
  •    ThoseInFilm (Motion Pictures & Film Industry)
  •    Filmmakers
  •    [VFX_AG] - The Visual Effects Artists Group
  •    Stevens Alumni
  •    Film TV Professionals
  •    Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
  •    ScriptForSale Online Screenwriting
  •    Media Professionals Worldwide
  •    Animation Army
  •    Screenwriting
  •    Screenwriting For Hollywood
  •    Comic-Con International Conference and Community
  •    San Francisco ACM Siggraph
  •    Webmind / Intelligenesis Alumni
  •    Screenwriter's Network Worldwide
  •    ASIFA

Stephan Vladimir Bugaj’s Contact Settings

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