Chelsea Jaggi
Client Engineer at VRChat Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChelsea Jaggi is a client engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in backend development, performance optimization, and systems architecture across C/C++ and Java in Linux and embedded environments. Currently a Performance Lead Engineer at VRChat, she blends production engineering with open-source contributions that streamline 3D asset pipelines—most notably enhancing the cats-blender-plugin with a Smart Decimation feature to preserve shape keys for VRChat models. Her background spans networking and systems roles at Riverbed and Cisco Meraki, where she tackled low-level performance and distributed systems problems. Based in San Francisco, she brings a pragmatic, tool-focused approach to complex engineering challenges and a knack for improving developer UX in both applications and tooling.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Software Engineering at The University of Texas at DallasAssociates of Sciences, Associates of Sciences at Collin County Community College
English
Github Skills (9)
qml10
c-language10
blender10
openvr10
cprogramming-language10
python10
qt9
ui-design8
3dsmax5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings
Mar 2020 - Dec 2022
OpenVR Advanced Settings Dashboard Overlay
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 39 commits, 12 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Chelsea primarily contributed to the user interface and functionality of OpenVR Advanced Settings. Their work included implementing new features like auto-turn notifications and view ratchetting, fixing logic errors related to redirected walking, and updating the version string. The user also made adjustments to UI elements within QML, enhancing the user experience of the application. Several commits also included changes and improvements to the internal settings and core functionality of the application.
overlaysettingsopenvrdashboard
absolute-quantum/cats-blender-plugin
Oct 2020 - Sep 2022
:smiley_cat: A tool designed to shorten steps needed to import and optimize models into VRChat. Compatible models are: MMD, XNALara, Mixamo, DAZ/Poser, Blender Rigify, Sims 2, Motion Builder, 3DS Max and potentially more
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 204 commits, 53 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Chelsea significantly enhanced the `cats-blender-plugin` by introducing and refining a "Smart Decimation" feature. This feature preserves shape keys during the decimation process, crucial for optimizing models for VRChat. The user modified the core Python scripts and updated the UI elements, alongside updating language files for the new feature.
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