Summary
Ian Shelanskey is an interactive engineer and co-founder based in San Jose with 11 years of experience designing and deploying interactive media installations and live event productions. He combines hands-on development in Python and TouchDesigner with projection mapping, generative visuals, and large-scale DevOps for national deployments and permanent installs. His background spans leading programming teams, consulting on emerging interaction hardware, and teaching creative coding workshops at universities, reflecting a mix of production rigor and academic grounding (MFA in Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance). Known for prototyping with Arduino and Raspberry Pi and for being comfortable with a soldering iron, he bridges theater-grade technical theater practices and modern interactive systems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology at State University of New York at Buffalo
English, French