Jordan Hueckstaedt
Sr. Tools Engineer at Toys For Bob
Petaluma, California, United States
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Top SchoolJordan Hueckstaedt is a senior tools engineer with 13 years of experience building artist-focused pipeline and real-time tooling across VFX and games, currently shaping developer workflows at Toys For Bob from Petaluma, CA. He combines a strong animation background (BFA, RIT) with hands-on engineering—authoring pipeline APIs, build systems, Maya plugins, and motion-capture integrations for studios like Fox VFX Lab and DreamWorks. Known for making visually compelling, usable tools (GUIs, shaders, deformers), he pairs aesthetic sensitivity with pragmatic Python and C++ engineering to accelerate artists’ workflows. A lifelong learner who enjoys refining craft and collaboration, he often lives at the intersection of tech and art, shipping solutions that feel as polished to use as they are to look at.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BFA, Animation, BFA, Animation at Rochester Institute of Technology
Github Skills (200)
visual-studio10
flutter-plugin10
desktop10
material-design10
python10
windows10
maya10
code-generator10
editor10
dart10
guppy10
3d-printer10
mobile10
microsoft10
cnc10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
assumptionsoup/MayaSublime
Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
Contributions:26 commits, 1 push in 1 year 2 months
assumptionsoup/guppy_animation_tools
Aug 2012 - Sep 2021
Guppy Animation Tools is a collection of tools to help with animation production in Maya.
Contributions:1 release, 23 commits, 11 PRs in 9 years 2 months
animationin-productionmayaguppyproduction
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