Summary
Jorel Latraille is a Senior Software Developer with 12 years of experience building Python-based tools and plugins for the visual effects industry, currently focusing on rendering, lighting, and surfacing at DNEG. He combines hands-on production experience—from modelling and render support to QA—with a developer’s mindset, having shipped tooling at The Foundry that integrated into commercial products. Notably, he led the joint Blizzard-Foundry project Session Scripts for Mari, turning a lightweight archiver into an official feature through development and commercialization. Self-taught in object-oriented Python and passionate about APIs, Jorel excels at solving workflow pain points for artists and pipeline teams. Based in Carlsbad, California, he brings rare cross-discipline insight that bridges technical R&D and day-to-day studio production.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects at Thames Valley University