Meera Benson
Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMeera Benson is a Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios with a decade of experience applying C/C++ expertise to demanding production pipelines and realtime systems. Since joining Disney after graduating with a BS in Computer Science in 2018, she progressed rapidly from trainee to assistant technical director and now leads technical solutions for animated features. Her background includes two Raytheon software-engineering internships where she built mission-focused C++ systems and presented results to senior stakeholders, demonstrating both technical rigor and clear communication. Comfortable across languages including Python, Swift, and HTML, she blends low-level performance optimization with practical tooling for creative teams. Based in the Los Angeles area, she pairs studio-grade engineering with a knack for translating artistic needs into maintainable software. A detail not obvious from titles: she has hands-on experience extending terrain-generation tools and running code review cycles in high-stakes environments.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Arizona State UniversityCatalina Foothills High SchoolProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
meerabenson/meerabenson.github.io
Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
meerabenson/wics-asu.github.io
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:4 PRs, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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