Sahar Kausar
Software Engineer at Walt Disney Animation Studios
California, United States
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Top SchoolSahar Kausar is a Technical Artist and Software Engineer based in Los Angeles with a decade of experience blending engineering and creative problem-solving across animation, VFX, and animatronics. She has held technical leadership roles at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation after contributing to Walt Disney Imagineering’s animatronics and immersive experiences. Trained at Carnegie Mellon (graduate) and University of Florida (BS in Digital Arts & Sciences and Computer Science Engineering), she bridges rigging, character technical direction, and interactive systems. Her work spans production character pipelines, real-time interactive attractions, and teaching virtual world building, reflecting both studio-grade artistry and robust engineering practices. Known for moving fluidly between code and craft, she often prototypes tools that accelerate artist workflows and inform large-scale animation productions. Colleagues describe her as a maker and explorer who brings curiosity from research internships into polished, production-ready systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor of Science (BS) Digital Arts and Sciences & Computer Science Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Digital Arts and Sciences & Computer Science Engineering at University of Florida
English, Urdu, Spanish, ArabicGithub contributions (5)
saharkausar/AnitaBorg-Python-Certification-Course
May 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:43 commits, 42 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
saharkausar/COP3503_UF_F14-C-Programming-Fundamentals-course-
Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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