Jim Hejl
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Dale Jackson
Jim is that perfect blend of creative genius and mad scientist that makes things happen. He was always able to find new ways to do things and bring all of the people he was working with along with him to make them better as well. His passion for solving technical problems and stretching the boundaries of what we were capable of made him a cornerstone of any team he worked with. His rare combination of visual and creative abilities coupled with the technical knowledge to bring them to life truly make him a rare and valuable person to work with.
Jeff S.
Jim is an energetic and passionate individual who is also one of the brightest people I've had the pleasure of working with. I was able to work with him on two different projects where he was an internal consultant/expert for advanced rendering features that were needed . Jim delivered well on these and was enjoyable to work with while doing so. Jim was a major contributor and driver to the company's internal community in his discipline and I was sad to see him go. I look forward to being able to work with Jim in the future.
John Hable
There aren't many Jims out there. Anyone can optimize code. But very few people know when the light falloff looks wrong, and know how to fix it. Jim's unique talent is that he understand why something looks good (or doesn't look good) and then has technical chops to find brilliant ways to fix them. The classic case in point is the filmic curve approximation, where he developed a rational polynomial to simulate the response curve of film, and is one of the key techniques that I use to this day.
Dale Jackson
Jim is that perfect blend of creative genius and mad scientist that makes things happen. He was always able to find new ways to do things and bring all of the people he was working with along with him to make them better as well. His passion for solving technical problems and stretching the boundaries of what we were capable of made him a cornerstone of any team he worked with. His rare combination of visual and creative abilities coupled with the technical knowledge to bring them to life truly make him a rare and valuable person to work with.
Jeff S.
Jim is an energetic and passionate individual who is also one of the brightest people I've had the pleasure of working with. I was able to work with him on two different projects where he was an internal consultant/expert for advanced rendering features that were needed . Jim delivered well on these and was enjoyable to work with while doing so. Jim was a major contributor and driver to the company's internal community in his discipline and I was sad to see him go. I look forward to being able to work with Jim in the future.
John Hable
There aren't many Jims out there. Anyone can optimize code. But very few people know when the light falloff looks wrong, and know how to fix it. Jim's unique talent is that he understand why something looks good (or doesn't look good) and then has technical chops to find brilliant ways to fix them. The classic case in point is the filmic curve approximation, where he developed a rational polynomial to simulate the response curve of film, and is one of the key techniques that I use to this day.
Dale Jackson
Jim is that perfect blend of creative genius and mad scientist that makes things happen. He was always able to find new ways to do things and bring all of the people he was working with along with him to make them better as well. His passion for solving technical problems and stretching the boundaries of what we were capable of made him a cornerstone of any team he worked with. His rare combination of visual and creative abilities coupled with the technical knowledge to bring them to life truly make him a rare and valuable person to work with.
Jeff S.
Jim is an energetic and passionate individual who is also one of the brightest people I've had the pleasure of working with. I was able to work with him on two different projects where he was an internal consultant/expert for advanced rendering features that were needed . Jim delivered well on these and was enjoyable to work with while doing so. Jim was a major contributor and driver to the company's internal community in his discipline and I was sad to see him go. I look forward to being able to work with Jim in the future.
John Hable
There aren't many Jims out there. Anyone can optimize code. But very few people know when the light falloff looks wrong, and know how to fix it. Jim's unique talent is that he understand why something looks good (or doesn't look good) and then has technical chops to find brilliant ways to fix them. The classic case in point is the filmic curve approximation, where he developed a rational polynomial to simulate the response curve of film, and is one of the key techniques that I use to this day.
Dale Jackson
Jim is that perfect blend of creative genius and mad scientist that makes things happen. He was always able to find new ways to do things and bring all of the people he was working with along with him to make them better as well. His passion for solving technical problems and stretching the boundaries of what we were capable of made him a cornerstone of any team he worked with. His rare combination of visual and creative abilities coupled with the technical knowledge to bring them to life truly make him a rare and valuable person to work with.
Jeff S.
Jim is an energetic and passionate individual who is also one of the brightest people I've had the pleasure of working with. I was able to work with him on two different projects where he was an internal consultant/expert for advanced rendering features that were needed . Jim delivered well on these and was enjoyable to work with while doing so. Jim was a major contributor and driver to the company's internal community in his discipline and I was sad to see him go. I look forward to being able to work with Jim in the future.
John Hable
There aren't many Jims out there. Anyone can optimize code. But very few people know when the light falloff looks wrong, and know how to fix it. Jim's unique talent is that he understand why something looks good (or doesn't look good) and then has technical chops to find brilliant ways to fix them. The classic case in point is the filmic curve approximation, where he developed a rational polynomial to simulate the response curve of film, and is one of the key techniques that I use to this day.
Experience
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HAVIK
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Sep 2022 - Present
Building the next generation of military simulation, HAVIK is a full umbrella solution for on the go training, planning, and mission rehearsal. Building the next generation of military simulation, HAVIK is a full umbrella solution for on the go training, planning, and mission rehearsal.
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Super Six-Four Consulting
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North America
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Principal Software Engineer
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Jul 2022 - Present
Contracting DoD, Gaming, Homeland Security, Geospatial Intelligence (NGA), SOCOM Contracting DoD, Gaming, Homeland Security, Geospatial Intelligence (NGA), SOCOM
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OSD (Operation Supply Drop)
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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Member Board Of Directors
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Jul 2021 - Present
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Electronic Arts (EA)
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Software Engineer
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Dec 2016 - Jul 2022
Applied R&D, seed.ea.com, advanced rendering techniques, console optimization, Battlefield 2042 blendshape system (facial animation), College Football 2023 Applied R&D, seed.ea.com, advanced rendering techniques, console optimization, Battlefield 2042 blendshape system (facial animation), College Football 2023
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Electronic Arts (EA)
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Software Engineer II
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May 2011 - Sep 2015
Co-developed and built athlete scanning technology (HD Likeness). Built multiple photogrammetry rigs - and worked on the engine injection of the data. Invented and developed a novel, cloud gaming solution: "Distributed Realization of Digital Content". US Patent Application 20130268856 Invented and developed a novel technique for high-quality, real-time video compression (H.264/MPEG4) for computer generated imagery. Patent pending. Co-developed and built athlete scanning technology (HD Likeness). Built multiple photogrammetry rigs - and worked on the engine injection of the data. Invented and developed a novel, cloud gaming solution: "Distributed Realization of Digital Content". US Patent Application 20130268856 Invented and developed a novel technique for high-quality, real-time video compression (H.264/MPEG4) for computer generated imagery. Patent pending.
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AMD
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Member of Technical Staff. Office of the CTO
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Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
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Electronic Arts (EA)
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Rendering Engineer, EA World Wide Studios
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Mar 2007 - Nov 2009
Applied R&D, advanced rendering techniques, GPU optimization
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Sr. Rendering Engineer, ATG, Tiburon
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Jan 2005 - Mar 2007
Developed “RNA”, the rendering engine used in the Ignite tech stack (EA Sports)
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Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer
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Aug 1998 - Jan 2005
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