Randy Nelson has a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the University of Santa Clara. As a teenager, a passion for animation led him to computer programming.
 
Randy was one of the founders of the juggling group the Flying Karamazov Brothers, and worked in live theater, film and television for more than a decade.

Randy has worked as a computer animator, led developer training for NeXT Computer, and was a senior instructional designer for Apple.
 
Randy, as Dean of Pixar University, provided training and education for all of Pixar Animation Studio’s employees.

Today, Randy writes, consults and looks for splendid problems to help solve.