Andrew Pankow, DRA, MFA

I have had nearly a decade of experience in Python. I’ve used it in just about every scenario that relates to 3D, Data, and General Digital Tooling. Python is my number one goto language for scripting and logic testing. I appreciate it’s flexibility and ability to utilize the hardware and file systems. Recent projects include data analysis of hundreds-of-thousands of files spanning 40+ years, 3D Ray-Trace rendering, file handling for continuity maintenance, and network statistics. I’ve professionally used Python on small teams, mostly for scripting and tooling. I even use Python to setup live testing servers to debug my students’ code almost everyday.

I use BASH everyday. Most of my home computers are Linux machines and I teach in a Mac OSX computer lab. The terminal, Unix commands, and shell scripting are all second nature to me. I use BASH to manipulate my workspace to make my creative processes faster, more fluid, and more profitable. Recent projects include a few historical research projects, everyday file searches, backups, and file-transfers, and things like web scraping, file sorting, and recovery. For me, the ability to automate supremely repetitive processes that could easily take 5 minutes each run-through is essential. It only makes sense to harness your tools to their fullest.

I have had over a decade of experience in JavaScript as it pertains to Web Design, Front End Development, UI/UX, and 3D Graphics Programming. I professionally teach and debug student, faculty, and peer code daily. I also teach and assist in all digital design industries from Web and New Media to Fashion to Games and Animation. Most recent projects include parsers of historical documents for research purposes, 3D graphics engines without the use of libraries, and general web development. I build websites professionally as a freelancer and am currently in the process of authoring and publishing my first series of books on the topic.