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Hello! I'm Sarah Kenny, a multidisciplinary scientist, animator, and software developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I specialize in crafting streamlined 3D visualization workflows and interactive tools that help teams translate complex data into clear, compelling visuals. I enjoy collaborating with both technical and non-technical colleagues, bridging research with production, and continually learning—whether training AI models, building cloud pipelines, or creating dynamic 3D animations in Blender.…Hello! I'm Sarah Kenny, a multidisciplinary scientist, animator, and software developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I specialize in crafting streamlined 3D visualization workflows and interactive tools that help teams translate complex data into clear, compelling visuals. I enjoy collaborating with both technical and non-technical colleagues, bridging research with production, and continually learning—whether training AI models, building cloud pipelines, or creating dynamic 3D animations in Blender.

Sarah Kenny

Animator, Game Developer, Data Scientist, +4

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Hello! I'm Sarah Kenny, a multidisciplinary scientist, animator, and software developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I specialize in crafting streamlined 3D visualization workflows and interactive tools that help teams translate complex data into clear, compelling visuals. I enjoy collaborating with both technical and non-technical colleagues, bridging research with production, and continually learning—whether training AI models, building cloud pipelines, or creating dynamic 3D animations in Blender.…Hello! I'm Sarah Kenny, a multidisciplinary scientist, animator, and software developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I specialize in crafting streamlined 3D visualization workflows and interactive tools that help teams translate complex data into clear, compelling visuals. I enjoy collaborating with both technical and non-technical colleagues, bridging research with production, and continually learning—whether training AI models, building cloud pipelines, or creating dynamic 3D animations in Blender.

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Hello! I’m Sarah Kenny, a multidisciplinary scientist, animator, and software developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I specialize in crafting streamlined 3D visualization workflows and interactive tools that help teams translate complex data into clear, compelling visuals.

I enjoy collaborating with both technical and non-technical colleagues, bridging research with production, and continually learning—whether training AI models, building cloud pipelines, or creating dynamic 3D animations in Blender.

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Work Experience

Software Developer at Independent Contractor / Self-Employed

March 1, 2024 - Present

Developed 3D, web-based workflow visualization tools using Three.js; trained AI models to automate coding tasks; created 3D animations in Blender; focused on delivering streamlined, interactive visualization workflows and scalable pipelines for clients.

Research Programmer at University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies

March 1, 2024 - September 28, 2025

Game development in Unity and Minecraft for visualization and analysis of social networks and learning algorithms in simulated training environments. Developed applications using Python/PyTorch and OpenGL for cleanup and visualization of 3D terrain data. Administered and developed web-based educational tools using Wordpress, Django, and AWS. Managed pipeline and data workflows for distributed geospatial ArcGIS systems.

Engineer/Data Scientist at Nokia (now HERE)

January 31, 2013 - September 28, 2025

Developed MapReduce workflows for analysis and visualization of geospatial places data in Tableau. Applied R network connectivity packages to mobile probe and positioning data. Mining of aggregated supplier data for quality improvements to places data warehouse.

Programmer Analyst at University of California Irvine

January 31, 2012 - September 28, 2025

Led development on the CNARI computational neuroscience research infrastructure. Distributed applications in C/C++ and R for modeling, analysis and visualization of brain network connectivity. Database Administration (MySQL and PostgreSQL) for storage and analysis of fMRI data.

Scientific Programmer at University of Chicago, Computation Institute

January 31, 2010 - September 28, 2025

Web portal development for SIDGrid: a platform for social science researchers to share computational resources and algorithms. Managed distributed relational databases for an imaging informatics platform. Principal Investigator on XSEDE allocation, developing HPC platform for processing neuroimaging data.

Software Developer at Independent Contractor

March 1, 2024 - Present

Developed 3D, web-based workflow visualization tools using Three.js; trained AI models for automated coding tasks; produced 3D animations in Blender.

Research Programmer at University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies

March 1, 2024 - September 28, 2025

Conducted game development in Unity and Minecraft for visualization and analysis of social networks and learning algorithms in simulated training environments. Built Python/PyTorch and OpenGL-based apps for cleanup and visualization of 3D terrain data. Administered web-based educational tools using Wordpress, Django, AWS. Developed pipelines and managed data for a distributed geospatial ArcGIS system.

Engineer/Data Scientist at Nokia (now HERE)

January 1, 2013 - September 28, 2025

Developed MapReduce workflows to analyze and visualize geospatial places data in Tableau. Applied R network connectivity packages to mobile probe and positioning data. Mined aggregated supplier data for quality improvements to places data warehouse.

Programmer Analyst at University of California Irvine

January 1, 2012 - September 28, 2025

Led development on the CNARI infrastructure; distributed applications in C/C++ and R for modeling, analysis and visualization of brain network connectivity. Database Administration (MySQL and PostgreSQL) for storage and analysis of fMRI data.

Scientific Programmer at University of Chicago, Computation Institute

January 1, 2010 - September 28, 2025

Web portal development for SIDGrid: a platform for social science researchers to share computational resources and algorithms. Managed distributed relational databases for imaging informatics platform. Principal Investigator on XSEDE allocation, developing HPC platform for processing neuroimaging data.