1. Hill House, 43 Somerset Road,
De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8000
www.cfadcapetown.co.za www.cfad.co.za
Department of Higher Education &
Training
Reg No: 2005/HE07/003
Tel: 021 421 5501
Fax: 021 425 6909
To whom it may concern,
Jared Glass was recommended to me by his previous employer due to his high level of
expertise. I run a small animation and visual effects school and I needed a person who
could teach Python Programming to 3D artists.
I sent word out to the community and his name came up time and again. A number of
years ago he was a student at my school so it was great to be able to welcome him
back as a lecturer.
The students who are now in their 4th year are responding very well to his methods,
personality and instruction. He is clear and concise and he can relate to their
experience since he has been in both the creative and the technical sides of the
industry.
His lessons are well prepared; the techniques are a mixture of his experience problem
solving and his focused approach to creating the best syllabus for the subject. He is
dedicated to delivering a good course and allowing for the students to understand the
material and why it is vital to their careers in the Visual Effects Industry.
In terms of why I am recommending Jared, I have been a course co-ordinator and
lecturer for the last 5 years. I have in that time worked through the Certified
Technical Trainers course and the Autodesk Certified Instructors program.
Having worked on programming languages at university while studying Interactive
Design and through my career in Graphic and Web Design where understanding
programming is a huge benefit and then into the 3D world where very few artists
understand just how much time can be saved through automating their own
processes, I created the 4th year course.
Although I can understand the basics of programming I needed someone who really
understood it and had worked with it on a professional pipeline. There are not many

2. people in Cape Town or in South Africa who have worked on a 3D animated feature
film and have a background in 3D as an artist. Jared has these credentials and is a
very motivated person.
Unfortunately at this point I am unable to keep Jared employed full time as my course
only calls for a module on programming. I would like to bring him in to do more
modules at a later stage and plan to.
He is a great person, a good teacher and any business would be lucky to have him.
Please feel free to call me if you would like me to elaborate on any of the information
provided or if there is any additional information you require.
Yours faithfully
Donovan Cook
Course Coordinator
CFAD Cape Town
072 971 0061