Nicole Paradis Grindle joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1995 as producer of the Toy Story Activity Center interactive computer game. Since then she has managed numerous departments in feature production on A Bug’s Life, Monsters Inc., and the Academy Award®-winning feature The Incredibles. Her shorts portfolio includes her role as production manager on Pixar’s Oscar®-nominated One Man Band. Grindle was the production manager on Ratatouille and most recently associate producer for Disney•Pixar’s upcoming feature Toy Story 3, scheduled for release on June 18, 2010.
Grindle came to Pixar with seven years of animation related production experience. At Colossal Pictures she worked on numerous projects including MTV’s Liquid Television as associate producer and The Wish That Changed Christmas as producer. She began her feature film career at Industrial Light and Magic on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Grindle graduated from The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and holds a Master of Arts degree in Documentary Film from Stanford University.
Grindle currently resides in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
