Kinsey had thrived running the Operations and New Technology group, and was Disney's chief technologist under executive Ron Miller.
Kinsey believed the CAPS could "return Disney animation to its glory days by developing new computer technology."
(The Walt Disney Company did purchase Pixar Animation Studios outright on January 24, 2006, for 7.4 billion.)
Iwerks Entertainment became well known as a leading developer of special films, venues, and virtual reality theaters throughout the world.
Kinsey became CEO of Nigel Power LLC in 2005, a manufacturer of wireless communications equipment based in San Diego.