Presenters

Presenters at Chapter Events since 2009. You may type in a name or part of a name to quickly search the list.

VR Recruiter; Oculus Rift

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Curator of Modern Art; Getty Research Institute.

Joel Ferree is the Director of LACMA Lab, the museum’s art & technology grants and exhibition program.

Director of Talent Development and Recruitment; Walt Disney Animation Studios
Hiring Manager; Blind Squirrel Games

Jim Rivers, he began his profession at 2004 as a Career Services Adviser for the Art Institute of Orange County helping graduates find work in the

Research Director; USC Institute for Creative Technologies for Medical Virtual Reality

Albert “Skip” Rizzo is a clinical psychologist and Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creat

Musician; Heidi Torsvik (Heidi Good Bye)

Steve Roach is a leading American pioneer in the evolution of ambient/electronic music, helping shape it into what it is today.

Animation Supervisor; Rhythm & Hues

Burke Roane served as animation supervisor for Rhythm & Hues on Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Night at the Museum:

Engineer, Researcher, and Cognitive Designer ; Microsoft Research

Jasmine Roberts is an engineer, researcher, and cognitive designer in vir

VP Business Development; Stream TV Networks, Inc (Member, Ultra D Consortium)
Senior Director of Software R&D; Digital Domain

As the Senior Director of Software R&D at Digital Domain, Doug leads a world-class team that develops software and conducts research to advance

Partner; CubeXR LLC

LarryR/Cube3 has pioneered many of the current disciplines in "digital media" known as the Metaverse/ Web3/XR/ VR / AR 3DUX.

Ilya is an award-winning director and one of the youngest members of the Director's Guild of Russia.

; Pixar Animation Studios

Bobby Rubio began at Pixar Animation Studios as a story artist in January 2007.

Recruitment Manager; Framestore

Kathleen Ruffalo is the Recruitment Manager for Framestore’s US offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

VFX Supervisor; Crafty Apes

Aldo Ruggiero Bio 2020 With 2 Emmy, 2 VES nominations and with over 15 years of experience in the industry touching all aspects of production and p

Director; Exagen Oy

Greg Ruthenbeck, PhD, BEng (E&E, Hons), SMIEEE, Director, Exagen Oy, Finland.  His work is in Analysis, Simulation, and Education.  Greg’s Pres

Houdini Pro; Freelance

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Data Visualization Developer; JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jackie is a data visualization developer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who specializes in scientific image processing.

President and Creative Director; Sassoon Film Design

A pioneer in the early 1980's LGBT and Indie film movements, Michael began working in the San Francisco Bay area as a video artist producing a seri