Saty Raghavachary

Head of Digital Training, DreamWorks Feature Animation.

Part-time instructor at USC,Gnomon School of Visual Effects and TD College.

Author of Rendering for Beginners: Image synthesis using RenderMan and co-author of The RenderMan Shading Language Guide.

Currently involved with Dragon, Shrek 4 and Master Mind, teach an introductory CG class (CS480) and Computer Animation and Simulation (CS520) at USC, and classes on Maya (MEL), RenderMan and visual math at Gnomon School of Visual Effects.

Movie credits include

• Monsters vs Aliens
• Madagascar 2
• Kung Fu Panda
• Bee Movie
• Shrek 3
• Flushed Away
• Over the Hedge
• Madagascar
• Shark Tale
• Sinbad
• Spirit
• The Road to El Dorado
• The Prince of Egypt

Previously was Software Manager at MetroLight Studios.

Obtained three MS degrees and PhD at The Ohio State University and also did postdoctoral research there. Obtained a B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Member of ACM, IEEE (Computer Society) and American Mensa.

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