As Tippett Studio's Pipeline Architect, Kevin Cureton guides the ongoing reengineering and development of the studio's VFX production pipeline. He brings over a decade of CG and VFX experience, coupled with an extensive background in software engineering and large-scale systems engineering. Kevin has brought fresh perspectives to CG pipeline development since he joined PDI in 1996 as a Production Engineer. Subsequently, he worked with EA to help define better pipeline and process for video game development in the role of Technical Art Director. Kevin was also a Co-Founder of Mind The Gap in 2005, a consulting company who worked with various studios to bring better process to CG film production.