Digital Navigator Speaker Series March 6: Industrial Light & Magic

Our Digital Navigator Speaker Series (DNSS) is an opportunity for our students, alums, and others interested in tech careers to hear from professionals leading and innovating at technology and technology-enabled companies. We are excited to welcome the crew from Industrial Light & Magic:

Kirk Chantraine, Senior Manager, Studio Technology
Over the last twenty years, Kirk has built teams and streamlined pipelines in games, visual effects and animation studios worldwide. He now supervises global engineering teams and local technology teams at Industrial Light & Magic in Vancouver.

Akshita Aggarwal, Manager, PipelineTD
Akshita began her career at EA Games and, with around five years of industry experience, progressed to a managerial role at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), where she initially joined as a Technical Specialist. Today, she manages the Pipeline Technical Director team, contributing her skills to world-class visual effects projects.

Jena Quiben, Pipeline Director
Jena began her career in motion capture, then advanced through roles as technical assistant, pipeline technical director, and software developer. Today, she is one of the lead pipeline technical directors at Industrial Light & Magic.

Industrial Light & Magic is the world's leading effects facility, with studios in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Sydney, and Mumbai. The company serves the motion picture, television, streaming, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 500 feature films and television shows.

This live session is happening online on Thursday, March 6, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm PST. Register here.