Rajesh Sharma is the VP of Engineering at Spire Animation Studios where he leads the engineering efforts to enable artists to create high-quality feature animation content using new workflows and game engine technology. Prior to Spire, Rajesh spent 23 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios in various management and individual contributor roles. Rajesh has attended every SIGGRAPH since 1992 and is actively involved in SIGGRAPH as a reviewer, juror and educator.