Rev Lebaredian is vice president of simulation technology at NVIDIA, where he leads gaming technology and simulation efforts. Rev, who joined NVIDIA in 2002, helped create the Cg shading language, opened the NVIDIA Moscow office, and launched GeForce Experience. Prior to NVIDIA, he specialized in rendering for Warner Bros. Digital and Disney’s Dream Quest Images. He developed the renderer used for the Academy Award-nominated film “Mighty Joe Young,” formed Steamboat Software, and developed the award-winning renderer “Jig,” used by visual FX studios such as Sony ImageWorks, Walt Disney, and Rhythm and Hues Studios.