Biography

A graduate of UCF/FIEA’s inaugural game development class in 2007, Jon brings roughly two decades worth of experience in creative production for simulation, serious games and education technology industries. Jon has served in roles as varied as 3D generalist, technical producer, motion graphics animator, and project lead for the likes of Florida Virtual School, Z-Space, Cambium Learning, McGraw-Hill and Elsevier. Jon was also an adjunct instructor at both UCF and Florida Polytechnic University, where he taught classes in computer animation, game design, human/computer interaction, and core digital media courses. He is currently with Elsevier, where he’s working on a suite of virtual reality applications that will be used to train future nursing students how to practice empathetic communication and best-in-class medical protocols on VR patients.