Jason van Gumster is an animator, educator, and entrepreneur responsible for animations and visual effects for television, film, and video games. His fascination with the the creative, technical, and business challenges associated with collaborative productions has allowed him to manage large international production teams on ridiculously tight deadlines (4-7 minutes of animation in just 2 days)... for fun. A big proponent of open source software, Jason uses open source tools where ever possible... and discusses the ins and outs of that experience in his weekly podcast, the Open Source Creative Podcast. He's an administrator on the largest Blender user forum and a member of the Blender Certification Review Board.Currently based just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Jason spends the majority of his time drinking coffee and trying to be awesome. Every now and again, he succeeds at the latter.