Jim Hejl
Director, Rendering Technology
Electronic Arts, Games Label

I am married (Laura) and have a dog (Taylor). We live in several places: Orlando, FL, Vancouver, BC, and Austin, TX. Vancouver is the new one.

Outside of work, I am a photographer, a bit of an inventor, a skier a video editor, and a private pilot in training. At work, I spend the majority of my day making visuals look good (shader writing) and making them run fast (gpu optimization). I'm currently working on several franchises in the game label: Godfather, Skate, and Need for Speed. I also do a fair amount of recruiting for EA; recent visits included GA Tech, Michigan, University of Texas, Brown, and MIT.

I have two brothers: Chris and Matt, and a famous sister, Marie (buy her book!).

My parents both work in real estate, and are great people.

I can be reached through my Sony Entertainment address: jhejl@ps3.scedev.net