Richard Chuang left PDI/DreamWorks at the beginning of 2008 to start a new company and is currently the CEO of PIC2. After spending 27 years helping to build PDI he is now taking a fresh look at how to capture the creativity of the next generation of talent in the new world of digital content creation and multi-channel deliveries. Mr. Chuang pioneered PDI’s powerful proprietary animation system, which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized with a Technical Achievement Award in 1997. This animation system has been used on countless commercials, live-action features and throughout PDI/DreamWorks’ feature films including: Antz, the Academy Award?-winning Shrek, and Shrek 2 for which Mr. Chuang served as Vice President of Special Projects. He also led the team that created digital superheroes in the Warner Bros. blockbuster Batman and Robin. These digital heroes were a follow-up to his earlier pioneering digital character work in Batman Forever. He has 16 live action film credits as visual effects supervisor through 2002. In his last five years serving as the executive responsible for developing CG projects with other animation studios, Richard planned and guided the CG production for Father of the Pride, DreamWorks’ first all computer animated primetime TV show. Additionally, he was instrumental in developing the plan for DWA’s venture into India in cooperation with Technicolor. Before leaving PDI, Richard also developed a new process for scheduling and managing resources for all of production at DWA.

“One of the fundamental philosophies that provided a foundation for PDI was its focus on education. The future of the industry rests on the shoulders of the next person who walks in the door, so we stressed the need to embrace and develop new talent. Cogswell's vision shares many of the same values. Besides, we are in the same city.”