Robert Cheng

Robert Cheng is an accomplished Principal Technical Artist at Crystal Dynamics, where work began in January 2017 and included roles as a Senior Technical Artist. Prior experience includes a Senior Technical Artist position at Disney Interactive, contributing to character rigging and pipeline tools for the Star Wars Commander game. Robert Cheng's earlier tenure at Crystal Dynamics involved creating shaders for environments, characters, and FX, while also supporting environment art pipelines and optimizing for Xbox One. A graphic designer from January 2002 to August 2006, Robert Cheng also served as a Software Engineer and Graphic Designer at Numerical Technologies, Inc., where graphical user interfaces for Unix and Windows NT were developed. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Integrated Media Systems from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.