Ken Pimentel
Autodesk, Inc.

Director, Visual Communications Group, Autodesk. Ken Pimentel is responsible for overseeing product strategy for 3ds Max Design, Showcase, Project Newport and other solutions in Autodesk’s Media and Entertainment Division. Ken’s efforts are based on the theme, “every design has a story to tell,” and developing visualization solutions to support this. Previously, Ken led business development and partnering efforts for the division.

Prior to Autodesk, Ken worked at Engineering Animation Inc. In his role at EAI, Ken worked with major manufacturers to incorporate advanced visualization techniques to eliminate the need for physical prototypes in the design review process. Before EAI, Ken was part of the founding team of Sense8, the leading virtual reality company. Prior to EAI, Ken spent 10 years at Intel in various roles.

Ken holds a BS of Electrical and Computer Engineering degree from the University of California at Davis and is the coauthor of the book “Virtual Reality: Through the New Looking Glass”.