Jon Snoddy

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Between March 1984 and March 1987, Snoddy served as the project director at Lucasfilm. "Disney teases ‘unprecedented’ ‘Star Wars’ park ride", cbr.com,. From 1987 to 1995, he was the director, Senior Concept Designer at Disney. "Disney Tech Executives Front and Center at CES", thewaltdisneycompany.com, January 13, 2016. Between 1987 and 1996, he served as the Senior Show Designer Walt Disney Imagineering. "Walt Disney Company And Silicon Graphics Team to create Virtual Reality Exhibit at Epcot Center", employees.org,. From March 1987 to December 1996, he served as the director, Senior Concept Designer Walt Disney Imagineering. "Disney and Intel Light Up the Skies at Disney Springs With Hundreds of Twinkling Choreographed Show Drones ", wdwnews.com,.

In 1996, Snoddy co-founded GameWorks alongside Steven Spielberg and Skip Paul.Diedtra Henderson, "Builders Dream Of Gameworks Spielberg Brainchild May Be Cloned In Chicago", articles.chicagotribune.com, March 7, 1997. From 1996 to 2001, Snoddy served as the chief creative officer at GameWorks.Diedtra Henderson, ", community.seattletimes.nwsource.com,. In 2002, Snoddy and Steven Spielberg co-founded MyTelescope.com; an internet astronomy startup.K.C. Jones, "Hot For The Holidays: 3-D Avatars, Gardening Gadgets", informationweek.com, November 24, 2008. From January 2003 until February 2007, he was the CCO/CTO TimePlay Entertainment.Rafat Ali, target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> "Audio: The Future of Mobile Entertainment", gigaom.com, November 11, 2004. Between October 2009 and April 2014 he was the Vice President of R&D at Walt Disney Imagineering.David Brond, "The Science of Magic: Rensselaer and Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc. Advance the Frontiers of Cognitive Computing", news.rpi.edu, March 19, 2015.

In 2007, Snoddy co-founded Big Stage Entertainment alongside Jonathan I. Strietzel and Jon Kraft.JAN NORMAN, "Relationships, technology build a company", ocregister.com, August 21, 2013. He also served as the CTO of the company from January 2007 to July 2009. "Big Stage Entertainment Makes You a Star in the Digital Universe with Debut of BigStage.com", businesswire.com, In May 2015, Snoddy became the Advanced Development Studio Executive SVP at Walt Disney Imagineering.Matt Weinberger, "Why Disney CEO Bob Iger told his top 400 executives to 'have a love affair with technology", businessinsider.com, January 8, 2016Seb Joseph, "Disney details how VR, AIs, robotics will shape its stories of the future", thedrum.com, January 7, 2016David Maxwell Braun, "Elephants Are Social, Like Humans, and Should Be Treated That Way, Expert Urges", voices.nationalgeographic.com, July 26, 2016