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Chris Vienneau is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry, specializing in developing tools and services for high-profile clients such as Disney, Electronic Arts, and Google. As the founder and CEO of ME-DMZ, Chris is dedicated to advocating for better standards, enhancing transparency, and creating innovative solutions within the media and entertainment sector.  Before establishing ME-DMZ, Chris served as Senior Director at Autodesk, where he managed market-leading tools like Maya, FBX, and Arnold, collectively generating over $100 million in annual revenue. He played a pivotal role in Autodesk's contributions to the Academy Software Foundation. Her drove adoption of Universal Scene Description (USD), and MaterialX, demonstrating his commitment to open-source initiatives and industry standards.

Chris has also been involved with MovieLabs as a Production Technology Specialist, contributing to the realization of the 2030 vision for production. He has contributed to the MovieLabs Ontology For Media Creation, MovieLabs Visual Language, and the 2030 Greenlight Sandbox.

Throughout his career, Chris has fostered innovation on several groundbreaking projects, including Bifrost, ShaderX, and Arnold GPU, and holds several patents. He has also overseen partnerships with companies like Apple, Adobe, and Nvidia.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Chris is an advocate for content creators, aiming to help them thrive in the evolving media landscape. In his leisure time, he enjoys the great outdoors, cheering for his favorite hockey team, Montreal Canadiens, and engaging in fantasy games online with friends.

As our Software Engineering Manager, Munj plays an integral role in aligning technical execution with client needs and organizational goals. He collaborates across engineering, product, and analytics to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with precision.

Munj’s work spans a wide range of responsibilities, including project management, scheduling, and scoping client deliverables. He works closely with stakeholders to translate requirements and personas into actionable engineering plans, often involving custom data collection, transformation pipelines, and data warehousing solutions. His contributions and collaborations help create the infrastructure needed to support scalable analytics and product development.

In addition to supporting software and algorithm enhancement, Munj is a key partner in product expansion and refinement initiatives—collaborating with team members to refine features, optimize performance, and ensure alignment with client expectations. He also participates in budget analysis and cost management for engineering projects, contributing to strategic decision-making and resource planning.Munj’s approach emphasizes communication, clarity, and a shared commitment to delivering impactful, data-driven solutions for our clients.

In his free time, Munj enjoys taking long walks while listening to audiobooks and narrations, watching old TV shows, and playing games.

Cosmin is our Data Scientist for ME-NEXUS. He brings together deep domain knowledge of the entertainment industry with advanced expertise in data science. With a keen focus on media workflows and data-driven storytelling, Cosmin leverages advanced analytics, automation, and scalable data solutions to support smarter decision-making across content operations and business strategy. His background in business intelligence and data engineering enables him to build robust pipelines and surface insights that drive both efficiency and creative innovation. Outside of work, Cosmin stays collaborative and competitive through volleyball, tennis, and co-op adventure games with friends.