Jason van Gumster is a co-owner and "Production Monkey" for Hand Turkey Studios, a small animation, illustration, and print design company based in Richmond, Virginia. They produce commercial animation for local clients and offer hands-on Blender training. A Blender user since 1998, Jason has given demonstrations and workshops on Blender in Virginia and North Carolina, as well as at the 2003 and 2006 SIGGRAPH conferences. He has been featured on blendernation.org for his work, his participation in the Red Hat High youth technology camp, and his role as the Blender.org gallery maintainer. Deploy your questions via carrier pigeon to jason@handturkeystudios.com