Doug Hogan is a Creative Technologist at Groove Jones with 18 years of experience working in the feature film, advertising, and theme park industries. Known for bridging creativity and technology, he specializes in VFX Compositing, AI/ML, GenAI, and secure Agentic LLMs.

He has led compositing pipelines for major studios, contributed to films like The Book of Life, SCOOB, and most recently Thelma the Unicorn. He has also taught VFX techniques at major institutions like Texas A&M and fxphd. He holds a BFA in Visual Effects and Film & Television from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Outside of work, Doug is an online community organizer of the VFX community, an avid rock climber, and a long-distance runner.