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The VFX solutions guy: a skeptical English teacher's chance encounter with digital graphics changed his life forever.(profile)

Asia Image,  June, 2007  by Chan, Danny

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It's funny how the career paths we take are often as much dictated by conscious thought as it is perchance, as well as a combination of both. In the case of Maurice Patel, head of product marketing for Autodesk's Media & Entertainment Division, the angels of fate probably had a bigger role to play.

Said Pater: "My background isn't in this industry at all. In fact, I did a degree in mining. After that I became a teacher training professionals how to communicate in English. It was in the early nineties that I became interested in computer graphics."

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