USV Faculty

Bhanu Viswanadha, PMP,PMI-ACP, CSM, SASM, SA, POPM, SDP, DASM, DASSM, TOGAF, KMP1, CSaSP, CCSK is currently working as IT Architect at NetApp. Previous positions include Program Manager at a major retail and healthcare company and Technical Leader at APL Ltd.

Christian (Chris) is the founder of Heroic Arcade, a studio specializing in virtual and augmented reality experiences, which in 2015 won the Best in Show award at the Google Tango Competition.

Deep Shikha Shrivastava brings over two decades of teaching experience to USV.

Dr. Daniel E. Lockhart is an adjunct instructor at the University of Silicon Valley.  He holds a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky specializing in Strategic Management and Marketing.  He also earned a Master of Business Administration from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and an undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, and Accounting from Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.  Dr. Lockhart has held several teaching, research, and administration positions.  He is currently the Master of Business Administration Director at Midway University.  Dr. Lockhart was an Assistant Dean at Zayed University Dubai of the United Arab Emirates for eight years. 

Evan Skolnick has over 25 years of combined story and game development experience at world-class entertainment companies such as Marvel, Activision and Lucasfilm.

Irv Kalb has been teaching software development and computer-based training since 2010.

Isabell Fearnsby, professional oil painter and teacher, is known for her creative vision and love of collaboration.

An organized professional with more than 6 years of teaching experience with an ability to improve student’s critical thinking and problem solving skills, Jayeeta Sinha can explain complicated Mathematical concepts in an easily understandable manner.

Established business, management, leadership, and innovation professor with four decades of industry and academic experience. Integrating real-world experiences into the classroom using industry-relevant business model frameworks to create adaptive insights that align strategies for growth and profitability and encourage sustainability, innovation, and corporate social responsibility.

With over two decades of professional experience as an award-winning composer of electronic and film music, sound synthesist, sound designer & audio engineer, Julius Dobos is internationally known for his work in major motion pictures and television shows (such as You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Zookeeper, Mall Cop, DragonBall Z), in new media, advertising and sound installations.

Kay was born in San Francisco, California, but has made Kentucky her home for over thirty years.  She landed in Kentucky after traveling and living in several states and a few countries as her father was a seasoned Army veteran.  Kay lives in the beautiful horse country of Kentucky on the outskirts of Lexington, Kentucky where she raised her son.

Leann Hill is a concept artist and illustrator working out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Professor Hill received her BFA degree from San Jose State University and specializes in Visual Development, Concept Art, Illustration, and Storyboarding.

Nick Fortino is a psychology professor, researcher, and theorist who believes in the power of learning psychology for individual and social evolution.

Philip Campbell has been designing interactive entertainment for over 30 years – as an architect, writer, game creator and designer.

In her doctoral program, Preeti Mohindru solved a famous mathematical problem which had gone unsolved for twenty years. As an instructor, her aim is to develop students’ problem solving skills, to ensure that they understand relevant concepts and to encourage them to communicate mathematical results and ideas clearly.

Reid Winfrey approaches realism in terms of the challenge of creating images that have “painterliness,” or the sensuality of paint and color and obvious hand of the painter.

Professor Richard Chuang serves as Chief Executive Officer of PIC2. Mr. Chuang is a Co-Founder of Pacific Digital Image (PDI) Dreamworks Animation Studios.

Rosie Katz comes to USV bringing eleven years of experience working in the Game industry.

Dr. Seth J. Gillespie is a popular educator, speaker, lecturer and subject matter expert in a variety of fields with over 20 years of real-world experience.

Tania Peitzker is a globally active technologist: innovating, writing and teaching at corporate events, educational conferences and governmental policy thinktank.

Van Phan’s interests in teaching comes from his love for storytelling, animation, and learning. His multidisciplinary background and breadth of experiences have given him a unique perspective and teaching pedagogy.