Ruel is a Creative Director with over 20 years of experience within Visual Effects and Animation. He now pools his focus to help shape and elevate the advertising industry. As an artist he has contributed on notable projects such as: Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Jungle Book, DareDevil TV Show and, Gears of War 4. As a VFX Supervisor, brands include: Disney, Nike, Apple, Oakley, Best Buy, Whoop, Honda, Toyota and Time Magazine. As a Creative Director under the Publicis Groupe, notable agency collaborations include: Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Digitas, BBH, & PXP.In various roles as an Artist, Supervisor, and Director; he has accumulated a wealth of experience in: Story development - Guiding creative from concept to delivery - Leadership,  Team building - Client relations and solving complex problems.Ruel joins Stockyard VFX as an Executive Creative Director to help guide the company’s brand and vision from both a creative and operations standpoint. “The symbiotic alignment of People, Process and Product is vital to the success of every creative company. It’s my philosophy and north star when collaborating with a team or brand”.