Will Usher is a highly skilled Scientific Visualization Engineer at Luminary Cloud since August 2023, focusing on innovative approaches to scientific visualization and analysis for computer-aided engineering (CAE). Prior to this role, Will served as a Ray Tracing Software Engineer at Intel Corporation from May 2016 to August 2023, where responsibilities included leading the development of GPU rendering support for Intel Arc and Data Center GPUs and re-architecting an interactive CPU raytracer for improved GPU performance while ensuring consistent rendering results. Will holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from the University of Utah and a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from the University of California, Riverside.