Craig Caldwell, USTAR and Film and Media Arts Professor, is also co-founder of the Master's Degree in Games, Entertainment Arts & Engineering at the University of Utah (Ranked #3 by the Princeton Review).  His industry experience ranges from Creative Training Director at Electronic Arts Tiburon Studio to 3D Technology Specialist at Walt Disney Feature Animation (Mulan, Tarzan, Chicken Little, Bolt, Meet the Robinsons).

He was also Head of Australia's biggest film school at Griffith University and Chair of the Department of Audiovisual Arts at the University of Arizona. He is also the author of the 2nd edition (2025) of Story Structure and Development – A Guide for Animators, VFX Artists, Game Designers, and Interactive Developers, published by CRC/Routledge.