Jeff Kliment’s professional career began at Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, where he helped establish and maintain the studio’s reputation as a world-class post-production house. Engineering credits include major releases with recording artists such as Jefferson Starship and Rob Wasserman, and motion pictures by Chris Columbus, Francis Coppola, and Philip Kaufman, among many others. After a fifteen year stretch at Russian Hill he moved to LucasArts, where he managed the Sound Department and created soundtracks for classic video games such as Grim Fandango and Star Wars: Episode I Racer. Jeff’s academic career began in 2005 at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he served for two years as Director of Instructional Resources and Media Services. During this time he also taught audio production classes at City College of San Francisco. Prior to joining DePaul, Jeff served as a faculty member in the Recording Arts Department at Flashpoint Chicago.