Dan Forgione F/T or 1099

New York, New York
Animation Director at Flickerlab

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Summary

I am a hard working animator, passionate about the craft and an excellent team player.

Education

Bachelors Degree in at School of Visual Arts

Still Attending in at iTutor - 1-on-1 Mentoring program run by Pixar animator Stephen Gregory

Experience

Animation Director at Flickerlab

Feb 2009 - Present
Job Duties: Animation (Character) - Advanced, Manage / Train Staff - Advanced, Schedule Creation / Pipeline Mgmt - Advanced, Animation (Traditional) - Advanced, Staffing / Recruiting - Intermediate Software: Flash - Advanced, Toon Boom Studio - Advanced, Adobe After Effects - Intermediate Summary:

Lead Animator at Dancing Diablo

May 2008 - Present
Job Duties: Animation (Character) Animation (Traditional) Software: , Adobe After Effects, MAYA, Flash, Adobe Creative Suite Summary:Animating a number of PBS short, and a variety of commercials.

Lead Animator/ Producer at IBC Digital

Feb 2008 - Mar 2008
Job Duties: Software: , Adobe After Effects, Flash Summary:Produced and led animation for a 2 minute narrative incorporating Flash animated characters in live action footage.

Lead Animator at Dancing Diablo

Feb 2008 - Mar 2008
Job Duties: Software: , Flash Summary:Flash animation for :15 sec TV spot promoting the Bronx Zoo.

Lead Animator/ Producer at IBC Digital

Jan 2008 - Mar 2008
Job Duties: Animation (Character) Manage / Train Staff Schedule Creation / Pipeline Mgmt Staffing / Recruiting Software: , Adobe After Effects, Flash Summary:Produced and led animation on a 60 second Music Video promotion for Huggies Clean Team products. The spots can be seen at http://www.huggiescleanteam.com

Digital Animator at Curious Pictures

Aug 2007 - Jan 2008
Job Duties: Lighting Compositing Animation (Character) Image Processing Software: , Adobe After Effects, MAYA, Flash Summary:Worked in Flash and After Effects on lip-syncing, animation, and compositing, as well as doing some 3D character animation on a few episodes.

Lead Animator at Dancing Diablo

Apr 2007 - Aug 2007
Job Duties: Software: , Flash Summary:Flash animation for :15 sec TV spots promoting the Bronx Zoo

Software and Technologies

Flash (Advanced), Toon Boom Studio (Advanced), Adobe After Effects (Intermediate), MAYA, Adobe Creative Suite