Jay Ignaszewski

Work History

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  Northeast Territory Manager

  AJA

  2009 - Present

  Regional manager for reseller's group in the Northeast Americas.
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  Professor

  School of Visual Arts

  2006 - January 2013

  Teaching Dynamic Media in the Computer Arts Department.

• Account Manager

  Asia Media Products

  January 2007 - January 2008

  Northeastern regional manager representing the product lines for AJA, Sorenson, Fibrenetix, Quantum and Content Agent. Channel manager for 48 resellers in the region. Active with After Effects and Final Cut Pro user groups in NY, Boston, CT and NJ.
  Duties involved training, demos and introduction of new products.
  Increased sales numbers from $4.7 million to $6.7 million with AJA alone.

• Field Application Specialist

  Media 100

  2005 - 2006

  Field Application Specialist hired to help initiate re-culture and repositioning of company, introducing the 844/X to the advertising industry in New York City.
  Responsible for opening and maintaining Media 100 offices in the Tribeca Film Center.
  Duties included presentations, demos and training with the system.
  Generated sales and marketing plans reflecting the sales of $2.8 million.

• Sales

  Reliacast

  2002 - 2002

• Exec Producer

  Synapix

  1997 - 2000

  A high technology start-up company, SynaPix designed and marketed a integration of 2D compositing and 3D animation features, introducing a completely new set of algorithms to derive camera path and scene reconstruction.
  Executive Producer/Director
  Recruited to assist in the company’s start-up and flagship product creation and to develop film production industry customer beta testing partners. Responsibilities included on-site customer consulting, project management and production of visual effects. Corporate spokesman and representative for media, p

• Exec Prod Post Production

  Mass Illusions Visual Effects

  1995 - 1997

  A high-end production and post-production facility (now part of Manex VFX) providing visual effects creation services for feature films.
  Responsibilities included the hiring and supervision of up to thirty 2D and 3D artists in the post-production of visual effects for the films "Shadow Conspiracy", "Eraser", and "Starship Troopers” including the supervision of tests produced in the successful bidding for the features "The Matrix" and "What Dreams May Come". Additionally responsible for new business development, bidding and pitch presentation and for the

• Exec Prod

  Mass.Illusion

  1995 - 1997

• Exec Producer

  Editel NY

  October 1994 - November 1995

  A high-end post-production facility, Editel specialized in the production and post-production of television commercials.
  Executive Producer
  Primary responsibility for leading Editel’s Graphics Division. Recruited and charged with improving the quality and quantity of new business in the post-production services. Systems utilized Discreet Logic Flame, Quantel Henry, Harry and Paint Box. 3D systems utilized SoftImage and Alias. Accomplishments include:
  • Revamped hourly operational mentality and market position to that of a total production solution provid

• Exec Producer

  Pacific Ocean Post

  March 1994 - October 1995

  A high-end production and post-production facility specializing in support for the television industry.
  Executive Producer
  Created, developed and launched company’s Digital Film Division, establishing the second such facility in the industry. Designed and managed the facility. Led all new business development, bidding, staffing and production of company projects. Accomplishments include:
  • Led and negotiated multi-million dollar purchase of Discreet Logic Flame and Kodak Cineon and film scanner and recorder.
  • Designed and supervised installation and st

• Post Production

  The Trumbull Company

  February 1993 - March 1994

  Company founded by three time Academy Award winner Doug Trumbull to develop and produce a series of special venue films for the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. First utilization of all new digital film technologies for post-production solutions in the film industry.
  Editor/Post-Production Supervisor
  Edited and supervised all post-production efforts for (Secrets of Luxor), the industry’s first all digital film project, budgeted at 51 million dollars. Responsibilities included direction of all editing, staffing, scheduling, and budgeting and post services for t
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  VFX Editor

  Dream Quest Images

  1992 - 1993

  VFX editor for Total Recall
  Editor for the commercial division cutting spots for VW, Budweiser, Chevy - winning Clio awards.

• Editor

  The Vagrant

  March 1991 - April 1992

  Feature Film Editor for Brooksfilm's production of The Vagrant starring Bill Paxton.

• Editor

  Twin Peaks

  1989 - 1989

  Emmy award winning co-editor for the pilot of Twin Peaks.

• Editor

  Amblin Entertainment

  1984 - 1985

  Staff editor cutting behind the scenes and making of's for Young Sherlock Holmes, Goonies.
  Directly responsible to Frank MArshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg.

  
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  VFX Editor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1981 - 1984

  Visual Effects Editor for Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek III, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

  

  

• Stage Manager

  The Right Stuff

  1981 - 1981

  Stage manager for visual effects company USFX.

• Manager/ Sound Mixer

  Saul Zaentz Production Company

  1977 - 1981

  Built, designed, mixed and managed Post Production facility for the Saul Zaentz Company.
  Designed and supervised state f the art post-production mixing faciltiy featuring Harrison digital cinema console.

• Studio Manager

  CineRents

  1977 - 1977

  Managed sound stages and production equipment rental facility.
  Certified Panavision and Tyler Mount rep.
  Taught industry certified camera assistant training program.