Yvonne Grzenkowicz

Work History

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  September 2015 - Present

  Founder | Executive Director

  Animation Nights New York

  Animation Nights New York (ANNY) is a curated monthly screening and networking event held in the Seaport District of NYC.
  
  The ANNY Best of Fest is a two day animation symposium held in the Seaport District of NYC featuring animation screenings, vr animation experiences, fine art installation, professional panels, and industry events.
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  March 2011 - Present

  Freelance Lead Animator / Director

  eyesnare inc

  Freelance 2d and 3d Animator / Interactive Designer / Previz / Film Editing utilizing Maya, 3d Studio Max, Motionbuilder, Cinema 4D, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Flash, AS2/AS3, Flipbook, Sketchbook Pro, Zbrush, Illustrator, and Photoshop
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  May 2015 - Present

  NY Correspondant

  Animation for Adults

  Covering events and interviews on animation in all it's forms within the Greater New York City Area
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  March 2014 - October 2016

  Animator / Instructor / Co-leader (Animation)

  The Animation Project, Inc.

  The Animation Project nurtures the social, emotional and cognitive growth of at-risk youth, using digital art technology as a therapeutic medium and a workforce development tool.
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  December 2015 - April 2016

  Co Producer

  Third Annual Out to See Festival

  Co-Producer for the South Street Seaport District Third Annual Out to See Festival (Jan-Apr), sponsored by Little Water Radio with generous support from the Howard Hughes Corporation.
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  March 2015 - June 2016

  Freelance Animation / Motion Graphics

  /WILDCHILD/ + bonch

  After Effects
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  March 2014 - December 2014

  Animator

  DreamWorksTV

  Animation, asset build, compositing for the animated children's comedy series "Public Pool" (Episodes 3 - 13) created by David Fremont and Jimbo Matison
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  June 2014 - January 2015

  Freelance Motion Graphics (Remote)

  811Media

  After Effects / Premiere Pro Motion Graphics for various fashion, beauty and lifestyle video series.
  Project: WetPaint
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  March 2014 - May 2014

  Robots and Cupcakes, LLC

  Animation for iOS apps and digital publishing
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  June 2012 - December 2013

  Napoleon Group

  3d Animation and Motion Capture integration for commercial spots (previz) utilizing Maya / Vicon Blade
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  April 2013 - August 2013

  Orbit360 New York, Inc.

  Flash / After Effects Asset Creation, Character Animation, and Premiere Pro / Adobe Encoder Video Compositing / Rendering for a Merchant Presentation Video / Explainer Video.
  Project: Merchant Video
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  June 2013 - July 2013

  Magnet Media

  After Effects/Illustrator rig build, scene design, asset build, character animation, and compositing for a promotional video spot.
  Project: Socialcast by vmware DWTW campaign
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  March 2013 - June 2013

  Edit One

  3d Animation and Motion Capture integration for commercial spots (previz) utilizing Maya / xsens MVN Studio
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  April 2013 - May 2013

  Dirt Empire

  Hand drawn digital animation
  Project: Portugal. The Man 2013 Evil Friends Tour (Live Visuals)
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  March 2013 - March 2013

  Freelance Animator

  HiFi 3D

  Maya 3d Creature Animation for Feature Film
  
  Project: "The Starving Games"
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  February 2013 - February 2013

  Freelance Animator

  thelab

  Maya 3d animation
  
  Project: LEGO
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  March 2011 - February 2013

  Creative Circle

  2d and 3d Animator / Interactive Designer utilizing Maya, 3d Studio Max, Motionbuilder, After Effects, Flash, AS2/AS3, Flipbook, Sketchbook Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop
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  September 2012 - October 2012

  Bajibot Media, Inc.

  Commercial Broadcast Spot
  3d animation utilizing 3d Studio Max and Biped
  
  Project: YMCA Commercial Broadcast Spot
  
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  Recommendation from Vincent Mei
  Founder, Bajibot Media, Inc.
  
  I had the pleasure to work on an intense project with Yvonne. Not only she quickly adapted to a 3D package that she wasn't familiar with, but applied her extraordinary character animation skills and gave lives to the characters in our project. Yvonne is a trooper, and a team player, we pulled off a great result within an impossible timeline. I look forward to the next time we collaborate.
  
  October 23, 2012
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  June 2012 - September 2012

  3d Animator

  321 Launch

  3d Animation and Mocap Cleanup for commercial spots and commercial previz utilizing Maya and Motion Builder.
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  February 2012 - June 2012

  Animator

  Callaway Digital Arts

  Animation, Rig Development, Prototype Development, and Prototype Testing for children's digital publishing (ipad/iphone/itouch devices).
  Project: Sesame Street's "The Great Cookie Thief . . . Starring Cookie Monster"
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  December 2011 - February 2012

  3d Animator

  321 Launch

  3d Animation and Mocap Cleanup for commercial spots utilizing Maya and Motion Builder.
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  December 2011 - December 2011

  Gotham Inc.

  Animation for social apps utilizing Flash
  
  Project: Denny's social app
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  October 2006 - March 2011

  Interactive Designer

  WebMD

  Development, design, animation, and presentation of interactive flash iDetails / flash banners.
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  2005 - 2007

  Flash Designer

  Creative Circle

  Flash timeline and AS animation for banner ads and interactive presentations.
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  February 2006 - October 2006

  Flash Designer

  Medsite

  Design, animation, and presentation of interactive flash iDetails / flash banners
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  2005 - 2006

  Flash Designer

  UGO Networks

  Design and animation of flash banners and interactive website games
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  2005 - 2006

  Flash Designer

  Deep Focus

  Design and animation of flash banners
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  2005 - 2006

  3d Artist (Project Hire)

  FCB Direct

  Product modeling and rendering in Maya