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Lviv, Ua

Lviv, Ua

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

Producing CG-heavy visual effects for film productions including a Netflix project. Producing CG for game videos and cinematic-like projects. Producing VFX and motion design, managing the entire post-production for ad projects catering to international clients. Actively contributing to the development and optimisation of the studio pipeline. Participating in the application process for TPN certification. Contributing to internal studio processes optimisation. - Built efficient teams for different types of projects from scratch- Managed a complex half-year project with a team of 35 people ensuring successful completion - Navigated high-risk projects to profitability employing effective resource management. - Set up a process for production pipeline improvement resulting in increased efficiency, and reduced costs.- Implemented sessions like retrospectives, reviews, daily stand-ups, one on ones.

Kyiv, Ukraine

London, Uk Remotely From Kiev, Ukraine

Responsible for managing all aspects of the visual effects production for British TV series. Bidding, budgeting, scheduling and planning in collaboration with VFX Supervisor and senior staff. Ensuring deliveries on time and on budget, fitting into international production and release schedules. Liaising with different parties and departments involved in production. Hiring, onboarding and managing international team. Running all company and project databases, documentation and reporting, internal and external. Establishing workflow through a project management system, streamlining processes and procedures per project requirements and for the company overall. Establishing and conducting secure data flow between parties.- Delivered work for 8 British projects including prime time TV series, FX heavy and full CG scenes.- Won 80% of the projects bid for.- Successfully found, screened, interviewed, tested and hired 18 new staff members.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Initiating partnerships and collaborations with production and post-production companies in Almaty.Budgeting and scheduling for film and adverisement projects.

Kiev, Ukraine

Responsible for performance management and performance improvement of employees, creating quality hiring process. Building an optimized company structure in accordance to the development strategy. Initiating and developing professional client relationships locally and overseas. Overseeing the finance and cash flow of the company, optimizing company’s budget to reduce costs and rates. - Increased overall staff productivity by 30%- Reduced costs by 40% and reduced hourly rates by 50% - 90% of the clients from past two years returned with more business. Increased client database by 30%- Implemented quarterly strategic planning and review

Kiev, Ukraine

Responsible for business and administrative side of the projects. Scheduling and budgeting visual effects from early pre-production till final release, and delivering them accordingly. Collaborating with Film and TV Producers, Directors and VFX Supervisors and supervising artistic and technical quality of VFX execution. Leading the team of artists and hiring support staff. Producing motion design ads and broadcast designs.- Produced up to 2000 VFX shots (up to 30 projects) for 5 feature films, 4 shorts, 10 TV series, ads, TV designs- Acted as an outsource support vendor for 6 VFX studios in USA, UK, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine- Tripled the amount of useful interactions with clients. Achieved greater value and increased satisfaction for clients- Achieved over 90% accuracy in project estimations thus greatly increased delivery on time and on budget- Developed professional relationships with employees by feedback, individual meetings, and overall assistance

Kiev,Ukraine

Producing visual effects projects for clients from USA, Russia, Ukraine. Partnering with support vendors, and individual artists.- Produced up to 200 VFX shots for 4 feature films, 1 short, 1 TV series, 1 music video- Hired and managed support staff of up to 10 artists

Ternopil, Kiev, Ukraine

Producing various multimedia content. Producing visual effects for short films and volunteer projects.- Managed a team of 6 remote artists- Producing video shoots, 3D visualizations, animated flash, motion graphics, corporate videos, ads, VFX- Created VFX for UK TV series within fxphd.com volunteer initiative- VFX for 1 feature film (outsource from Indonesia), 2 short films (USA, volunteer projects), 1 TV series (Russia)

Ternopil

Managing a branch of the world’s largest youth-run leadership organization with 30 members, 20 incoming and outgoing internships, 10 projects and conferences. Golden Excellence Award for the highest achievements in AIESEC Ukraine.

Ternopil, Ukraine

Launching national recruitment campaign according to global brand guidelines in 17 cities in Ukraine. Personal Excellence Award for contribution in marketing on local and national levels.

Ternopil, Ukraine

Developing ideas and creating TV ads and broadcast designs. Servicing clients through the whole process of production. Organizing video shoots and editing for special occasions.- Developed ideas and created 7 local TV ads, broadcast design for 2 local channels, up to 10 video edits- Organized 3 video shoots and serviced them from initial client contact till final delivery

Project Management In It, Awarded As Junior Project Manager

Visual Effects, Production And Post-Production

Official student for 16 terms with over 60 in-depth courses in VFX, production, supervision, compositing and management.

Practical Course Of Paintings And Graphic Art.

Over four months of art theory and intensive practical classes. Creating around 20 artworks with a range of techniques including oil.

Master'S Degree, Management Of Foreign Economic Activity