Dan (he/him) is a Los Angeles based media producer with numerous years of experience developing and creating animation and video content. He’s passionate about telling fun, engaging stories, leading creative teams, and collaborating with fellow storytellers, artists, animators, and filmmakers.

 

A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, Dan holds a BFA in Animation and received the school’s Award for Excellence in Animation during both his sophomore and junior years.

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Dan began his career as a motion graphics animator, contributing to a wide range of animated and live-action video projects. His love of filmmaking also led him to work as a production assistant on several independent film sets. He developed a strong foundation in pre-production and post-production, including story development, project management, editing, and compositing. He most notably worked at Cloudco Entertainment, where he developed and produced original animated content for the beloved Care Bears brand.

 

Most recently, Dan worked as a Media Producer for Kooth Digital Health, managing the execution of creative content for Soluna, a wellbeing app for teens and young adults.

 

He currently works as a freelance video editor and animator.

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Fun facts about Dan:

• amateur juggler

• caretaker of numerous houseplants

• gluten allergy (sadly)

• horror film viewer​

• intermediate level sewer​

• Scooby Doo enthusiast

• VHS collector

• vintage furniture consumer

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