Experience

Watt Studio

• Russian Federation
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Watt Studio is a game development and content creating in UE company with 40+ successfully finished projectsDrive 30+ employees in a game development companyDevelop the main vision and mission of the company CEOResponsible for business strategy, operational efficiency, financial organisation and partner relationshipsKey Responsibilities- Assisting CEO in fundraising ventures- Leading and motivating subordinates to advance employee engagement develop a high performing managerial team- Managing all aspects of risk, ensuring the business remains a sound financial institution- Managing branding, social media and public relations initiatives- Overseeing budgeting and forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analysesAchievements:- Gained grant for next game project for $1,3 bn- Reduced game project cost for 15%- Found the publisher for our first game- Got the most popular stand on WN Conference in July 2021- Boosted a team's talent in game by hiring 6 employees with relevant experience- Build a successful partnership with investor- Resolved 7 internal conflicts by mediation and making important decisions properly- Trained 2 hired top management personnel Show less

• Creative Producer

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Watt Studio is a game development and content creating in UE company with 40+ successfully finished projectsDevelop ideas, scripts, mise-en-scène and supervising production process of films and gamesResponsibilities:- Making mood boards, presentation and synopsis - Managing all aspects of a project from beginning to end, including scheduling shoots, hiring artists, and negotiating contracts- Managing budgets and staying within them by creating and updating production schedules, communicating with client, and supervising staff- Collaborating with writers, designers, mocap actors, and other creative professionals to produce result that meets client expectations- Creating a detailed outline of the script within the desired time frame, while staying within the budgetAchievements:- Successfully made the transition from Waterfall to Scrum- Successfully met all project deadlines for 5 years in a row- Team growth from 5 to 35 people- Built a pipeline that worked with a classic VFX software - Created a work system for managing projects, internal communication and dailies checking- Introduced a project performance management system for game pipeline that was considered 30% more efficient than the one already being followed- We were the first one in Russian film industry who implemented UE4 in preproduction Show less



HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

• Russian Federation
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• University Lecturer

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  As an invited lecturer I developed and gave a few lectures about soft skills for students who attended 3d animation and Virtual production Course in the Design School of HSE University. Themes: Team work Procrastination Professional burnout How to set short term and long term goals Nonviolent Communication Anxiety Private boundaries The knowledges from my lectures helped students to gather a team and finish their bachelor's projects and also to find support and peace in personal life. Show less



CGF Visual Effects Studio

• Russian Federation
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Effects Producer

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2018

  VFX-production full cycle studioProduced VFX for 8 ads, 5 movies, 2 animation and 4 documentariesKey Responsibilities- Making project budget and timing- Managing communicating with client and signing contracts- Arranging and attend senior VFX Supervisor reviews & Director reviews- Communication with office in LA- Managing freelancers and finding sufficient ways of cooperating- Strategic scheduling within VFXAchievements:- Efficient team production of 145 people in a project team- Successful work on ads projects with a deadline in 1 week and film production in 3 years- Introduced a unique project scope and objective definition project, decreasing misunderstandings among members Show less

• VFX Coordinator

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2015

  VFX-production full cycle studioDrove 38 employees in a vfх company from 5 departments.Produced vfx school with 50% of participants reaching the endKey Responsibilities:- Searching and interviewing of candidates- Making department scheduling -Supporting of HoD and Leads in daily tasks relating to rounds and dailies- Supporting artists in the balancing of workload and priority conflicts, either through reallocation of work or adjustment of delivery schedule- Arranging dailies, rounds, meetings, create playlists, take notes and follow up on notesAchievements:- As an HR hired 70+ people- Produced CG for 43 projects (blockbusters, animation, ads and documentaries)- Resolved numerous internal conflicts by mediation and making important decisions properly- Reined in a rollercoaster ride involving 5 simultaneous projects, and came out shining- Met an almost impossible deadline, by working through weekends for 3 month Show less