Our People
William Gadea
Will was born in Peru and brought up in Australia and the Dominican Republic before coming to the US to study film at New York University. He has been working in the animation field since 1999 as an animator, editor, compositor, director and producer. Before starting this company in 2006, he worked for studios such as Animation Collective, Funny Garbage, and MTV Animation. This experience has given him a broad overview of the animation pipeline in many different techniques. Formerly a published, produced and award-winning playwright, he has an unusual combination of verbal and visual story-telling skills. Apart from being an animation aficionado, he is also a passionate foodie.
Robert Kopecky
Originally from San Diego, California, Robert began as a street artist en route to The Art Center College of Design. While still at school, he was working at legendary commercial house Duck Soup, having a hand in designing classic spots for clients like Kelloggs and Heublein. After years as a successful Big Apple illustrator, with work appearing regularly in publications like The New York Times, Playboy, and Sports Illustrated, he returned to animation as an Emmy-nominated designer for Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and Codename: Kids Next Door, and as the Art Director of the Emmy-award winning PBS Kids pre-school show, Word World. He’s also a classic animation and movie buff, and can make a pretty mean tamale. You can see his work at www.kopeckydesign.com.
Daniel Englander
Dan was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Northern Virginia, before attending college at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he studied history and music. During this time, Dan was hip-hop director at KZSC, the funkiest radio station in the woods, which broadcasted his Danger Zone hip-hop block. At DXAgency, a digital marketing agency, Dan coordinated accounts for clients such as Monster Cable, Marc Ecko, Toshiba Innovation, Big Ten Network, and National Geographic. In his spare time, Dan enjoys playing guitar and serving as the self-appointed food and beverage ambassador to Astoria, Queens.