Andy Konieczny

Current

Lead Animator at Day 1 Studios

Past

Lead Animator at Electronic Arts
Animator at Midway Games

Education

Purdue University

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Games

Andy Konieczny’s Summary

Highly motivated lead animator with strong interest in gameplay design and providing creative solutions to technical problems on a next-generation game team. Robust background in fighting games, shooters, sports games, and other animation-intensive games.

Shipped Games:

Fracture (XBOX 360, PlayStation 3)
Lead Animator / Technical Artist

Def Jam: Icon (XBOX 360, PlayStation 3)
Lead Animator

Fight Night Round 3 (XBOX 360, XBOX, PlayStation 2)
Senior Motion Capture Animator

Fight Night Round 2 (XBOX, PlayStation 2, GameCube)
Senior Motion Capture Animator

PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (XBOX, PlayStation 2)
Senior Motion Capture Animator

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (XBOX, PlayStation 2)
Lighting and Rendering Artist

NBA Ballers (XBOX, PlayStation 2)
Motion Capture Animator

NFL Blitz 20-02 (XBOX, PlayStation 2, GameCube)
Stadium / Character / Object Artist

C.A.R.T. Fury Racing (PlayStation 2)
Level / Object Artist

Andy Konieczny’s Specialties:

 Gameplay animation implementation
 Pipeline and tools development
 Motion capture visual and technical direction
 Animation asset creation
 Character rigging and skinning
 Managed and trained a team of animators

Andy Konieczny’s Experience

Lead Animator

Day 1 Studios

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Lead Animator

Electronic Arts

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

October 2004 — November 2007 (3 years 2 months)
Animator

Midway Games

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; MWY; Computer Games industry)

November 2000 — October 2004 (4 years)