About Me...

Claudio Fayngolz is an accomplished multimedia producer with experience in video production (camera & editing), motion graphics & eLearning production.
Trained as a still photographer, Claudio was a successful fashion and advertising photographer in his native Argentina. He soon branched out into corporate video work and today he builds upon these foundations as an expert in digital imaging, video editing and multimedia technologies.

Since 1996 Claudio has focused his work within the medical and financial industries, independent documentary production, broadcast TV and interactive educational/training programs. In the medical industry his work includes projects for some of the top pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Knoll Pharmaceutical, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Janssen, Olympus America, Bayer, Novartis, Gilead, Genzyme, AstraZeneca, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Daichi, Alexion and many others. In the financial industry he has produced video projects for KPMG, Bloomberg, Chase Bank, and AIG International Services, helping them successfully incorporate digital media in their sales efforts by producing several interactive programs and web sites for these clients. Additional corporate work includes interactive and promotional projects for Pepsico and IBM.

In the television broadcast industry Claudio has edited full-length TV programs, program openings, and promotional pieces for Nickelodeon and The Food Network, and TV commercial ad spots for agencies Ogilvy & Mather and Young & Rubicam. He also shot and edited a series of short videos on women’s sports and fitness for Cablevision New Media, for broadcast over the Internet.

Early in his video career Claudio worked on two ground-breaking interactive television market trials. He created graphics and animation for AT&T’s interactive television trial in 1992-3, and from 1994-96 Claudio was the Director of Multimedia Services at CUC International, where he built up the in-house digital studio responsible for producing e-commerce applications for CUC’s presence on the Time Warner Full Service Network. Additionally, Claudio created several other e-commerce products for CUC’s presence on America Online and the World Wide Web.

Claudio’s digital post-production and programming abilities include video camera, editing, high-end 3-D computer animation and broadcast graphics, and a wide range of eLearning applications for programming and delivering online training. He is fascinated by the convergence of traditional with new media, and looks forward to working on an increasing number of interactive projects that can combine all of his talents in new and challenging directions.

Objective

Expertise in innovative content creation, and creative solutions in a multitude of business environments and platforms.
Proven track record & extensive experience in all aspects of digital media production and content development / management in the global market. Strong focus on healthcare, financial & educational sectors.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Experience

VP of Multimedia and Interactive Production (consultant)
HealthCare Innovations, Philadelphia, PA
2009 to present

• Virtual Hospital & Virtual Cancer Center (client: EISAI). Produced state-of the-art virtual tour of a general hospital and a cancer center. Program provided comprehensive background information for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps to broaden their knowledge and expertise of different hospital departments and staff duties.
• New drug (Zometa) training launch application on Multiple Myeloma for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps (client: Novartis)

Creative Director/Interactive Producer (consultant)
Kanter HealthScience New York City, NY 2003 to present

• Produced, shoot and programming for Alexion’s PNH interactive learning tool, travelled to UK and Chicago as part of the production
• Produced, shoot and edited highlights for Bayer’s 2012 World Hemofilia Congress in Paris, France
• Created, produced and implemented an application (Overnight CD) to allow the captured video of symposium & synchronized PowerPoint slides to be delivered overnight in quantities of up to 2000 CD’s.
• Producer 40+ Continued Medical Education (CME) programs.
• Know Your Diabetes Project -Creative Director/Producer Comprehensive information & management guide for recently diagnosed Diabetic patients. (Bayer)
• Creative Director/Producer/Animator –MOAs (mechanism of action) for pharmaceutical’s promotional & educational purposes. IE: Mirena IUD inserter (Bayer), Nebivolol (Forrest), Atripla (BMS-Gilead)

Owner / Creative Director of Interactive & Video Production Company
Medialuna Productions New York City, NY
1995 to present

• Editorial and Post-Production services for Documentary, Corporate and Educational videos.
• Offline editor for Academy nominated documentary “Daughter of the Bride”
• Editor Health Care videos for promotional and educational programs
• Cablevision’s “Women Sports Network” – Producer for broadband website
• Creative director/producer for AOL’s Shoppers Advantage, Travel Advantage and Auto Advantage
• Director of photography & editor for documentary shorts on social, public and mental health issues focusing on inner city communities.
• Promo editor Food Network’s “Cooking Across America”

Director of Multimedia Development
CUC International Stamford, CT
1993 to 1995

• In charge of building in-house digital studio for this FORTUNE 500 company for the creation and distribution of video and still photography assets for the company ongoing interactive TV partnership with Time Warner.
• In charge of purchasing hardware & software,
• Hiring of staff department and outside contractors.
• Established quality standards
• Worked in conjunction with company programmers in creation of in-house asset delivery system.
• Produced interactive presentations for stockholders, investors and Wall Street analysts.

Graphic Designer
AT&T New York, NY
1991-1993

• Online visuals for the AT&T’s first experimental interactive TV test program.
• Worked in conjunction with talented team of senior graphic designers, programmers, and producers in the creation original content for interactive shopping channel.

Professional Studio Photographer
Owner Buenos Aires, Argentina / Jerusalem, Israel / New York, NY
1982-1991

• Specialized in photography for cosmetic companies, fashion catalogs, magazine covers, musician albums and press releases.
• Early adapter of desktop publishing tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress.