Creative Team

Blockchain Strategist / Developer

Alex Haduch

Alex Haduch is an artist turned techie, studying Animation and Interactive Media at the University of Maryland before migrating over to managing the infrastructure and inner pipeline workings of MOONDOG Animation Studio. He has written interactive software in use at popular tourist destinations including Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, Missouri’s St. Louis Aquarium, and South Carolina’s Patriots Point Museum. As web3 continues to develop, Alex is MOONDOG’s key partner in exploring the exciting possibilities of blockchain technology.

Creative & Business Development

Benjamin Davis

Ben Davis is the CEO and co-founder of MOONDOG Animation Studio. As a Creative Trailblazer, he has 20 years of experience in applying high-level technology to his love for art and animation.
After studying Fine Arts in the US and in France, Ben spent 10 years working in various animation studios, and has directed many aspects of the 3D animation pipeline, including modeling, afterboards, rigging, lighting, rendering, compositings and pipeline scripting.
He has since become an expert in developing creative concepts while leveraging ever-evolving technology in the fields of animation and interactive experiences in large-scale location based entertainment venues using technologies such as AR, VR, projection mapping, human input interaction, and more.
With the recent advent of web3, these areas of interest naturally translate to developing new ideas in the Metaverse and leveraging blockchains and NFTs for immersive storytelling and exciting experiences.
Ben has worked with exciting brands including Kennedy Space Center, Chanel, Estée Lauder, Michelin, Sandow, Nesquik, Nickelodeon, and many more.

Production Coordinator

Diana Engels

Diana Engels is the Production Coordinator for MOONDOG Animation Studio. She has a background in Early Childhood Education, but instead decided to apply those skills to managing artists for the past seven years. Following her transition from education to animation, she was able to join the team of the Netflix animated feature film Next Gen while in Los Angeles. Diana continues to help make MOONDOG’S vision come to life with project management, development, and artist management.

Line Producer

Jessica Corn

Jessica is a line producer with four years of experience in the animation industry and ten years of experience in theater production. Her skills include schedule maintenance, budget tracking, and artist oversight. She has worked on many notable projects including exhibit renovations at Kennedy Space Center for the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary, interactive exhibits at St. Louis Aquarium, and is currently line producer for the television series Weird Waters (Discovery+).

Creative Director / Animation

Jean-Marc (JM) Khayat

Jean-Marc Khayat is the co-founder, Creative Director and Head of Production of MOONDOG Animation Studio. Using his artistic background, he has successfully overseen hundreds of hours of animated television and is constantly sought after for his impeccable ability to build animation departments from the ground up. Among his many accomplishments, Jean-Marc has worked on titles such as Pets United (Netflix), Weird Waters (Discovery+), Garage Club (Nickelodeon), Elasto Culbuto (France TV), Garfield (France 3/ Boomerang), and La Terre vue d’Alban (Canal+).

Senior Producer / Immersive Experiences

Justin Jones

Justin is the Senior Producer of experiential projects for MOONDOG Animation Studio. He brings a range of experience from feature film visual effects and designing stereoscopic 3D movies, to creative direction and project management of media-based attractions and interactive digital exhibits for museums and aquariums.

More recently, his focus centers around producing interactive digital experiences and visual content for NFT and metaverse projects, aligning his passion for blending art and creativity with technology within new and exciting mediums.

Website Design, Development & Management

Sam K

SAM K has been developing diverse and captivating web pages for many clients for more than fifteen years. He has been awarded the developer award corporations have sought three times and his work. The site is designed with a simple and sophisticated design, and he has chosen to hide the website’s main content for speedy loading and mobile-friendly. Each of his sites is fully interactive, and users can alter their experience, such as choosing scripts to appear or not after each restart of the site. His designs also work with secure encryption applications, and he has contracts with a variety of government agencies.