About Us

Owners: Aja & Mark Bogdanoff

The Eleven Second Club was founded to fill the void left by the 10 Second Club. Aja and Mark spend their free time improving the site to make it the best it can be.

Developed By: Mark Bogdanoff

Born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, Mark earned a dual degree in Linguistics and Classics from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Having worked with computers for two out of his three decades, Mark now works for TED.com as a workflow and video production engineer.

Administered By: Aja Bogdanoff

Aja first learned about computer animation while earning a Film degree at Cornell University, and spent the next several years freelancing as a Maya generalist before enrolling in the first class at AnimationMentor.com. After graduating from AM, Aja worked on a series of short films at PSYOP in New York City, then on Horton Hears a Who at Blue Sky Studios. She is currently freelancing at LAIKA/house in Portland, Oregon.

Graphic Design By: Lisa Ericson

Lisa graduated from Yale University with a degree in Art. When her ability to realistically paint her own portrait proved to be less helpful in the job market than she might have hoped, she returned to school to study Graphic Design at UC Berkeley. She now works as a freelance designer in Portland, Oregon.

Initial Design Work From: Michael Twentyman

Mike has a degree in Communications from Cornell University, and after years of wranglin' code in the wild west of world wide web startups, now works at TED.com. He just can't get enough Abali Mint Yogurt Soda.

Header and Logo By: Philip Sison, Art Department: AnimationMentor.com

With Help From: Eric Scheur

Eric graduated from SUNY Buffalo with a degree in English before moving out west to pursue a career in animation. Also in the first class at AnimationMentor.com, Eric is now freelancing as a character animator at studios in Portland, Oregon, including Bent Image Labs and LAIKA.

11 Second Club Headquarters: The Lucky Lab, NW Portland

Our home away from home.