Manuel Rodriguez
CEO – Partner
One word to describe Manuel would be energetic. He enjoys family time, tennis, and chess but don’t confuse that with boring, he can also heat up a dance floor to rich Latin beats.
Alex Weisz
President – Partner
Alex is all about family! He enjoys good music, great wine, and tennis is his middle name. If you ever ask him what drives him, he’ll say that being surrounded by Unikron’s young talented team is the most stimulating way to enjoy work at its fullest, and a fun way to stay at the top of his game.
Sergio Lasky
CFO – Partner
Sergio is all about Yoga! No matter the day or time, for him the yoga mat is just a second away. Sergio is driven by his keen attention to detail which ensures high standards of quality for all of Unikron’s clients and projects.
Sergio was published in a special commemorative edition of the Globe and Mail about the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico and Canada. Sergio was recognized by Latinos Magazine as one of the Top 10 Most Successful Mexicans in Canada. March 25,2014.
John Balabik
Executive Producer
John is also an actor and graduate of The Second City. He’s recognized occasionally as “that guy in that tv commercial… for that thing!” His claim to fame is playing the role of Charmin Bear in a US Super Bowl commercial, voted “The Worst Super Bowl Commercial of All Time!”
Kennedy Zielke
Film – Post Production
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Monica Candelaria
Accounts & Project Manager
Monica is all about becoming a polymath and experiencing new challenges. She can be found salsa dancing, inventing new recipes, scuba diving, or taking all the gym classes she can find. Her definition of downtime consists of cuddling up with a business book and her Cocker Spaniel named Luna.
Andrew U
Developer
Andrew’s interests lie in new, crazy, and fun ideas, he’ll spend lots of time on Kickstarter looking for awesome projects to get behind while scheming up his own start-up ideas. He also enjoys traveling around the globe any chance he gets and experiencing different cultures, exploring countries, taking awesome photographs.
Genaro Vasquez
Audio Engineering
Ten years ago came to Canada to expand his horizons, and as a newcomer began immediately to immerse on the audiovisual media, working as Production Manager at a radio station. When that project ended, Genaro started to collaborate on various projects in the audiovisual media that brought him to collaborate with Unikron.
Liza Gutfrajnd
Sales & Marketing
Liza’s ability and passion to connect with people has been instrumental in developing business relationships for Unikron. Liza is all about people. In addition to spending time with her kids and husband she enjoys being around her friends and she will talk to anyone that crosses her path. She also enjoys cooking, exercising and traveling.
Efim Bulshtein
Film – Cameraman
China, Brazil and Argentina! As an avid traveller, Efim loves to explore the globe with his family. When he is not on a journey, he spends his time fishing, weight lifting or boxing. But don’t take him for a tough guy, he’s got a soft spot for animals and is proud dog and cat owner.
Diane Amato
Writer
Writing fiction, essays and poetry on the side, she also knows how to tell a story and connect with a reader on an emotional level. She can make you laugh, cry, or make you want to buy a vacuum cleaner or sofa bed.
Tamara Shelley
Casting Director
Tamara understands that your network is everything when it comes to finding great talent.
She has been on both sides of the camera as a Model, Actor, Agent and now a Casting Director for the past 16 years.
Weather its a Feature Film, TV Series,Commercial, Print, Web Series or Corporate Video we are here to support your project.
When I am not in a Casting Session or on a movie set, I love to spend my off time with my children who rule my world.