Resume

Professional Objective

To obtain work as a theatrical technician with stable and growing companies.

 Personal Profile

I think on my feet with creativity and innovation, am an excellent troubleshooter, and remain calm under pressure.  I thrive in a work environment that allows me to exploit my current knowledge and grow as a professional.  I embody a high level of professionalism in work ethic and product.  I am experienced in crew management and training.

Qualifications

- Experienced Master Electrician, Lighting Designer, Technical Director, Set Designer,  Sound Designer & Rigging

- Experienced Scenic Carpenter

- Experienced Crew Manager

- Able to draft 2-D and 3-D in VectorWorks

- Can Program on Strand, Wholehog, Vista, ETC and Colortran lighting consoles

- Experienced in programming intelligent lights and other various lighting accessories.

- Experienced in operations and setup of PAs

- Proficient on PC and Macintosh

- Experience with Metal Lathes, Mills and various grinding machines

- Able to read music

- Eagle Scout

- Licensed Driver, with Straight Truck experience

Education

Bachelor of Arts from University of Wisconsin Green Bay, 2003

Major in Theatre with emphasis on Technical Theatre

Minor in Business

Experience

Freelance Stagehand:  2003 - Present

Master Electrician, Corporate Lighting Design, Theatre Lighting Design, Concert Lighting Design, Electrician, Rigging, Technical Director, Carpentry, Sound, Set and General Labor              

Thymley Theater:  Summer 2007 & 2008

Technical Director, The Heidi Chronicles, The Lady’s Not for Burning, Taking Steps and Stage Door

Responsibilities include: 

                Run a summer class that covers construction, painting and shift crew.  Oversee all technical elements of the shows.  Produce construction drawings and order all materials.

Accomplishments:

                Trained 20 students on shop safety, scenery construction and run crew practices.

Milwaukee Shakespeare:  2007 - Present

Master Electrician

Responsibilities include:

       Coordinate all lightings needs between the Lighting Designer, Stage Manager, Technical Director and the theatre.  Acquire and coordinate all needed lighting rental items.  Hire and manage crew for light hang, focus and strike.  Maintain a budget.   Program cues on Strand 520i. 

Next Theatre Company:  2007 - Present

Assistant Master Electrician

Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts:  2005 - 2006

Assistant Technical Director

Responsibilities include: 

Assist Technical Director with all day-to-day duties. Assist Facility manager with all minor repairs.  Hire, train, schedule, and manage crew, including high school students and people with full time professional jobs.  Lighting Designer for all Wilson Center produced shows.   Produce 30 + shows a year, including 8 free outdoor concerts and 4 annual fund-raisers.  Oversee and advise renters on all technical elements of events.  Maintain budgets for all events.

Accomplishments:

Trained several high school students who have since starting pursuing degrees in Technical Theatre.  Expanded the crew list from 6 employees to over 35.  Established a higher standard of professionalism and product.

Lighting Designer for the School District of Elmbrook, 2005 - 2006

Responsibilities include: 

Create professional lighting designs for elementary, middle school and high school plays and musicals.  Generate all necessary paperwork.  Run light hang and focus.  Advise directors and students on set construction and execution.

Accomplishments:

Trained students to be Master Electricians, board operators, and the basics of lighting design. 

Festival 56:  Summer of 2004

Technical Director / Scenic Designer

Responsibilities:

Oversaw all technical elements of festival.  Designed and built scenery for 4 indoor shows and 1 outdoor show.  Produced drawings, ordered materials, and maintained budget for each show.  Lead crews of volunteers to build, paint, load-in and load-out.

Accomplishments:

Trained inexperienced volunteers on set construction, and met all budgets and deadlines.

Other Related Experience

Time Warner Cable

Field Technician, Service Technician, 2004 - 2005

Responsibilities: 

Installed residential cable, high-speed internet, and digital phone service.  Troubleshot issues and repaired or replaced malfunctioning equipment.  Upheld good relationships with customers.  Educated customers on operating all equipment.

Accomplishments:

Upheld Time Warner’s installation standards and passed all quality control inspections.