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Professional Experience:

 

Feld Entertainment Presents: Disney on Ice: Frozen


 

Assistant Electrician/Head Pyrotechnician
9/17-8/18
Responsible for:
  • Assembling and disassembling all equipment associated to, but not limited to the electrical department.
  • Loading and Unloading
  • Following cues to production standards
  • Conducting regular maintenance on intelligent fixtures, including Clay Paky 330s, 800s, and 1200s
  • Loading and Firing pre-made pyrotechnics

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Red Unit "Circus Xtreme"


 

Assistant Electrician
7/15-5/17
Responsible for:
  • Assembling and disassembling all equipment associated to, but not limited to the electrical department.
  • Loading and Unloading
  • Following cues to production standards
  • Conducting regular maintenance on Clay Paky K10s, 300s, 1200s. Also responsible for aiding in refurbishing chain motors
  • Loading and Firing pre-made pyrotechnics
  • Calling cues for 8 local spotlight operators
  • Running show cues on a Martin M1 lighting console

 

The Historic State Theater Complex


 

Technical Director
9/09-4/11
Responsible for ensuring smooth operation of the theatre facility, and maintenance for all theatre equipment. Assist with building operations.

 

The Mac-Haydn Theatre

 

Technical Intern
Summer 2005
Scene shop, load in, strike, minor props, stage hand for two shows.

 

Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center

 

Into the Woods Fly Rail operator

 

Youth Theatre of Hardin County

 

The Wizard of Oz Flight system operator

 

Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center:

 

Guitar Masters Music
Series (3 shows):
Lighting console operator/busker.

 

Student Work:

 
  Western Kentucky University  

 

Evening of Dance '09 Lighting Designer and Master Electrican

 

Night of Short Operas Master Electrician

 

Big Bob's Brian Emporium (Children's Show) Lighting Designer

 

Winterdance '08 Lighting Designer

 

Autumn Dance Lighting Designer

 

Mischief Makers (Children's Show) Lighting Designer

 

Violet Master Electrician

 

The Real Inspector Hound Lighting Designer

 

Evening of Dance '08 Lighting Designer, Master Electrician

 

Sweet Charity Master Electrician

 

Winterdance '07 Lighting Designer

 

Autumn Dance Project '07 Lighting Designer

 

Cairo Stories Master Electrician

 

Evening of Dance '07 Lighting Designer, Master Electrician

 

Trojan Women Master Electrician

 

Street Scene Light Hang and Focus

 

Hardin Co. Schools Performing Arts Center

 

Disney's Beauty and the Beast Flyrail Op, Flight system Op, Lighting Equipment Maintenance

 

The Platters and The Crystals: Sound load-in and load out, spotlight op.

 

Machomer: Load-in, light hang and focus, projection op.

 

Berea College
2005-2006:
Master Electrician.

 

The York Mystery Plays: Board Op., programmer.

 

Actors of the London Stage Presents, The Merchant of Venice: Board Op., stage crew for One Hander starring Greg.

 

Kinetic Expressions '06
(Modern Dance Show):
Lighting designer, programmer, assistant programmer, board op.

 

WaysMeet: Board op., assisted in creating a unique temporary rig for the space.

 

Once on this Island: Programmer, board op.

 

The Whole Sky: Board op.

 

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Lighting designer, programmer, and board op.

 

Rumors: Light board op. and programmer.

 

Berea College Light Lab
2004-2005:
Electrical Technician.

 

The Mousetrap: Master Electrician.

 

Kinetic Expressions '05
(Modern dance show):
Lighting Designer, board and spotlight operator.

 

Saturday, Sunday, Monday: Light hang and focus.

 

Top Dog/Underdog: Lighting technician.

 
 

Selected Miscellaneous Experience:  

 

Hot Chocolate Soul: Sound technician. Berea College Theatre Lab

 

The Boys Next Door: Sound technician. Berea College Theatre Lab

 

Murder at Rutherford House: SM, interim director. Boone Tavern, Berea KY

 

Guys and Dolls: Assistant to the Director. Youth Theatre of Hardin County

 

Streetcar Named Desire: Setup (light focus, set assebly), spotlight operator. Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center/North Carolina Dance Theatre

 
Education: Top
  Western Kentucky University BFA Performing Arts, Concentration in Design and Technology
    Minor in Computer Information Systems

 

Stage Institute of Las Vegas Lighting and Digital Media

 
Skills:   Top

Programmer: Strand Genius Pro Everything excpt advanced moving fixtures

Programmer: ETC Expression Basic Cues

Programmer:
ETC EOS Family Basic cues, patching, effects, moving lights and digital media.

Programmer:
Grand MA 2 Basic cues, patching, effects, moving lights and digital media.

Programmer:
Whole Hog Full Boar Basic cues, patching, effects, moving lights and digital media.

Operator: ZFX Flight Systems: Peter Pan 2002, The Wizard of Oz 2009, Peter Pan 2013

Operator: Single and double purchase fly systems

Operator: Altman and Strand Spotlights

  Certifications: CDL Class A: OTR Fleet Driver 10/2011 - 6/2013
    Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Lighting Systems and Programing Seal of Qualification.

  Licenses: New Hampshire: Proximate Audience Apprentice
    North Carolina: Proximate Audience Pyrotechnic Assistant Operators License.
    Canada: Visitor Pyrotech Fireworks Operator Certificate.

 
Awards: Top
  Award: Presenter:
  Colonel Oscar Payne Cleaver Award for Excellence in the Art of Science of Stage LightingDetails. Western Kentucky University, 2009
  Artistic Achievement Award. Details. House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2007
  Hall of Fame Technician. Berea College Theatre Lab Faculty, 2006
  The Morgan Award. Details. Berea College Theatre Lab Faculty, 2006
  Hall of Fame Service Award for Most Hours by a Non-Member. Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Iota Cast, 2004
  Service Award for over 100 Hours in Volunteer service. The Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center, 2003-2004, & again for 2004-2005

 
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