EXPERIENCE
Television Production Service  - Atlanta, GA (2004-Present)

Designer / Project Manager / Service Technician
 
  • Design and Draft Lighting Systems for new construction and renovation projects
  • Create Specifications and Bills of Materials
  • Provide onsite designs for revamps of existing lighting systems
  • Coordinate projects between contractors, electrical engineers, designers, architects, salesmen, manufacturers, and end user
  • Verify sales orders and purchase orders
  • Coordinate and schedule service calls and project meetings
  • Supply turn-on and system commissioning of new dimming systems
  • Troubleshoot and repair dimming systems, fixtures, etc.
  • Prep, Hang and Focus lighting fixtures for implementation of designs
  • Train end user on lighting system, lighting console, conventional and automated fixtures, etc.
  • Provide quality customer service
  • Current TPS clients include The Weather Channel, Turner Studios, First Baptist Church Woodstock, and In Touch Ministries
Clarence Brown Theatre (member LORT, AEA, TCG) - Knoxville, TN (1998-2004)

Master Electrician
 
  • Supervised the use of lighting systems for the 581-seat Clarence Brown Theatre, 400-seat Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre (arena), and the 100-seat Lab Theatre (Black Box)
  • Managed and scheduled lighting crew, which consisted of hired-in electricians, IATSE union members, graduate and undergraduate students for 7-8 professional productions and several visiting tours and rentals per year
  • Educated and instructed crews using hands-on approach both on the job and in the classroom
  • Interpreted plots and paperwork, prepped the equipment and implemented the designs
  • Developed operations and procedures paperwork for lighting crewmembers during performances
  • Inventory, maintenance and purchasing of equipment
  • Construction of specialized instruments, effects and practicals
  • Chief programmer of computerized lighting consoles, moving lights, color scrollers and effects
  • Helped design and implement new lighting lab to assist in the education of students
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival - High Point, NC (1997 Season)
Electrician
 
  • Instructed union and non-union crews during nightly load-in/out of 2 productions in rotating repertory
  • Programmed the light board
  • Toured with Christmas show
PlayMakers Repertory Company (Member LORT, AEA, TCG) - Chapel Hill, NC (1995-1997)

  • Assistant to the Master Electrician

 12 Productions over 2 seasons

  • Light Board Operator

 Cymbeline
Company Carolina - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994-1997)
  • Technical Director
 Six Degrees of Separation, Passion, Noises Off, An Evening of Song
  • Master Electrician
 The Tempest, A Chorus Line, Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Assistant Technical Director
 Jesus Christ Superstar, Glengarry Glen Ross
  • Light Board Operator
 Glengarry Glen Ross
The Lab! Theatre - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994)
  • Light Board Operator
 The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket

THEATRICAL LIGHTING DESIGN EXPERIENCE
  Off-off Broadway Performance Space 122 dha-fuzion NYC (2001)
       
Regional Theatre Cumberland County Playhouse Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2004-World Regional Theatre Premier)
Phantom (2004)
    Cats (2003-First South East Regional Theatre Production)
Cats (2005-Remount of 2003 show)
     
  Clarence Brown Theatre Always...Patsy Cline (2003)
    'art' (2002)
    Oklahoma! (2002-winner 2003 KATC Award - Best Lighting)
    Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2001)
    dha-fuzion, Back to Creation (2000)
    An O. Henry Christmas (1999)
       
       
  Dance Circle Modern Dance Company Spring Forward (2001)
     
  University of Tennessee Dance Company Spring 2004 Concert
    Spring 2003 Concert
    Spring 2002 Concert
    Spring 2001 Concert
    Spring 2000 Concert
     
  Studio Arts for Dancers Studio Arts for Dancers (2002)
    Studio Arts for Dancers (2000)
     
  East Tennessee Holocaust Conference Journey of the Fateful (2001)
     
  Knoxville Chapter of Hadassah Perspectives in Modern Dance VIII (2000)
       
  Opera Bijou Theatre A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002)
     
  Knoxville Opera Studio The Stars of Tomorrow Gala (2001)
     
  University of Tennessee Opera Company The Crucible (1999)
       
  Touring Akim Funk Buddha dha-fuzion: The Mythology Tour (2002)
       
Community Greenfield Hebrew Academy The Wizard of Oz (2005)
     
The Word Players All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (2003)
  Edith Stein (1999)
     
Greater Shelby Community Theatre Bus Stop (1998)
Talley's Folly (1998)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1998)
Peter Pan (1997)
     
The Lab! Waiting for Godot (1996)
Twelfth Night (1996)
     
Company Carolina Steel Magnolias (1997)
The Tempest (1997)
A Chorus Line (1996)
Six Degrees of Separation (1996)
An Evening of Song (1996)
Noises Off (1995)
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Bachelor of Arts, Department of Dramatic Art (1997)
  • Internship: Walt Disney World Company, Disney/MGM Studios (1996)
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
  • 2003 Knoxville Area Theatre Coalition Award: Best Lighting Design - Oklahoma! at Clarence Brown Theatre
  • 2004 Knoxville Area Theatre Coalition Award Nomination: Best Lighting Design - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten for the WordPlayers at Pellissippi State
  • Ultimate Roller Coaster Design Contest: Grand Prize Winner - National Contest by Atari and Infogrames' RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
  • Joseph Feldman Scholarship
  • Cleveland County UNC Area Alumni Scholarship
  • Walt Disney World College Program Ducktorate and Campus Representative for the Walt Disney World College Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • PlayMakers Undergraduate Assistantship
  • Member of CITA (Christians in Theatre Arts) - Member since Sept. 2003
  • Member of ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) - Member since Aug. 2001
RELATED DESIGN EXPERIENCE
  Scenic Design Company Carolina The Tempest (1997)
  Sound Design Fishers of Men/Genesis Productions Fishers of Men - band (1999)
  Divine Intercession/Xtreme Line Battle of the Bands (1999)
  Trinity Trinity - band (1997-1998)
  Assistant to the Sound Designer PlayMakers Repertory Company Arcadia, A Little Night Music (1996 & 1997)
  Assistant to the  Lighting Designer

 

 LD's: Penny Remsen, Jane Cox, Robert Perry, Ashley York Kennedy, Michael Lincoln, John Horner

 
RELATED SKILLS
  • Light boards include: Emphasis, Expression 3, Expression 2x, Expression, Express, SmartFade, Light Palette 90, Whole Hog II, Light Board M, Sun, MX and multi-scene light boards
  • Other skills include: Scenic Design, Drafting, Drawing, Model Making, Sound Design/Engineering, Carpentry, Basic Pyrotechnics, Basic Costuming, Video Engineering, CPR/First Aid, Basic Spanish, Play Piano and Tenor Saxophone, among others
  • Basic computer skills include: AutoCAD 2002, AutoCAD 14, Lightwright, Lotus, Word, Excel, FrontPage, Photoshop, etc.

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