Recent Work Experience
John W. Engeman Theater
Nov. 2017-Present |
Lighting Supervisor in charge of everything lighting for a 400 seat proscenium house, 6 shows/year. Prepare each new show, run hang/focus with local crew, build and wire practicals, maintain show during run, maintain lighting spaces and inventories. Also assist with carpentry and other departments as needed, in-house lighting network support, general maintenance and troubleshooting around the building as needed. |
Disney on Ice
Sept. 2014-Oct. 2017 |
Touring Assistant Electrician. Responsible for Load-In and Load-Out of show weekly, supervision of local crews, running the show lighting effects backstage, spotlight operation/cue calling and much more. Also learned and ran BlackTrax automated spotlight systems for two years, calibrating and troubleshooting weekly. |
Freelance Entertainment In and around NYC/NJ
Aug. 2013-Sept. 2014 |
Working for various companies as time allows including event setup/strike. Projects include but not limited to: Gateway Haunted House Setup, Frost Productions event setup/strike and The Lighting Syndicate. |
Royal Caribbean
Sept. 2011-Jul. 2013 |
Technical Stage Staff in training as Light Technician, promoted to Light Technician in Dec. 2012, covered 3 different vacations on 3 ships including one Drydock/Refit. In charge of running lights and show control for all production shows on three different ships, interacting with guest entertainers and providing lighting/effects for their shows, setting up for lectures and other small events, maintenance and repair of all moving and conventional lighting fixtures, maintaining the look and feel of production shows as needed. |
| Penn State School of Theatre |
Sunday in the Park with George |
Spring 2010 |
| Penn State School of Theatre |
We Are… Dead State (Haunted House) |
Fall 2009 |
| Penn State School of Theatre |
The Wiz |
Spring 2009 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Oklahoma |
Summer 2007 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Summer Stage (four small shows) |
Summer 2007 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Aida |
Summer 2006 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Summer Stage (four small shows) |
Summer 2006 |
| Penn State School of Theatre |
Tale of a West Texas Marsupial Girl |
Fall 2008 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Oklahoma |
Summer 2007 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Summer Stage (four small shows) |
Summer 2007 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Aida |
Summer 2006 |
| Voorhees Theatre Company |
The Music Man |
Fall 2005 |
| Penn State School of Theatre |
Die Fledermaus |
Spring 2008 |
| Mainstage Center for the Arts |
Summer Stage (four small shows) |
Summer 2006 |
Technical Skills
| Lighting Boards Programmed On: | ETC Express Boards, ETC Expression 3, ETC EOS, Strand LP 90, Strand 520i. Some experience with the Congo, ETC Element and newer Strand Consoles. |
| Moving Lights Programmed: | VL 1000 TS, Mac 2K Profile, Mac 2K Wash, Studio Spot 250/575, Cyberlight. |
| Other Theatre: | Set construction, props, fly-line operation, run crew, wardrobe crew, hand drafting, soldering, custom practical wiring, lighting fixture troubleshooting and repair, QLab programming, midi show control, light plot drafting and paperwork through Vectorworks 2010 and Lightwright 5. Also 3D Rendering and Pre-Visualization in Vectorworks |
| Computer: | Support and maintenance (Mac and PC), security (anti spyware, anti virus, firewalls, spam filtering), troubleshooting, sound editing, video editing, powerpoint, web design (HTML and CSS). |
| Office: | Word processing (Microsoft Word, OpenOffice), Microsoft Excel, filing, mailing, clerical. |
Education
Penn State University: BFA in Theatre Design and Technology, emphasis in Lighting Design. Graduated May 2010.
