RÉSUMÉ
Professional Experience
| Creative Visions, Inc. | ||
| Technical Director | September 2007 - Present | |
| Supervised production of corporate events including estimating initial production costs, drafting stage layouts, specifing in-house equipment, renting additional equipment, hiring labor, and overseeing load-ins and -outs; designed, drafted, and supervised construcion of all custom scenery, and budgeted labor and materials costs. | ||
| Technician | June 2006 - August 2006 | |
| Maintained audio/video/lighting equipment and stock scenery; loaded in/out corporate events & conferences; designed reorganization of 8,000 sq. ft. warehouse; supervised subcontracted crews of up to six. | ||
| Wolf Trap Opera Company | ||
| Properties Master | Volpone, L'Etoile, The Magic Flute | May 2007 - August 2007 |
| Worked with directors and designers to design, build, and procure all properties for shows. | ||
| Properties Carpenter | L’Elisir d’Amore, Falstaff | May 2004 - August 2004 |
| Designed and built all furniture pieces for shows from designer research pictures and specifications; assisted with scenery. | ||
| Scenic Carpenter | Dardanus, La Clemenza di Tito | May 2003 - August 2003 |
| Built wood and steel scenery from construction drawings, supervised crew of 2-4 interns. | ||
| Technical Intern | Xerxes, Don Pasquale | May 2002 - August 2002 |
| Assisted with building wood and steel scenery; hung and focused lighting instruments; worked as run crew for productions. | ||
| PlayMakers Repertory Company | ||
| Properties Artisan | The Underpants, Tuesdays With Morrie, Stones in His Pockets,The Bluest Eye, The Illusion | August 2006 - May 2007 |
| Drafted construction drawings and built wood furniture and other props given designer research, sketches, and drawings; reorganized and redesigned props shop and storage areas; supervised undergraduate assistants. | ||
| Scenic Carpenter | The Front Page, String of Pearls, Frozen, God’s Man in Texas, Cyrano de Bergerac | August 2005 - May 2006 |
| Responsible for building wood and steel scenery from construction drawings, rigging when necessary; supervised under-graduate assistants. | ||
| Radford University | ||
| Student Assistant | A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Beauty and the Beast, A Piece of My Heart | January 2002 - May 2003 |
| Built wood and steel scenery, hung and focused lighting instruments, assisted with drafting of scenery, maintained shop and tools, supervised stagecraft and lighting classes in-shop. | ||
Educational Experience
| Radford University | ||
| Asst. Technical Director | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Spring 2003 |
| Drafted all construction drawings; supervised daily shop crew of 10-15 students; assisted with build of wood and steel scenery. | ||
| Master Carpenter | A Piece of My Heart, A Touch of the Poet | Spring 2002, Fall 2002 |
| Primary carpenter for complex wood and steel projects; supervised daily shop crew of 5-10 students. | ||
| Carpenter | Wiley and the Hairy Man, The Philadelphia Story, The Perpetual Patient | Spring 2001, Fall 2001 |
| Built wood scenery; supervised 1-3 students. | ||
| Lighting Designer | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Beauty and the Beast, As Bees in Honey Drown | Fall 2003, Fall 2002 |
| Collaborated with student and faculty designers and directors; produced light plot and paperwork; cued and programmed shows. | ||
| Master Electrician | The Philadelphia Story, The Perpetual Patient | Spring 2001, Fall 2001 |
| Supervised hang and focus; trained lighting crew of 3-5 students; assisted programming and cuing of shows; operated lighting console. | ||
Education
| Bachelor of Science from Radford University, May 2005; Major in Theatre; Concentration in Technical Theatre and Design. |
Publications, Awards, & Memberships
| Author, “Curved Steel: How to Build a Machine to Bend Steel Beams.” Outside the Box. 2008. | ||
| Author, “How to Build a Machine to Bend Steel.” Southern Theatre. Volume XLVI, Number 3. Summer 2005. pgs. 8-9. | ||
| Scholarship Recipient, Radford University Arts Society Scholarship, 2002-2004. | ||
| Member, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, 2002-2008. | ||
| Founding Member & Chair, USITT-RU Student Chapter, 2003-2005. | ||
| Member, Southeastern Theatre Conference, 2002-2005. | ||
| Member, Alpha Psi Omega (National Honorary Theatre Society). |
References
| Todd Campbell, Production Manager, Creative Visions, Inc. | ||
| Robert Grimes, Production Manager, Wolf Trap Opera Company. | ||
| Michael Rolleri, Technical Director, PlayMakers Repertory Company. | ||
| Carl Lefko, Chair / Designer, Dept. of Theatre and Cinema, Radford University. | ||
| W. David Wheeler, Associate Professor / Technical Director, Dept. of Theatre and Cinema, Radford University. | ||
| In order to respect their privacy, I have not listed my references' contact information. Please email me if you wish to contact them. |