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Master Electrician
Selected Professional Experience:
Master Electrician, Dock St. Theatre, Spoleto Festival – USA Charleston, SC 2010 Production Manager: Rhys Williams
Responsible for hang and operation of three shows. System including
3 Mac 2k Perf, 30 color scrollers and 4k HMI units with dousers.
Master Electrician, Memminger Aud, Spoleto Festival – USA Charleston, SC 2009 Production Manager: Rhys Williams
Responsible for hang and operation of two shows, including American premiere of
Don John presented by Kneehigh Theatre, Cornwall, England. System including
6 VL 1000s, 4 VL5Bs, Dataflashes, 10 color scrollers and 208v dimming system.
Master Electrician, Nutcracker, Olney Ballet Theatre – Olney, MD Lighting Designer: Martha Mountain
Responsible for rental package, hang, and focus of show, including 12 CXI scrollers,
10 Gobo rotators, and 6 ColorBlaze LED striplights
Master Electrician, Blaylok Music Hall Installation – Chevy Chase, MD Lighting Designer: Dan Covey
Responsible for purchasing of entire lighting package and permanent installation,
including control, LED units, power backbone, and dimming system.
Master Electrician, Memminger Aud, Spoleto Festival – USA Charleston, SC 2008 Production Manager: Rhys Williams
Responsible for hang and rep of first 3 shows in a newly renovated space, including
premiere of the opera, Amistad, supervising 3 crew members.
Master Electrician, Pirates of Penzance, Washington Savoyards – Atlas: Lang Theatre Lighting Designer: Colin K. Bills
Master Electrician, Babes in Toyland, Washington Savoyards – Atlas: Lang Theatre Lighting Designer: Neil McFadden
Responsible for adaptation of rep plot, including 15 color scrollers and 2 followspots.
Programmer for tech and ran followspot for the show.
Master Electrician, Spunk, Tribute Productions – Atlas: Sprenger Theatre, DC Lighting Designer: Dan Covey
Responsible for prep and load-in, including 17 color scrollers and followspot.
Technical Supervisor, Who’s in the Hopper – National Gallery of Art, DC Lighting Designer: Dan Covey
Responsible for all technical elements. Acted as Master Electrician for show.
Master Electrician, Moon/Dance, The In Series – Atlas: Sprenger Theatre, DC
Master Electrician, Atlas Performing Arts Center – Washington DC Production Manager: Roy Gross
Responsible for overseeing load-in, performance, and load-out of multiple shows in
4 venues, as well as the organization and operation of the center’s electrics shop.
Lighting Supervisor, Capitol Fringe Festival – Washington DC 2007 Festival Director: Julianne Brienza
Responsible for creating and organizing repertory light plots for 10 production venues.
Master Electrician, Robinson Theatre, Spoleto Festival – USA Charleston SC 2007 Production Manager: Rhys Williams
Responsible for organizing load-in and repertory for 5 productions and supervising
two assistants. Also responsible for video setups for three of the productions.
Head Electrician, Don Giovanni, Spoleto Festival – USA Charleston SC 2006 Production Manager: Rhys Williams
Responsible for restore of show, supervising as many as 10 staff members, and
overseeing dimming and FX system
Production Electrician, Hubbard Street Dance Co., National Tour 2006 Lighting Supervisor: Cailen Waddell
Responsible for load-in/out of 9 overstage electrics, dimmer racks, 34 color
scrollers, and gobo rotators, supervising 9 local hands; responsible for operating
the Obsession II console for show and overseeing rover moves and color changes
Asst. Electrician, Dora’s Pirate Adventure National Tour 2005 Head Electrician: Heather Lentz
Responsible for FOH package supervising 4 local hands, including 40’
swing-wing truss with 18 Mac2000s, 4 snow machines, and Auto-Pilot tracking