Work Experience

 

Assistant Technical Director/ Stage Operations Supervisor   

                                                    Virginia Opera, Norfolk,VA     

                                               September 2014 - December 2014

            Virginia Opera produces and tours four operas in a season.  Taking their shows to four separate venues in the state.

              

•    Supervised staff Stage Ops staff in day to day operations and duties

•    Executed and lead builds for all the Technical Director's construction drawings

•    Lead truck packing crews and tour preparation

•    On tour, lead scenic load-in/load-out union and no-union crews

•    Supervised run crew during performances

 

Stage Operations Manager

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, NY

September 2008 - August 2014

 

Geva is a LoRT B, non-profit, theatre serving Rochester, NY. Geva's season consists of seven mainstage shows including one musical. Geva also generally presents one to two small touring shows in the summer.

• Hired, supervised, and lead non-union deck crews of 1-6 people for all mainstage productions

• Used Vectorworks to draft scene shift plates, construction drawings, and for other projects as needed

• Operated all automated scenic elements using Spikemark 3 operating software and Stagehand motors

• Worked with Stage Management team to generate crew run sheets and set up backstage area for each production

• Maintained scenic carpentry, properties, and scenic paint elements for all mainstage productions

• Responsible for purchasing and budget tracking for Stage Operations department

• Purchased run props/perishable props for each mainstage production

• Worked with Technical Director as carpenter for all mainstage load-ins and strikes

• Drove company 16' box truck/26' rental to transport scenery to and from the scene shop, theatre, and warehouses

• Lead over-hire trucking and carpenter crews during load-in and strike

• Scheduled repairs, maintenance calls, and safety inspections for two Genie personnel lifts

• Attended and participated in all production meetings with fellow department heads and artistic staff

• Coordinated with Development, Education, and Marketing departments to facilitate events on stage

• Improved the efficiency of storage for mainstage backstage area by constructing multiple new shelving units utilizing vertical space

• Ensured OSHA compliance for production department as member of Geva's Safety Committee

 

 

Technical Director/Master Carpenter

Zurich Comedy Club, Zurich, Switzerland

June 2006 - October 2008

 

Zurich Comedy Club is a small non-profit, English speaking, community theatre group. ZCC produces two to three shows per year.  

• Generated technical drawings with Vectorworks

• Lead scenic construction, resulting in the implementation of standard scenic building techniques

• Built a supply of stock flats, platforms, and door frames for future use, saving the company hundreds of dollars in future building materials

 

 

Scenic Carpenter/Run Crew

Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Bloomington/Normal, IL

Summer 2004, 2005

 

ISF is a summer stock theatre associated with Illinois State, which produces three rep shows per season.

• Shop carpenter, building 6 shows over two seasons

• Run crew for two shows per season

• Worked as change-over crew for each show

 

 

Shop Carpenter

Scene Shop, Illinois State University

January 2003 - May 2006

 

ISU scene shop employs three work study students per semester. The scene shop builds all six of the mainstage shows per year. 

• While attending ISU, employed for seven semesters as shop carpenter under Dan Browder, TD

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