EDUCATION
B.A.
in Theatre (focus in Lighting), minor in Sound Design, Northwestern University 2009
Dean’s
List, 2005-2009
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Lighting & Projections Supervisor – Chicago Shakespeare TheaterDec. 2016-present
- Help supervisor with planning and preparation for shows
- Lead professional crews during load-in, work, and strike calls
- Handle set up and training for special events
- Serve as an EOS console lighting programmer
- Research and test innovative products and solutions for use in our shows, especially related to wearable or portable, wirelessly-controlled lighting effects
- Help design and set up projection and video systems for shows utilizing projections
- Help overhaul the organization and storage of all of our tools, equipment, and supplies in the lighting and projections departments
- Help maintain lighting and projection system infrastructure and equipment, including network administration, fixture repair, and configuration of lighting control systems
Assistant Lighting, Sound, & Projections Supervisor – Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Northwestern UniversityOct. 2010-Jan. 2017
- Helped supervisor with planning and preparation for all mainstage shows, including attending production meetings and checking and updating designer paperwork
- Led student and professional crews during lighting and sound load-in, work, and strike calls
- Handled set up and training for outside events and one-offs renting our venues
- Taught students advanced lighting console programming
- Programmed lighting console-based special effects for designers, including using EOS’s Virtual Media Server/pixel mapping
- Researched and tested innovative products and solutions for use in our shows, especially related to wearable or portable, wirelessly-controlled lighting and sound effects
- Collaborated closely with designers and other production departments to create unique stage effects, especially with props and costumes
- Designed, drafted, and built projects using our CNC router and 3D printer
- Responsible for all sound system load-ins for mainstage musicals
- Designed and set up projection and video systems for shows utilizing projections
- Worked with the Lighting Supervisor to identify and prioritize capital funding purchases to modernize our inventory and venues
- Overhauled—then maintained—the organization and storage of all of our tools, equipment, and supplies in the lighting, sound, and projections departments
Production Management Assistant – Movement Detroit (Electronic Music Festival)2013-present
- Assisted production manager with oversight of load-in, operation, and strike crews
- Studied technical riders and helped prepare equipment rental packages
- Coordinated all equipment inventory from 4+ rental vendors and tracked it at 6+ on- and off-site venues, with zero asset loss during my tenure
Sound Engineer – Northwestern University Theatre & Interpretation Center2007-2016
- Assisted sound designers with programming shows in QLab and DM2000/CL3 console
- Taught students sound engineering for musical theatre
- Trained student mic runners how to fix basic microphone problems
Moving Light Tracker – The Addams Family (Chicago & Broadway)2009-2010
- Kept paperwork for moving lights, wrote 800-page moving light “bible”
- Assisted the moving light programmer with taking designer and work notes
- Created magic sheets and other paperwork to assist programmer during tech rehearsals
Intern – Electronic Theatre ControlsSummer 2006 and 2007
- Assisted phone service and
field technicians with troubleshooting and repair issues
- Worked in repair department
helping to catalog and fix broken components
- Assisted IT department with
maintenance of computers and network
RELATED EXPERIENCE - ACADEMIC
Technical Director and Business Manager, Sit & Spin Productions2006-2009
Show Control Programmer – Graffiti Dancers Shows2008-2009
Lighting Designer/Director, Moving Lights Programmer – Dance Marathon2008-2009
Pre-Visualization Programmer – Dance Marathon2009
Best Boy and Theatrical Lighting Designer – Viva el Mariachi (Studio 22 Films)2009
Gaffer – The Songtree (Studio 22 Films)2008
Sound Designer – Sunday in the Park with Roger (Film Collaboration Project)2008
SPECIAL SKILLS
Lighting: Extensive experience with all ETC lighting products, including EOS/Ion, Unison, Sensor dimmers, and Net2/Net3 networking protocols. Martin moving light maintenance/repair, wiring/soldering projects.
Rigging: extensive experience in all aspects of theatre rigging, including counterweight systems, automated winches, chain hoists, focus tracks, and truss.
Carpentry: Welding and metal fabrication, basic carpentry, CNC router and 3D printer operation
Software: Windows OS, Mac OS, Vectorworks, AutoCAD, Lightwright, ETC Nomad (both Congo and EOS), ETC Network/Gateway Configuration Editor, Adobe Design Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, FileMaker Pro, Pro Tools, Logic Studio, QLab, Isadora, ESP Vision, Arduino IDE
Last updated Feb. 2017