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Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Transporting students and general public around Amherst and surrounding areas. UMass Transportation Services. Operating field trip services for various campus organizations to various locations around the state of MA. Operating 35', 40', and 60' (articulated) transit vehicles.

Worked with UMass Theater Electrics Advisor Michael Dubin to plan, prep, hang, and focus the light plot used in two UMass Theater Productions. Worked with Lighting Designers for John Proctor is the Villain (Undergrad Lucas Musgrave) and Our Town (Graduate student Taylor Jaskula) to make their experiences as simple as possible, changing gels, gobos, focus.

Set up A/V and stage, Programmed FX lights and stage lights, Controlled all presentationvideos/graphics for presenters, and created background graphics for projections. (Annual summer conference) 2021, 2022, 2023*, 2024*.*A/V supervisor for main auditorium space this year

Worked with conference services team at 2023 and 2024 summer conference to setup audio visual equipment, assist in tech support, and assist presenters in having the simplest experience possible for preparing their presentations.

Lead lighting prep, hang, and focus for UMass Theater's "They Don't Pay, We Won't Pay" with lighting design by graduate student Taylor Jaskula. Supervised and maintained lighting operations and crew throughout rehearsals and run of the show. Inspected all cable runs and hanging instruments for safety and proper functionality. Made adjustments to the plot.

Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States

Worked on CCFTA 2022 Production of "Victor/Victoria" as a stage crew member and 2023 Production of "Hello Dolly" as follow spot operator/production assistant.

Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States

Programmed lighting cues for designer Hyejung Kang on the UMass Amherst Theater Dept. Production of "Into the Woods". Created color and focus pallets for all intelligent and LED fixtures. Created preset looks to help speed up the cueing process. Operated using ETC EOS on an ION Xe 20.

Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States

Programmed 3 "chorus" concerts for the Mashpee Middle-High School. These concerts were rock and roll themed as opposed to traditional. These shows were completely programmed off-site via ETC Augment3D visualizer. Two most recent shows also utilized custom projection designs/mapping and were run completely off of timecode. February 2022, June 2022, January.

Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States

Managing all A/V operations in the school's auditorium, gymnasium, stadium, cafeteria, and other locations. Ensuring all theatrical safety and entertainment equipment was functional and properly operated at shows and events. Setup and programmed all theatrical, entertainment, and assembly type events.

Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States

Filming sporting events including football, soccer, and lacrosse for the MMHS Athletics Dept. Footage was then uploaded to Hudl program for team highlights and review.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Worked as Assistant Master Electrician on the UMass Theater production of "Orlando". Assisted in creating plots and light paperwork, addressed fixtures, led light hang.

Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States

Filming town meeting, graduations, and other events

Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

Programmed and operated the lighting system for community theater children'sproduction/DramaFun productions of "Frozen Jr." (2019), "Shrek Jr." (2022), and "The Jungle Book Kids" (2022).Supported rehearsals and shows

Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States

Provided technical support and troubleshooting for the team's livestream broadcast. (Cotuit Kettleers)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Technical Theatre/Theatre Design And Technology

Activities and Societies: Webster/Dickinson House Council Secretary (2022-2023)

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Audio Visual Club President (2019-2022), Auditorium Technical Supervisor (2019-2022)