I am a lighting designer & PMP (Project Management Professional); passionate about blending creative intent & technical requirements into engaging, memorable guest experiences. In China, my work inspired my team to give me a Chinese name: 莫旭尧; [Morris, Warrior-Sage of the Sunlight]. Coordination, communication, safety, a strong work ethic, and a focus on team and personal growth are some of the things that come with me on a project. Skilled in creative concept design, production management, rolling wave planning, adaptive and predictive scheduling, budgeting, and training. Proficient working on-site and managing remote teams within the United States and internationally. For Universal Beijing Resort, I led the lighting design, procurement & fabrication for Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomness; lighting the largest interior in the NBCUniversal portfolio, bringing Dreamworks' vision of KFP to life!I quickly pick up new technologies; with experience programming/operating:♦ ETC Lighting: Mosaic, Paradigm, ION, Expression, Impression, Express♦ Whole Hog ♦ Lutron RadioRa2♦ ChamSys MagicQ ♦ Jands: Vista, StageCL♦ Strand Palette ♦ TriCaster♦ Qlab♦ MultiplayAdditional Experience Includes:♦ Reviewing construction drawings and providing markups reducing integration risks. ♦ Creative direction and development of themed entertainment attractions, live events & productions. ♦ Writing and responding to SOWs, RFPs & RFIs; from local. small scale to multi-million and international scopes.♦ Managing concurrent projects in multiple time zones. ♦ A/V, Projection, and Lighting design for installation, stage, and live events. ♦ AutoCAD, Revit, WYSIWYG & VectorWorks design documents. ♦ Navisworks creative, integration & construction document reviews. ♦ ACONEX, BlueBeam, and SmartSheet document management reviews. ♦ Creating and controlling project schedules, budgets, and changes.♦ Kanban, Iterative Design, and agile style management. ♦ Creating and presenting executive-level meetings and training decks/presentations. ♦ Lighting and sound designs in a collaborative production team. ♦ Game-day announcer and statistician for professional sports, events, and leagues. ♦ Stage CombatTargeting themed and live entertainment, sports, and construction opportunities to design and collaborate as a Technical and/or Creative: ♦ Director ♦ Project Manager♦ Producer♦ Lighting & Video DesignerOpen to temporary and travel-required opportunities while seeking long-term, full-time positions, including those that may request temporary relocation.
Listed skills include Theatre, Stage Management, Entertainment, Stage, and 44 others.