For over 40 years I have designed, built and installed sets and technical resources for a variety of entertainment formats and programs - including Live Theater, Corporate Events, Musical Concerts, Dramatic & Science-Fiction Film, TV - Sitcom, Musical Variety and Award, Talk Show and Live Comedy Variety. On these productions I served variously as Production Designer, Art Director, or Assistant Art Director. In most cases I was also the Production Lead, Lead Carpenter, and Scenic Artist – or all three! While my specific responsibilities have varied from production to production, my usual work process has been to confer with the producer(s)/director (s) in developing the concepts for the overall visual look and physical layout of the show and space in the venue. Later I would develop presentation drawings, including color sketches, models, floor plans, construction drawings and installation schedules and/or strategies for mounting the production. For these same productions I would also develop the preliminary, final, and working budgets for the scenic or technical aspects of the projects. Sometimes these budgets would be as small as $4,000.00 or as much as $2,000,000.00. Oftentimes, I would also secure and supervise the crews involved in the building, installing and the striking of the sets for the shows. I have extensive knowledge of AutoCad, TurboCad, CorelDraw, Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator. As well, I have excellent working knowledge of Works, Powerpoint, Excel spreadsheet and other database functions. I believe that my hands-on skill with Drawing, Scenic Painting, Drafting, Carpentry, Rigging and Projection systems is exceptional. Additionally, throughout my many years of design activity I have learned to be extremely efficient with handling multiple projects at one time. I have additional skill sets in many aspects of entertainment production - from Sketching, odeling, CAD Drafting and Budgeting to Construction, Scenic Painting and Set Dressing.
Listed skills include Theater Construction, Scenic Painting, Budget Development, Theatre, and 14 others.