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Employment:

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ: Senior Production Manager, May 2012 to present.

2,800- and 530-seat auditoriums and various other banquet and meeting spaces.

Production management for rental, educational and promoted events that include managing union crews.
Assisted as house production representative for rental of theater by America’s Got Talent, BET’s Black Girls Rock, NJTV American Songbook, Ghetto Klown, and other television shows.
Led on special projects to update technical information, update archive agreement and projection of production office staff needs.
Updated production spreadsheets for more accurate estimating of crew payroll and simplified data entry.

Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood, NJ: General Manager/Technical Director, July 2000 to August 2011
1,030-seat auditorium, 132-seat gallery.

Facilitated technical and logistical needs of touring, rental, and in-house productions, including equipment, staff, hospitality, transportation. Created and oversaw the budget of all shows.
Editing, oversight and final approval for all contracts of purchased artists.
Main contact and oversight of event calendar.
Budgeting and purchasing of all equipment for all departments.
Hiring and management of technical staff.
Liaison for contractors, engineers and architects during restoration and capital improvement projects. Organization and pre-bidding of capital improvement and small repair projects. Oversaw following projects:
- Building-wide air conditioning installation, had no previous air conditioning.
- New gallery and box office created from old storefronts. Roof replacement and repointing of all exterior bricks.
- Regular repair and repainting of historic interior.
- Upgrade of lighting board, dimmers and cabling; sound system with digital board and line array.
- Addition of line sets and replacement of soft goods, decking and pit cover.
Oversaw general maintenance of building and equipment. Oversight for staff for in-house maintenance and contact for all vendors for larger maintenance projects.
Compiled theater’s yearly operating budget.
Researched and created rates used for rentals, produced and purchased shows. Created spreadsheets using these numbers to determine break-even points for each event.
Creation and regular updating of rental contract.
Maintenance of computer network consisting of 10-plus computers and Windows server. Maintenance and programing of website, ticketing system, e-mail and phone system. Researching and purchasing of all new software and equipment.
Designed and built closed-circuit television system for viewing of stage, house, lobby and all entrances to the building to assist in running of shows and improve security.
Responsible for oversight of general safety, OSHA, building code and fire marshal compliance.

Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ, Adjunct Professor, Stagecraft, Spring 2009.

Responsible for creation of initial syllabus and structure of stagecraft class for new department and major.

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, Theater Arts Management, Stagehand, part time 1992 to present.

900-seat, 400-seat and 200-seat auditoriums. Glassboro, NJ.

Facilitated touring groups’ use of facility resources for rigging, staging needs and sound.
Worked different positions as needed (often as crew or department chief) in all departments. Main focus was carpentry and sound.
Shows included jazz, dance, drama, musical and orchestral, both touring and produced by the university.
Created Technical Packet and many supporting forms and documentation. Created first version of department website.
Still assist a few times a year as needed.

Huntington Theater Company, Boston, MA, Carpenter/Stagehand, 1997 to 2000.

Ballet South of NJ, Inc., Glassboro, NJ, Technical Director, Master Carpenter 1992 to 1997.

Glassboro Summer Children’s Theater, Glassboro, NJ, Technical Director, Master Carpenter, summers 1992 to 1994.

Omega Communications, Moorestown, NJ, Sound Technician, 1987 to 1994.

Related Skills:

Extensive experience with computers. Have designed, installed and maintained various networks running all variations of Microsoft and Apple operating systems, including building and setting up full computers. Have some programing knowledge, having programed in various Basic and Visual Basic languages. Well versed in Word, Excel and Access, including special setups and programing.
Well versed in various lighting systems including conventional and moving light. Able to troubleshoot and repair most problems in both conventional and moving light. Have varying levels of knowledge and experience with many different lighting boards. Have extensive lighting design training and experience.
Have strong understanding of the working of both analog and digital sound boards and all related equipment. Have expert understanding of system flow and setup. Have basic knowledge and understanding of acoustics. Able to troubleshoot and repair most problems. Can do basic sound mixing.
Have extensive experience in scenic design, engineering and construction. Accomplished carpenter for stage, commercial and home applications. Have extensive training and experience in theatrical rigging. Can do hand drafting and CAD along with good working knowledge of structural engineering. Have working knowledge of commercial and house plumbing, heating and cooling. Have commercial and home experience with electrical systems including low and high voltage, telephone, networking and cable.
Have experience working with various theatrical union rules, policies and contracts.