
Entertainment Design & Consultation
ONLINE RESUME
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A seasoned professional with over 20 years in the entertainment industry.
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A successful leader with proven track record of creation, development, management and execution.
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A driven individual with impeccable integrity, high standards and a humble, compassionate heart for others.
EXPERIENCE
Freelance, Self-Employed
Freelance Producer, Creative Director and Designer 2000 – Present
IATSE 322 Referral Designer, Head Electrician, Stagehand 2018 – Present
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Provide entertainment creative services to clients seeking outside consultation, design services and project direction
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Lighting Designer for well over 100 individual full-scale projects
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Design experience includes television, theme park, regional theater, concerts, conferences, dance, opera, church, facility design and system design
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IATSE 322 Referral Hall Stagehand, Knight Theater Head Electrician
Carowinds, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company – Amusement Park (Charlotte, NC)
Entertainment Manager June 2013 – Aug. 2017
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Oversaw and executed the yearly implementation and operation of the following:
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Live Shows (Approx. 20)
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Streetmosphere Entertainment
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Peanuts Character Meet & Greets
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Dinosaurs Alive! Attraction
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Park Ambassador Program
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Paladium Amphitheater Concerts
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Electrics Shop
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Costume Shop
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Makeup, Masks & Prosthetics Shop
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Sets, Props & Décor Shop
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Haunt Build & Construction Shop
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SCarowinds Attraction Design
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Numerous Special Events
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Winterfest Entertainment (New in 2017)
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Established, defined and implemented departmental vision, goals, policies, procedures and overall structure
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Created, designed, directed, installed and executed new attraction and show product from concept to daily operation
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Auditioned, hired, led, coached and developed a staff of 100+ seasonal associates to successfully fulfill department goals
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Established and maintained yearly multi-million dollar budget; oversaw department purchasing and labor expenditures
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Negotiated contracts, plans and equipment purchases with a variety of outside vendors, consultants and service providers
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Provided and managed support for special events in coordination with multiple vendors and internal departments
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Oversaw the creation of department promotional materials, public announcements, in-park signage and mailings
Television Production Service – Lighting Integration Company (Atlanta, GA)
Designer / Project Manager / Senior Service Technician 2004-2006, 2008-2013
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Designed and drafted lighting systems for television programs, performing arts venues, worship facilities, etc.
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Created specifications and bills of materials to meet client expectations and budgets
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Coordinated project details with contractors, electrical engineers, architects, salesmen, manufacturers, and end user
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Supervised weekly office-wide project management meeting to review, coordinate and schedule company endeavors
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Supplied turn-on, system commissioning and training for new lighting systems (Certified ETC Turn-on Technician)
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Oversaw Service Department, including on-site installations, field-service repairs and shop maintenance
Northside Baptist Church (Roswell, GA)
Media Director 2009 – 2013
First Baptist Church of Woodstock (Woodstock, GA)
Lighting Designer and Video Associate 2006 – 2008
University of Tennessee, Clarence Brown Theatre Company (Knoxville, TN)
Master Electrician 1998 – 2004
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival (High Point, NC)
Electrician 1997
SELECT LIGHTING DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Facility Design
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First Baptist Church Woodstock
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Worship Center
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High School & Middle School Lighting
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Chapel Dimming & Lighting
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Rock Springs Baptist Church
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Youth, College & Children’s Sanctuaries
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Themed Environments Dimming & Lighting
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Eastside Baptist Church
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Sanctuary Dimming System & Lighting
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First Free Will Baptist Church
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Sanctuary Dimming System & Lighting
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First Baptist Church Sugar Hill
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Sanctuary Dimming System & Lighting
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Northside Baptist Church
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Sanctuary Lighting
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St. Simons Community Church
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Sanctuary Lighting
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Fellowship Bible Church
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Sanctuary Lighting
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Cedar Creek Church
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Sanctuary Lighting
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North Cleveland Church of God
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Sanctuary Lighting
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Solid Rock Assembly of God
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Youth Sanctuary Lighting
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West End Baptist Church
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Youth Sanctuary Lighting
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Calvary Assembly of God
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Children’s Sanctuary Lighting
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Albany State University
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ACAD Auditorium Stage Lighting
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Amusement Park Attraction Design
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Carowinds
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Plaza Stage Control System & Lighting (Luminate! Layout)
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Blood Yard
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Slaughterhouse: The Final Cut
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Silver Scream Studios
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7th Ward
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London Terror
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Zombie High
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Scary Tales
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Skeleton Key Rooms
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Skeleton Crew
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Blood Drums
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Television / Video
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First Baptist Atlanta / In Touch
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First Family Christmas 2012 with Dr. Charles Stanley
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First Family Christmas 2017 & 2018
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Sevier Heights Baptist Church
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Reaching New Heights with Dr. Hollie Miller
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Siloam Church International
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Jonathon Carter Ministries
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First Baptist Montgomery
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Sunday Morning Service with Dr. Jay Wolf
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First Baptist Church Woodstock
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Love2Help.org (Three-part commercial series)
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Sunday Webcast Church Services, Numerous Video Projects
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This Hope
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“Break My Plans” (Music video co-design)
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Regional Theatre
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Clarence Brown Theatre
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Always…Patsy Cline
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'ART’
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Oklahoma! (Winner-Best lighting KATC award)
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Picasso at the Lapin Agile
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dha-fuzion, Back to Creation
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An O. Henry Christmas
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Cumberland County Playhouse
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Les Misèrables
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (World Regional Theatre Premier)
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Cats (South East Regional Theatre Premier)
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Phantom
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White Christmas
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Performance Space 122
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dha-fuzion NYC (off-off Broadway)
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Concert / Conference
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First Baptist Church Woodstock
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Woodstock Christmas Festival 2006
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Woodstock Christmas Festival 2007
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Woodstock Men’s Conference 2006
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Woodstock Men’s Conference 2007
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Race to Win Children’s Musical
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Celebrate Freedom Outdoor Concert
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Prime
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First Baptist Church Alpharetta
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Lincoln Brewster Concert
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Sean Smith Premier Concert
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Weekly services 2005
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Fellowship Bible Church
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Revive Concert
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Weekly services 2008-2009
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North Star Church
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Lindee Link & God’s Warriors Concert
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Worship CD Release Concert
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PDH Systems
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J & J Music Conference
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Conyers Baptist D’Now Conference
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It’s a New Day Ministries
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Timothy & Barnabas Conference
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Technical Elements
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Rockdale Baptist D’Now Conference 2007(w. Steve Fee)
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Rockdale Baptist D’Now Conference 2008 (w. Kristian Stanfill)
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Billy Graham Donor Dinner
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Exact Audio
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Marietta Adventist Echoing Angels Concert
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11th Hour Premier Concert
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Dance / Opera / Community Theatre
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Circle Modern Dance Company
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Spring Forward
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Univ. of TN Dance Company
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Spring 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Concerts
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Studio Arts for Dancers
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Studio Arts for Dancers 2000; Studio Arts for Dancers 2002
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Knoxville Chapter of Hadassah
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Perspectives in Modern Dance VIII
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Bijou Theatre
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opera
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Univ. of TN Opera Company
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The Crucible
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RELATED SKILLS
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Producer, Director, Lighting Designer, Scenic Designer, Drafter, Sound Designer, Video Editor, Camera Operator, Graphic Designer, Project Manager, Technician, Theatrical Master Electrician, Manager, Supervisor, Instructor/Mentor
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Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Factory Authorized Field Service Technician
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Computer skills include AutoCAD, Revit, Lightwright, Word, Excel, FrontPage, Photoshop, Final Cut, PowerPoint
AWARDS
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Ultimate Roller Coaster Design Contest
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National Grand Prize Winner for Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Contest by Atari
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Knoxville Area Theatre Coalition Awards
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2003 Best Lighting Design Award for Oklahoma! at the Clarence Brown Theatre
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Knoxville Area Theatre Coalition Awards
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2004 Best Lighting Design Nomination for All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by the WordPlayers
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EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts, Department of Dramatic Art 1993-1997
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Assistant to the Master Electrician: Playmakers Repertory Company, 1995-1997
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Internship: Walt Disney World Company, Disney/MGM Studios – “Ducktorate” Recipient / UNC Campus Rep.