Resume

• The Sheboygan Theamtre Company, Sheboygan, WI;
  Production Manager, December, 2009 to July, 2013.
  Technical Director/Designer, September, 1997 to December, 2009.
  Designed scenery for over 100 productions including musicals, plays, comedies, mysteries, traveling shows, dinner theatre, fundraisers, and children’s productions. Responsibilities include: scheduling, production coordination, communications, set design, technical direction, budgeting, purchasing, volunteer recruitment, training, master carpentry, paint master, webmaster, program planning, and lighting design.
• Freelance Theatre Contractor, Wisconsin and Florida, 1988 to 2009.
  Completed professional contracts for professional, educational, and community theatres for 67 productions. Positions included: Set Designer, Scenic Designer, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Properties Master, Master Carpenter, Master Painter, Master Electrician, Video Technician, Properties Carpenter and Carpenter.
• Antiques and Collectables Dealer, Sheboygan, WI, 1996-1997.
  Purchased locally, rented space, sold locally and overseas.
• Schmidt Prototypes, Menomonie, WI, 1991-1992.
  Industrial Designer: designed motorcycle aftermarket products, water toys, and medical instrument cases. Responsibilities included market research, sketching, rendering, mechanical drafting, clay modeling, design presentation, and assistant prototype finishing.
• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI, 1990-1991.
  Art Processes Lab, Assistant Technician: supervised and instructed students on woodworking, metalworking, and design model construction.
  Professor’s Assistant: corrected and graded student artwork.
• Night Life DJ's, Owner, Kiel, WI, 1988-1990.
  Designed, marketed, and ran a DJ company.

Skills

• Software: Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Vectorworks Spotlight, Excel, Word, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Filemaker Pro, MacDraft, Powerpoint.
• Industrial: Design, Welding, Manufacturing, Rigging, Carpentry, Painting, Fork Lift.
• Special Effects: Pyrotechnics, Pyrotechnics Guild International & A.T.F.; Firearm Safety, Department of Natural Resources.

Awards

• ATATA: “Award for Theatrical Achievement in Technical Arts,” 2000, 2001, 2002, & 2004.
• The National Dean’s List, 1995.
• UW-Whitewater: Golden Screw Award, 1995.
• UW-Sheboygan: Awards for “Design Excellence for Theatre,” 1993, &
  “For Excellence in Theatrical Design-Scenography,” 1989.
• UW-Sheboygan: Dean’s Honor List, 2nd Semester of 1988-89.

Education

• UW-Whitewater: 1995, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre, minor in art, concentration in scenic design.  3.4 GPA
• UW-Sheboygan: 1993, Associates of Arts and Sciences Degree. 3.0 GPA
• UW-Stout: 1990-1992, Studied Art & Industrial Design.  3.2 GPA

PDF version with references and show history linked here.