CV
Employment History
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT 08/2013 – Present
Assistant Technical Director
- Budget, research, and purchase materials for scenic elements
- Technical design and CAD drafting
- Design, install, troubleshoot, and operate rigging and automation systems
- Oversee and assist daily shop labor, load-ins, and strikes
Master Electrician
- Technical design, research, rent, and purchase materials for lighting and atmospheric elements
- Calendar management, labor management, and general scheduling
- Budget, expense tracking, and budget reconciliation
- Oversee and assist daily shop labor, load-ins, and strikes
- Coordinate with all production departments and designers
American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA 06/2012 – 08/2015 (not continuous)
Scenic Carpenter/Draftsperson
- Technical design and CAD drafting
- Rigging system design
- Automation installer and operator
- Small crew management
- Scenic carpentry, welding (MIG), and steel work
- CNC work
- Assist in the research and purchase of scenic materials
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA 01/2012 – 06/2012
Exhibition Design and Construction Intern
- Assist with the general installation and construction of galleries
- Assist with the construction and maintenance of cases, label stands, plinths, etc.
- Gallery lighting installation
- Database updates (budget, object list, case and vitrine inventory, etc.)
- Floor plan and object updates in Vectorworks
- Assist with administration and painting of Michael Lin’s FreePort no.005
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Wellfleet, MA 05/2011 – 10/2011
Production Intern
- Scenic carpentry and painting
- Hang and strike electrics
- Load-in and strike sets
- Assist in the research, purchase, and maintenance of props
- Wardrobe repair and alterations for quick changes
- Show run crew (wardrobe, scene change, tech sound and light board op)
- House captain for intern/staff housing
- Assist Technical Director, Master Carpenter, Production Manager, and Master Electrician in various daily tasks
Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA 10/2010 – 05/2011
Production Manager
- Oversee assigned productions and address needs as they arise
- Seek out and contract all members of production team
- Act as primary liaison between production and theatre company
- Oversee show budget
- Oversee and assist with all load-ins, technical rehearsals, and strikes
- Assist with overall space and company management
Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, WA 05/2010 – 06/2010
Venue Manager
- Oversee all activities at venue for SIFF
- Assist with all venue load-ins and load-outs
- Direct House Coordinators and Venue Volunteers
- Line management (including all paid passholders, ticketholders, sponsors, press, etc.) and general costumer service
- Help run box office and will call as the need arose overseeing all comp, presale, and other special ticket lists
- Oversee venue print traffic and quality check screenings
- Responsible for all sponsor material
- Responsible for end of day accounting with balloting, ticketing, and box office
Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA 09/2009 – 05/2010
Production Management Intern
- Familiarity with AEA, USA, SDC, and IATSE agreements and union correspondences
- Familiarity with payroll, budgeting and forecasting
- Attend technical rehearsals and production meetings
- Update institutional policy
- Calendar management and space reservations
- Plan and execute various internal and rental events
- Assist Production Manager, Director of Artist Relations, and Company Manager in various daily tasks
Front Desk Receptionist 11/2009 – 04/2011
- Answer phone with multiple lines, address general questions, and appropriately forward calls to staff
- Pick up and sort mail
- Responsible for opening and closing administration offices and theaters
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Pasadena, CA 06/2009 – 08/2009
Arts Administration Intern
- Choral management
- Graphic design and marketing research
- Assist in organization of annual national tour, donor reception and fundraising gala
- General survey creation, distribution and analysis
- Artistic calendar management
- Assist Executive Director, Development Director, Business Manager, and Assistant Chorus Manager in various daily tasks
Center for Environmental Health, Oakland, CA 06/2008 – 05/2009 and 12/2011-03/2012
Research Assistant and Environmental Consultant
- Data entry and spreadsheet creation
- Database management
- Purchase research products
- Test consumer products with x-ray fluorescence gun
- Send data to National Food Labs and interpret results
- Offsite research, location scouting, and consultant management for artificial turf project
BareStage Productions, University of California Berkeley, CA 09/2006 – 05/2009
Managing Director and Production Manager
- Calendar management
- Scheduling shows, rehearsal, and technical rehearsal times
- Liaison between theatre company and other groups in UC Choral Ensembles
- Chair leadership, production, and technical meetings
- Oversee general theatre space and inventory
- Oversee and manage technical rehearsals, load-ins, and strikes
- Budget management
- Redraft by-laws
- Web designer and web master
UC Choral Ensembles, University of California Berkeley, CA 01/2006 – 05/2009
Internal Vice President
- Promote group unity amongst nine varying a cappella, choral, and theatre groups
- Organization of three annual all-group concerts
- Including a benefit concert raising money for AIDS Project of the East Bay
- Publicity work (including the design of all posters and fliers)
- House management
- Web designer and web master
- Assist other student officers and administrative staff in various tasks
Education and Awards
Yale School of Drama, New Haven, CT 08/2013 – 05/2016
Master of Fine Arts, Technical Design and Production
Positions held at Yale School of Drama: Technical Director, Assistant Technical Director, Master Electrician, Projection Engineer
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA 04/2010 – 06/2010
Auto-CAD Certification Program
Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA 09/2009 – 05/2010
Professional Arts Training Program
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 08/2005 – 05/2009
Bachelor of Science, Conservation and Resource Studies Minor: Music
UC Choral Ensembles "Outstanding Contribution to UCCE 2007-2008"
Music Teachers’ Association of California, Los Angeles, CA 06/1995 – 06/2005
Certificate of Merit, Piano
Gold Ribbon Solo Recital (08/2005)
Honors Festival (03/2003)
Special Skills
- Microsoft Suite
- Adobe Photoshop
- CSS and HTML
- AutoCAD
- Milling and Machining
- MIG and TIG Welding
- Rigging and Rigging System Engineering
- Automation System Installation, Troubleshooting, and Operation
- OSHA 10 Certified
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- 10+ years of piano
- 4+ years of choral singing
Producing Experience
USITT |
2016, Yale School of Drama |
Erich Bolton (Producer) |
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The Secret History of Love |
2012, The Theater Offensive |
Sean Dorsey (Creator/Choreo.) |
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2011, Annex Theatre |
Nathaniel Boggess (Creator) |
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Roosevelt Playwriting Project |
2010, Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland (PM) |
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City of Angels |
2009, BareStage Productions |
Nagisa Kodama and |
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A Funny Thing Happened on the |
2008, BareStage Productions |
Andy Iser (Dir.) |
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I Heard the Cry (premiere) |
2008, BareStage Productions |
Carla Neuss (Dir. & Playwright) |
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got Shakespeare? |
2008, BareStage Productions |
Dani Loebs (Dir. & Playwright) |
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UCCE A Cappella Against AIDS |
2008 & 2009 UC Berkeley |
Mark Sumner (Dir.) |
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UCCE Holiday Concert – “Home for the Holidays” & “Surprise Presents Presence” |
2007 & 2008 UC Berkeley |
Mark Sumner (Dir.) |
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UCCE Halloween Show |
2007 & 2008 UC Berkeley |
Mark Sumner (Dir.) |
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The Fabulous Life of… A Size Zero (premiere) |
2007, BareStage Productions |
Ben Rimalower (Dir.) |
Stage Management/Production Assistant Experience
| Macbeth | 2012, ShakespeareNow! |
David Gram (Dir.) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 2012, ShakespeareNow! Boston Area, MA |
David Gram (Dir.) |
| Romeo and Juliet | 2012, ShakespeareNow! |
David Gram (Dir.) |
| Goin’ Steady: The Musical | 2011, Wing-it Productions Seattle, WA |
Robert Scherzer (Creator/Musical |
Hamlet |
2010, Seattle Shakespeare Co. |
Susy Butler (SM) |
Five Gold Rings |
2010, Emerald City Scene |
Nathaniel Porter (Dir.) |
Radiance – The Passion of Marie |
2010, Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Anne Kearson (SM) |
Speech and Debate |
2010, Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Joe Smelser (SM) |
The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (workshop, premiere) |
2009, Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Stina Lotti (SM) |
Event Coordinator Experience
UW Medicine Clinical Transition Ceremony |
2010, Bagley Wright Theatre |
Angie Kamel (Asst. PM) |
MoDazz’s Dance for a Cure |
2010, Bagley Wright Theatre |
Angie Kamel (Asst. PM) |
Billy Connolly |
2010, Bagley Wright Theatre |
Angie Kamel (Asst. PM) |
Seattle Rep CREW Event |
2010, PONCHO Forum, Seattle Rep |
Frances Kao (Public Programs Manager) |
Seattle Rep Organization’s “February Wine and Cheese” |
2010, Spirits Lounge, Seattle Rep |
Frances Kao (Public Programs Manager) |
Other Production Experience
General build, load-in/strike, and hang/focus, for various productions |
2013-2016, Yale Rep, Yale School of Drama |
Various |
General build and load-in for various productions |
2012-2015, American Repertory Theater |
Stephen Setterlun |
Ansel Adams: At the Water's Edge, Lighting Assistant |
2012, Peabody Essex Museum |
Scott Benson (LD) |
FreePort [No. 005]: Michael Lin, Painter |
2012, Peabody Essex Museum |
François Jacob (Artist Assistant) |
The Mind’s Eye: 50 Years of Photography by Jerry Uelsmann, Lighting Assistant |
2012, Peabody Essex Museum |
Scott Benson (LD) |
| General build, paint, hang and focus crew for various productions |
2010-2011, Annex Theatre |
Various |
| Devotion, Load-in, Hang, Focus, Strike Crew | 2011, On the Boards |
Mark Meuter (PM) Rich Bresnahan (TD) |
| Goin' Steady: The Musical, Scenic Carpenter, Paint Crew, Light, Projections and Sound Board Operator | 2011, Wing-it Productions |
Robert Scherzer (Creator/Musical Director) Justin Sund (Director) |
| The Drowsy Chaperone, Scenic Carpenter | 2011, Seattle Musical Theatre |
Dominic DiGiovanni (TD) |
| Hamlet, Backstage Run Crew | 2010, Seattle Shakespeare Co. |
Susy Butler (SM) |
| Five Gold Rings, Sound Operator | 2010, Emerald City Scene |
Nathaniel Porter (Dir.) |
deCOMPOSITION, Light Board Operator |
2010, Erickson Theatre |
Jess Smith (Dir.) |
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sound Board |
2010, Contemporary Classics & RK Productions |
Kate Jaeger (Dir.) |
| General build, paint, hang and focus, and strike crew for various productions |
2006-2009, BareStage Productions |
Various |
Performing Experience
Seattle Women’s Chorus |
2010, Flying House Productions |
Dennis Coleman (Dir.) |
UC Women’s Chorale (Sop II) |
2006-2009, UC Choral Ensembles |
Mark Sumner (Dir.) |
Troilus and Cressida |
2009, English Undergraduate Assocociation |
Kyle Binkowski (Dir.) |
Me.com (one-act premieres) |
2006, BareStage Productions |
Cristobal McKinney (Producer) |
Piano |
1995-2005 |
Diane Bloomer |