Current Employment:
Strand Center for the Arts: General Manager / Technical Director - 2000 (July) to 2011 (August) - (Consulting only as of August 2011)
     1,030-seat auditorium, 132-seat gallery, Strand Ventures, Inc., Lakewood, NJ.
     • Facilitating technical and logistical needs of touring, rental, and in-house productions, including equipment, staff,
       hospitality, transportation. Creating and overseeing 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. Have overseen following projects:
               o Building-wide air conditioning installation, had no previous air conditioning.
               o New gallery and box office created from old storefronts. Roof replacement and repointing of all exterior bricks.
               o Regular repair and repainting of historic interior.
               o Upgrade of lighting board, dimmers and cabling; sound system with digital board and line array.
               o Addition of line sets and replacement of soft goods, decking and pit cover.
       • Overseeing general maintenance of building and equipment. Oversight for staff for in-house maintenance and contact
         for all vendors for larger maintenance projects.
       • Compiling theater’s yearly operating budget.
       • Researching and creating rates used for rentals, produced and purchased shows. Creating 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 programming
         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.

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 programming
knowledge, having programmed in various Basic and Visual Basic languages. Well versed in Word, Excel and Access,
including special setups and programming.
• 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 working knowledge of the various theatrical union rules and contracts.

Past Experience: Employment
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 2003. (Currently work part time as needed)
      900-seat, 400-seat and 200-seat auditoriums.
      • 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, 1993 to 1997.
      • Began as Master Carpenter, 1992.
      • Design and construction of sets; organizing of budget, labor, supplies, facilities for full-length ballet productions on and
         off Rowan campus.
TheaterFest, Montclair, NJ, Assistant Technical Director, Summer 1996.
Glassboro Summer Children’s Theater, Glassboro, NJ, Technical Director, Master Carpenter, Summers 1992 to 1994.
        Responsible for purchasing and construction of set and scheduling of crew for props, carpentry and lighting.
South Jersey Regional Theater, Summers Point, NJ, Electrician, 1993.
Ritz Theater of Oaklyn, Oaklyn, NJ, Electrician, Carpenter, 1989, 1994.
Omega Communications, Moorestown, NJ, Sound Technician, 1987 to 1994.

Past Experience: Educational
Electrician, Carpenter, Sound Operator  -  North Carolina School of the Arts
Lighting Designer, Set Designer, Stage Manager  -  Rowan University
Technical Director, Assistant Technical Director, Carpenter  -  Boston University Theater
Teaching Assistant, Theater Computer Lab Manager - Boston University Theater (Assistantship)

Member: United States Institute for Theater Technology,  Alpha Psi Omega