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Flow Team Member | Target Corporation | 2013-2014

Seasonal Parks Technician | City of Greeley Parks Department | Summer 2012In charge of unloading trucks, sorting, stocking, and back-stocking merchandise. Expected to work well as a team.

in charge of maintaining several Greeley Parks. Duties included: cleaning bathrooms, picking up and taking out trash, trimming, repairing sprinkler systems, and shelter reservations. Responsible for driving company vehicles. Expected to work well alone and with a partnerGeneral Contractor | Independently Contracted | Summer 2011Designed and built custom water feature for a customer. Designed the layout, bid the project, pulled necessary permits, oversaw construction, managed workers, and hired sub-contractors for some aspects of the project.

Additional ProfessionalExperience

Themed Entertainment Design and Execution:

Project Management and Leadership

Personally designed, and managed construction of seasonal haunted attraction to raise money for my local food bank. Wrote backstory, planned layout, managed build team, set design, lighting design, sound design, some video design, designed and built custom pneumatic props, trained and managed actors, makeup, etc. The budget per year was very minimal, however we were able to come across as a professional-caliber attraction. (zenkhaunt.com)

After working for a landscaping company for a summer, I was hired at the age of 17 to design and build a custom water feature for a client. I designed and planned the project, met with clients, bid the project, acquired materials, pulled necessary permits, oversaw team of workers, hired sub-contractors, and was in charge of problem-solving for the numerous issues that arose.

Problem Solving SkillsHave well developed problem solving skills and experience solving problems in both academic and work environments. I boast the ability to use both sides of my brain to arrive at unique and creative solutions.

Technical SkillsExperience with most hand and power-tools, wood-working equipment, metal-working equipment, and additive manufactuiring/3D Printing equipment. experience working in theatrical scenic, prop, and paint shops. Ability to design, test, and implement complex mechanical systems. Experience researching and testing Mechanical systems with ANSYS and NI Labview.

CreativityCAD experience, hand drafting knowledge, drawing ability, model building experience, some graphic design practice, great “eye for design,” scenic painting know-how , prop-buildingexperience, proficient writing abilities, and experience designing theatrical sets.

Unique Skillset

Bachelor of Science: Creo ParametricVectorworksAutoDesk InventorAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopWysiwyg Lighting DesignerVisual Show AutomationNI LabViewMathCADMicrosoft Office SuiteETC EOS Family Consoles

-mechanical engineering-Related Coursework: Engineering Design, Engineering Mechanics, Manufacturing, Machine Design, Mechatronics and Measurement Systems

-theatrical production and design-Related Coursework: Drawing and Drafting for Theatre, Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre, Scenic Design, Scenic Painting, Lighting Design, Storytelling

Bachelor of Arts:

Colorado State University 2017CADEDUCATIONExperience

Scene Shop Carpenter | Colorado State University | Fall 2014

Properties Designer | The Glass Menagerie | Colorado State University | August-October 2014

Event Coordinator/Director/Founder | Haunt Out Hunger | 2010-2013

Hands-on work in scenic and paint shops. Expected to work individually and as a team. Worked directly with CSU theatre’s head technical director in problem-solving and scenic technical solutions, in addition to building and constructing sets.

Worked directly with the head scenic designer to design the set for Colorado State University’s spring opera, Idomeneo. Worked on and revised finaldrawings, helped manage and arrange props, and built a physical scale model.

Provided assistance to the production team, worked on CAD drawings, oversaw construction and communicated with sub-contractors, coordinated deliveries, made simple repairs, and did various research and paperwork.

Responsible for designing all aesthetic physical aspects of the show sets including structures, scenery, colors, finishes, materials, special effects, and props. Also expected to provide the shops and technicians with all drawings and elevations necessary to build the set including both digital and physical 3D models, and responsible for ensuring commiunication between all shops and departments during construction.

In charge of creating props lists and prop designs, crafting and building props, acquiring props, repairing props, and managing props throughout production. Worked closely with scenic designer.

Founder, coordinator, and director of Haunt out Hunger, a seasonal haunted attraction and event raising money for Greeley’s local food bank. Personally designed, and managed construction, wrote backstory, planned layout, managed build team, set design, lighting design, sound design,some video design, designed and built custom pneumatic props, trained and managed actors, makeup, etc.

Assistant Scenic Designer | Idomeneo | CSU | Spring 2015

Technical Team Intern| S.O. World Games LA | FiveCurrents | Summer 2015

Head Scenic Designer| Boy | CSU| Spring 2016

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