Experience

Alliance Bible Fellowship

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AVL Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Royal Productions

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AV Sales Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  As the in-house AV provider at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Royal Productions ensures each client has what they need to be seen and heard. We work with groups booking the hotel's convention services to provide for their Audio Visual, Electrical, and IT needs. As the in-house AV provider at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Royal Productions ensures each client has what they need to be seen and heard. We work with groups booking the hotel's convention services to provide for their Audio Visual, Electrical, and IT needs.



RFD-TV

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer, Cow Guy Close

  • Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  Launching this show involved booking guests on a recurring schedule, nailing down topics each day, and communicating with the talent on what they want to say on camera. I send those thoughts to the guests on the show to get their thoughts, and load those into graphics, as well as call for b-roll footage to accompany it.

• Producer, SharkFarmerTV

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

  SharkFarmerTV is the brainchild of Rob Sharkey, a fifth generation farmer from Illinois. He shares the stories of incredible people in agriculture... both their successes and perhaps a few blunders along the way. I produce the show, overseeing studio shoot days, timing out interviews, giving cut notes to the editor, and arranging on screen elements with our graphics department.

• Producer, Market Day Report

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

  Market Day Report is a 5 hour news broadcast covering all of agriculture, the commodities markets, and weather pertaining to rural America. As a producer, I am tasked with making sure one of those hours is ready to air. I write the stories, ensuring accuracy while maintaining brevity, and format them with graphics, video, and sound to add variety to our news block. Once approval is given, I run my hour in the control booth, relaying any notes to our directors and technical staff, and give the anchors time cues for interviews.



44 Designs

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  I took on more responsibility and added a hat at the beginning of 2019. This new role allowed me the opportunity to implement a few more things the growing business needed, including an employee handbook, time clock system, policies and roadmaps for the company's future. During my time with 44 Designs, the company grew from 2 employees to 10, not including freelance touring personnel, and the gear more than quadrupled in that time frame from 2012 to 2019.

• Operations and Project Manager

  • May 2014 - Nov 2019

  Over the years, my role shifted from touring lighting director to operations and project management. I implemented an inventory system, developed new vendor relationships, wrote press releases and strategized marketing, created quotes and invoices for clients, and managed the IT infrastructure. I worked with clients to visualize their dreams, create a project file, and coordinate with the warehouse and our logistics partners to see it all play out.

• Lighting Designer

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2019

  As time progressed, I began putting designs together for some of the shows we sent out. I took over the design process for a yearly Christmas performance titled "Nothing But Christmas" hosted by The Creek Church in London, Kentucky. I worked with the staff there on planning out the show beginning in late summer each year, and oversaw the load in and load out in mid-December. This turned into a project where I was also programming and operating the show, and I was in each step from "napkin sketch" to reality.

• Lighting Director

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2019

  This role is where my career with 44 Designs really began, with the desire to run lights for bands on tour. Over the years, I toured the world with bands from several different genres. I would listen to the songs so much I still can recall the looks of a specific song on each tour many years later. A few highlights in this role include:- North America Tour with Old Crow Medicine Show- North America Tour with Ben Howard- Australia and North America shows with Mutemath- Japan, Hawaii, and North America with Jake Shimabukuro- Grand Opening of Disneyland Shanghai - in partnership with Glow Motion Technologies- Church lighting install in Nairobi, Kenya - in partnership with Sound Bridge

• Warehouse Technician

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  This was my first (and truly never ending) job with 44 Designs. This role included preparing lighting gear to go on tour, checking it back in from tour, inspecting, repairing, and cleaning the gear, and keeping the shelves organized until the next tour.



Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group

• Canada
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Intern for The Beatles LOVE

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  I worked with the lighting and electrics department as well as spent time with rigging, audio, automation, projection, and several other shows on the strip. I worked with the lighting and electrics department as well as spent time with rigging, audio, automation, projection, and several other shows on the strip.



North Greenville University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Media Staff

  • Aug 2009 - May 2011

  Run Audio/Visual equipment for various events on campus. Positions include sound tech, lighting designer, projection director, video director, and camera operator. Weekly events had audiences of 2000+ with live web-streaming. Run Audio/Visual equipment for various events on campus. Positions include sound tech, lighting designer, projection director, video director, and camera operator. Weekly events had audiences of 2000+ with live web-streaming.



NRB

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Convention Volunteer

  • 2009 - 2011

  Tasks included preparing rooms for breakout sessions, guarding doors until opening, taking tickets, registering media and press, clearing hallways for VIPs, and other tasks as needed. Tasks included preparing rooms for breakout sessions, guarding doors until opening, taking tickets, registering media and press, clearing hallways for VIPs, and other tasks as needed.



Camp Cedar Cliff

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Staff

  • May 2007 - Nov 2010

  Supervise groups of children ages 5 through 18, lead various camp activities including Bible studies, archery, zipline, etc. As a counselor in training, I worked in the kitchen and the camp store. Serving as Program Assistant, I took pictures and video throughout the week, and edited them into a culmination video. Poster, T-Shirt, and other graphic design also existed in my job description. Supervise groups of children ages 5 through 18, lead various camp activities including Bible studies, archery, zipline, etc. As a counselor in training, I worked in the kitchen and the camp store. Serving as Program Assistant, I took pictures and video throughout the week, and edited them into a culmination video. Poster, T-Shirt, and other graphic design also existed in my job description.



National FFA Organization

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Convention Graphics Intern

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

  Our team of 3 made all of the slides that displayed winners, speakers, lower thirds, logos, donors, and other graphics on the large 90'x20' screen in the main session arena. Our team of 3 made all of the slides that displayed winners, speakers, lower thirds, logos, donors, and other graphics on the large 90'x20' screen in the main session arena.



Vision 48 TV

• News Director

  • May 2009 - May 2010

  Build news teams, assign stories, direct broadcasts, oversee editing, publish and air final product. Build news teams, assign stories, direct broadcasts, oversee editing, publish and air final product.



Perfectly Polished

• Student Staff

  • Aug 2006 - Mar 2008

  Teach etiquette and ballroom dance to children ages 10 through 14 Teach etiquette and ballroom dance to children ages 10 through 14