Experience

Saint Louis Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Audio Visual Technician

  • Dec 2018 - Present



New Line Theatre

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident Lighting Designer

  • Oct 2005 - Present

  Responsibilities included reading script, talking to director and creating a plan/design to successfully enhance each production; ordering and arranging delivery of rental equipment and supplies; working within set budget for each show; execution of hang and focus; creation of paper work to maintain show; ensuring that stage manager knows when to call all light cues; ensuring that the light board operator knows how to maintain show over the run. Responsibilities included reading script, talking to director and creating a plan/design to successfully enhance each production; ordering and arranging delivery of rental equipment and supplies; working within set budget for each show; execution of hang and focus; creation of paper work to maintain show; ensuring that stage manager knows when to call all light cues; ensuring that the light board operator knows how to maintain show over the run.



Lighting by Kenneth Zinkl

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Freelance Lighting Design

  • Jul 2003 - Present



Fort Zumwalt School District

• Auditorium Manager/Computer Tech

  • Oct 2005 - Dec 2018

  Responsibilities include day to day operation of facility; scheduling of all events; insure safety of students, performers, and patrons; training of students on all equipment; maintenance of audio, lighting, and projection systems; set-up and tear down of audio and projection equipment around campus as needed; budgeting for supplies, equipment, and repair; assisting drama club with productions including cost estimate of set and build drawings, leading student crew in build, load-in, tech rehearsals, and strike; working with rental clients; assisting IT department as needed with computer, and projector maintenance, deploying new computers and installing new projectors, inventory, software distribution, printer deployment, installing printers on user machines, end user support, workstation and user organization in Active Directory



Touhill Performing Arts Center

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Stage Services Assistant

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2013

  Responsibilities included unloading/loading of trucks, lighting crew, light board operator, sound crew, deck crew, rigging crew, video/projection crew, and other duties as assigned. Responsibilities included unloading/loading of trucks, lighting crew, light board operator, sound crew, deck crew, rigging crew, video/projection crew, and other duties as assigned.



STAGES St. Louis

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Master Electrician

  • May 2004 - Oct 2005

  Responsibilities included accurate hang and focus of current plot; maintenance of plot over run of show; wiring of practicals for each show; operation of lighting console; backup follow spot operator; other duties as assigned. Responsibilities included accurate hang and focus of current plot; maintenance of plot over run of show; wiring of practicals for each show; operation of lighting console; backup follow spot operator; other duties as assigned.



St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master Carpenter

  • 2005 - 2005



Production Support Services

• Associate Production Manager

  • Jul 2003 - May 2004

  Responsibilities included pulling equipment for jobs; creating equipment list; repairing broken equipment; oversee shop crew for special projects; leading local crews on job sites; overseeing delivery of sub-rented gear; cost estimates for potential projects and clients. Responsibilities included pulling equipment for jobs; creating equipment list; repairing broken equipment; oversee shop crew for special projects; leading local crews on job sites; overseeing delivery of sub-rented gear; cost estimates for potential projects and clients.



Grand Stage Company

• Inside Sales

  • Jan 2002 - Jun 2003

  Responsibilities included assisting customers for inside sales; pulling customers’ orders; tracking inventory in sales and rental stock; repair of rental equipment and customers’ equipment; set-up and tear down of rental orders; assembling bid packets for large bids; shipping and receiving; outside sales calls. Responsibilities included assisting customers for inside sales; pulling customers’ orders; tracking inventory in sales and rental stock; repair of rental equipment and customers’ equipment; set-up and tear down of rental orders; assembling bid packets for large bids; shipping and receiving; outside sales calls.



Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Lighting Technician

  • May 2001 - Jul 2001

  Assist Master Electrician with prep, hang, focus, maintenance, operation, and strike of rotating rep opera season. Assist Master Electrician with prep, hang, focus, maintenance, operation, and strike of rotating rep opera season.



Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre

• Arrow Rock, MO

• Sound Technician and Carpenter

  • May 2000 - Sep 2000

  Responsible for audio reinforcement and enhancement of summer season. Assist in construction of scenery when not in rehearsal or production. Responsible for audio reinforcement and enhancement of summer season. Assist in construction of scenery when not in rehearsal or production.