Experience

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2015

  I was responsible for supervising Design and execution of Lights, Sound, and Sets for over 40 productions in a 36 week school year. Productions included Elementary, Middle, School, and High School Musicals, Elementary, Middle School, and High School Plays, Fall and Spring Cabaret performances, Dance Concerts and Recitals, a full Length Ballet, Choir Concerts, Class recitals, Instrumental Concerts, The Faculty Talent Show, and any outside guest performances. I was responsible for the supervision and maintenance of the lighting and sound equipment, and supervision of the scene shop. I was responsible for ordering supplies and equipment for scene shop and sets for all productions. I supervised student designers and trained student technicians in the shop, and on the sound board and the light board. I submitted Purchase Requisitions, and kept the budget for sets, lights, and sound. I supervised and trained students for morning announcements and was often the last person to leave and lock up the school after rehearsals and performances.



University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

• United States
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Tenured Full Professor of Drama

  • Aug 1978 - Aug 2006

  Director, Technical Director, Production Designer, Theatre Manager for TeAta memorial Auditorium Taught Theatre classes, Designed and built sets, Designed lighting, Directed Plays, Taught Speech and logic classes. Director, Technical Director, Production Designer, Theatre Manager for TeAta memorial Auditorium Taught Theatre classes, Designed and built sets, Designed lighting, Directed Plays, Taught Speech and logic classes.