Experience

Kinetic Lighting
• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assets Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present


Optic Arts

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion

• Operations Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2019

  Company acquired and moved out of California Company acquired and moved out of California


Don't Wonder Productions
• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director Of Event Operations

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2017

Freelance - Technical Director/Production Manager
• Technical Director

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

Exhibit Lighting Group
• General Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2014


General Theatrical Consultants (GTC)

• Lead Partner

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2010

  Developed best practices for a range of theatrical clients Developed best practices for a range of theatrical clients



Rose Brand

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rental Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Jan 2009

  Managed drapery rental and warehouse staff for this iconic theatrical drapery company. Managed drapery rental and warehouse staff for this iconic theatrical drapery company.



Angstrom Stage Lighting

• United States

• Managing Director

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2008

  Supervised Lighting Equipment rentals and Production Services in preparation for the sale of the business. Supervised Lighting Equipment rentals and Production Services in preparation for the sale of the business.



Premier Lighting & Production

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2007

  Lighting Equipment Rentals and production services. Lighting Equipment Rentals and production services.



Entertainment Lighting Services

• United States
• Real Estate

• General Manager

  • 1996 - 2006

  Took the company from $2M to $14M. From 28 employees to 89. From a dilapidated warehouse to a state-of-art warehouse operation. Took the company from $2M to $14M. From 28 employees to 89. From a dilapidated warehouse to a state-of-art warehouse operation.



Ocean Park Video

• Business Owner

  • Feb 1986 - May 1996

  Opened the store with 10,000 movie titles and 5 employees. The store successfully rode the popular VHS market until a Blockbuster opened across the street in an old Bank of America building. I had many foreign films and hard-to-find tapes and had a loyal following. It was great fun and made some good money. Opened the store with 10,000 movie titles and 5 employees. The store successfully rode the popular VHS market until a Blockbuster opened across the street in an old Bank of America building. I had many foreign films and hard-to-find tapes and had a loyal following. It was great fun and made some good money.



Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

• United States
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Feb 1994 - Mar 1995

  Managed all aspects of technical production in the live performance spaces in this iconoclastic Institution. Managed all aspects of technical production in the live performance spaces in this iconoclastic Institution.



Stage Mechanix

• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

• President

  • Mar 1987 - Jul 1989

  Theatrical automation Rental and Sales. Custom turntables up tp 40', Floor winches, Motor control, Scenery Theatrical automation Rental and Sales. Custom turntables up tp 40', Floor winches, Motor control, Scenery



Doolittle Theatre (now the Montelban)

• Technical Director

  • Jun 1985 - Nov 1987

  TD for local and national tours - Martha Clark's Garden of Earthly Delights, Gospel at Colonus, Quintero & Robards Iceman Cometh, Lilly Tomlin, Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe, Tom Stoppard's Hapgood among a few. TD for local and national tours - Martha Clark's Garden of Earthly Delights, Gospel at Colonus, Quintero & Robards Iceman Cometh, Lilly Tomlin, Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe, Tom Stoppard's Hapgood among a few.



Center Theatre Group

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Manager

  • 1983 - 1985

  Supervised the day to day operations of the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre's scenic and costume shops.

• Production Manager

  • 1980 - 1983

  Mark Taper Forum's second space. Full season subscription with 5 plays.



Los Angeles Film Exposition (FILMEX)

• Production Manager

  • Feb 1980 - Oct 1980

  Presented 300 films in 12 days. Presented 300 films in 12 days.



LA Shakespeare Festival

• United States

• Technical Director

  • 1978 - 1980

  Outdoor Venue. Peg Yorkin producer. Shakespeare free to the public in the Ford Theater and tours of LA County Parks. Outdoor Venue. Peg Yorkin producer. Shakespeare free to the public in the Ford Theater and tours of LA County Parks.