Experience

King Edward VI Community College

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Theatre technician/Teacher of Production Arts

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  I am responsible for overseeing and maintaining a number of theatre spaces and studios within the College. I rig and run lights, sound and AV for a wide variety of shows both within the college and for a number of external, professional events for theatre, dance and music companies, hiring our spaces. I also build and design sets for a range of events and ensure all technical needs are met with regards to sound, light, AV, props and set. Within my role at the College, I have also taken on an unqualified teaching role in Production Arts, which has been a great challenge. I teach BTEC level 3 production arts units in visual imagery, lighting operations, automated lighting, sound set up and theatre rigging. I also run an ASDAN CoPE level 2 course using Production Arts as the main medium of content delivery.



Freelance

• Freelance Event Technician

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  I have tried to develop my skills within the event industry by working within a number of different environments as a Freelance Event Technician. I have worked for the following companies:South Devon Arts Centre: Lighting operatorShowbitz: Rigger, Lighting operator, Stage handSt Johns School, Exeter: Lighting rigger and maintenance of technical equipmentDartington Playgoers: Lighting Designer, Lighting rigger I have tried to develop my skills within the event industry by working within a number of different environments as a Freelance Event Technician. I have worked for the following companies:South Devon Arts Centre: Lighting operatorShowbitz: Rigger, Lighting operator, Stage handSt Johns School, Exeter: Lighting rigger and maintenance of technical equipmentDartington Playgoers: Lighting Designer, Lighting rigger



Exeter College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sustainability Technician

  • May 2011 - Oct 2011

  I took this role as a secondment to my main role at Exeter College. I carried out detailed case studies looking into how Exeter College made the most of green technologies. I looked into server virtualization and Microsoft Power Management using SCCM and both reports are now published on line as part of the LSIS project.

• Multimedia/ICT Technician

  • Sep 2007 - Oct 2011

  Within this position I was responsible for the organisation and set up of all Corporate events with relation to all technical needs. I looked after and installed AV and projector systems within the College. I was also part of the ICT team, helping to look after a large fleet of desktop PC's, laptops, servers, IP phones and computer network. This role required excellent interpersonal and customer service skills alongside accurate, chronological problem solving skills.



University of Plymouth Students' Union

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

• Event Technician

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2007

  Part of a technical team responsible for the set up and running of all events within the students union at Plymouth University, including touring bands and DJ's.Responsible for the operation of AV equipment, lighting and sound rigs as part of a small venue. We also took on large scale projects in venues such as Plymouth Pavillion and Guild hall for University balls. Part of a technical team responsible for the set up and running of all events within the students union at Plymouth University, including touring bands and DJ's.Responsible for the operation of AV equipment, lighting and sound rigs as part of a small venue. We also took on large scale projects in venues such as Plymouth Pavillion and Guild hall for University balls.



Archangel

• Cable Installer

  • Mar 2005 - May 2006

  I was a casual worker for Archangel, installing speaker and HD video cable into luxury apartments. I was a casual worker for Archangel, installing speaker and HD video cable into luxury apartments.