About Me

15+ Years in:

Theatrical Lighting Design

Dance Lighting Design

Social Event Lighting Design

Concert Lighting Design

Corporate Event Planning and Design - Lighting

Corporate Event Planning and Design - Show Management

BA Theatre - Design / Tech Emphasis

California University of Pennsylvania, May 1998

MFA Lighting Design and Technology

West Virginia University, Expected May 2026

THET220 - Fundamentals of Lighting

West Virginia University, School of Theatre and Dance

College of Creative Arts

     Fundamentals of stage lighting through formal lecture and practical experience. Laboratory requirements

     include assignments on the lighting/electrics crews for school productions.

• Production Management
• Conventional Lighting Fixtures
• Intelligent and LED Lighting Fixtures
• ETC EOS Consoles
• Avolites Consoles
• Scenic Carpentry
• Theatrical Electrics
• Portable and 3 Phase Power
• Forbes 5 Star Guest Service Training
• Single and Double Purchase Counterweight Systems
• Room AV System Design
• Audio and Video Systems
• MAC and PC Computers
• MS Office Suite
• Vectorworks 2020 and Up
• Budget Tracking and ROI Calculations
• Crew/Staff Scheduling
• Crew Management - Union, Non-Union, Student, and Volunteer
• Basic Ground Rigging
• Stage management
• Event Planning and Design
• Facility Management / Operations
• Performance / Show Advancing

Basic CPR / AED

American Heart Association, Expires March 2027

Basic First Aid

American Heart Association, Expires March 2027

Single Man Lift Certification

Scissor Lift Certification

PA Child Abuse Clearance

PA State Police Background Check

FBI Federal Criminal History

• Lighting Designer - An Evening with Trevor Nicholas - WVU College of Creative Arts and Media
• Lighting Designer - Into the Woods, WVU School of Theatre and Dance
• Lighting Designer - Silk Road Ensemble, WVU College of Creative Arts
• Lighting Designer / Supervisor - Steel Magnolias, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Lighting Designer/Supervisor - Dance Now! 2024, WVU School of Theatre and Dance
• Lighting Designer - Ranky Tanky - WVU College of Creative Arts
• Lighting Designer - Considering Matthew Shepard, WVU Choirs
• Lighting Designer - Annual Christmas Concert, WVU Choirs
• Lighting Designer - WVU Jazz Ensembles (4 Years), WVU School of Music
• Lighting Designer - Time for Three, WVU College of Creative arts
• Lighting Designer - CORDIS, WVU College of Creative Arts
• Lighting Designer - Cendrillon, WVU Opera
• Lighting Designer - Opera Pastiche, WVU Opera
• Lighting Designer - L'Enfant, WVU Opera
• Lighting Designer - Dance Now! 2023, WVU School of Theatre and Dance
• Lighting Designer - Anatomy of a Suicide, WVU School of Theatre and Dance
• Lighting Designer (3 Years) - Nutcracker, Mon Valley Dance Council
• Lighting Designer - Sleeping Beauty, Mon Valley Dance Council
• Lighting Designer - Coppelia, Mon Valley Dance Council
• Lighting Designer - Cinderella, Mon Valley Dance Council
• Lighting Designer - Play it Again, Sam*, California University of PA
• Lighting Designer - Grease, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Lighting Designer - Nutcracker, Ballet Lafayette
• Lighting Designer - Sleepy Hollow, Ballet Lafayette
• Lighting Designer - Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Lafayette
• Lighting Designer / Production Manager - Carefirst BC/BS Annual Sales Conference (8 Years)
• Lighting Designer / Production Manager - Carefirst BC/BS Top Producer Incentive Trip (8 Years)
• Lighting Designer / Production Manager - 84 Lumber Annual Awards Ceremony (5 Years)
• Lighting Designer / Technical Director - Gypsy, Actors and Artists of Fayette County
• Lighting Designer / Technical Director - All Aboard for Broadway, Actors and Artists of Fayette County
• Lighting Designer / Technical Director - Amahl and the Night Visitors, Greater Uniontown Chorale
• Lighting / Set Designer - Dracula, California University of PA
• Lighting Designer / Director - Bingo Queen, Actors and Artists of Fayette County
• Technical Director - Clarissa's Closet, California University of PA
• L2 / Electrician - BE Taylor Christmas Tour, Star Design Lighting (10 Years)
• Master Electrician / Carpenter - Annie, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Master Electrician / Carpenter - Fiddler on the Roof, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Master Electrician / Carpenter - Camelot, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Master Electrician / Carpenter - South Pacific, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Master Electrician / Carpenter - Carousel, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Master Electrician / Carpenter - Gypsy, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Master Electrician - Cinderella, West Virginia Public Theatre
• Fly Crew Chief (2 years)- Nutcracker, Mon Valley Dance Council
• Light Board Op, Electrician, Carpenter - Iolanthe, CalRep Summer Theatre
• Light Board Op, Electrician, Carpenter - The Italian Straw Hat, CalRep Summer Theatre
• Props Master, Electrician - Rhinoceros, California University of PA
• Carpenter, Scenic Painter - Tartuffe, California University of PA

* Awarded KC/ACTF Honorable Mention in Lighting Design