Education

• MFA, Theatre Design and Technology ñ University of Minnesota, 1990
• BS, Speech/Communications ñ Northwestern University, 1982
• Internship ñ Electrician, Nina Vance Alley Theatre, Houston Texas, 1982
• Broadway Master Class in Lighting ñ New York, 1997
• Vectorworks Graphics Workshop, Minneapolis, 2002
• WYSIWYG Workshop, Las Vegas, 2004
• Broadway Master Class in Lighting and Sound, New York, 2006

 

Professional Experience

• Lighting Designer, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, 1999-Present
• Master Electrician, American Players Theatre, Spring Green Wisconsin, 2004
• Lighting Supervisor on Tour, American Players Theatre, Spring Green Wisconsin, 2000
• Lighting Designer, Opera Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, 1991-1998
• Master Electrician, Brass Tacks Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1983-85
• Production Assistant and Stage Manager, MidAmerica Festivals Inc, Minneapolis MN 1978-1984

 

Teaching Experience

• Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, 2003-Present. Assistant Professor, Designer/Production Manager. Course taught include: Scenery and Costume Design, Lighting and Sound Design, Stage Management, Stagecraft, Scene Painting, Drawing and Rendering, Makeup Techniques, What is Theatre?.
• Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 2000-2003. Adjunct Professor of Theatre. Courses taught include Lighting Design, Stagecraft, Theatre Appreciation. Curriculum Development ñ Fine Arts Appreciation.
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1999. Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. Course: Fundamentals of Design.
• Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1997-1999. Instructor of General Humanities. Course: Encounters in Humanities. Curriculum Development: Humanities Distance (Online) Learning.
• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1992-1993. Assistant Professor of Theatre and Production Manager. Courses: Lighting Design, Stage Management, Stagecraft, Introduction to Theatre.
• University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1991-1992. Adjunct Professor of Theatre. Courses: Lighting Design, Introduction to Theatre, Theatrical Arts and Society.
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987-90. Graduate Assistant, Lighting and Sound. Supervised undergraduate lighting and sound crews, light lab staff, and managed lighting department.
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota, 1989. Supervisor, Costume Shop, Summer High School Theatre Institute.

 

Awards and Honors

• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievement Award, 1994. Lighting Design: Playing With Fire (After Frankenstein) by Barbara Field
• United States Institute for Technical Theatre, Design Competition 1989: Madame Butterfly (Puccini) Set Design, The Three Sisters (Checkhov) Lighting Design

 

Memberships

• Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society, 1989
• United State Institute of Theatre Technology
• IATSE Local 141, 2005