Formed the team of two designers and an architect. Collaborated with the creative team to deliver a concept via blue-sky thinking. Oversaw the project to ensure it stays within the time and the scope.

Responsible for tracking budget, detailed scheduling, hiring, overseeing the technical team, preparing daily reports and safety documentation, and arranging a safety inspection with the Fire Marshall.  

Organized technical documents, such as material tracking spreadsheets, daily reports, scope packages and drawing packages. Worked closely with compliance agencies including Building and Safety, Fire Department, and EHS. Provided managerial oversight to external vendors and in-house union crews and Integrated technical elements. 

Estimated the cost of materials and labor based on the design packet. Constantly communicated with the designers and identified potential challenges.

Assisted the Technical Director for the Kirk Douglas Theatre production. Responsibilities included rigging, preparing professional bid packages, technical designing, material purchasing, and communicating with the carpenters and designers.

As Technical Director, I was in charge of Scenery and Prop. I led interdepartmental conversation to create the optimal working condition where everyone can perform at their best efficiency. 

As Assistant Technical Director, my responsibilities included a thorough site survey, collaboration with other technical departments, and good communication with crews and vendors.

Quonset huts—cheap, prefabricated, circular sheds—are a common sight on family farms in Nebraska or Kansas. In the process, I was brought into the team a day after load-in week to build sets from zero. It was a fast turn around show from construction to open. 

Responsible for building the scenery, communicating with the artistic team to bring the technical elements together and realize their creative vision.  

Kiss is a politically charged and emotionally resonant exploration of what gets lost in translation: the unfathomable human toll of a nation in chaos. The show included 6 projectors, one TV, and one laptop to display contents.  

The Carlotta Festival showcases three fully produced new plays by graduating playwrights, which are performed in rotating repertory in Iseman Theatre. As Master Electrician, I was in charge of estimating, ordering rental package, and overseeing crews for throughout process from preparation to load-out. 

 In director Carl Cofield’s vibrant Afro-futurist production, as Assistant Prop Master, my responsibility includes, but not limited to, R&D, Technical Design, budgeting, and fabrication.