About
I started in theatre at a young age and in high school attended Harrison Center for the Performing Arts. I attended college at University of South Alabama and earned a BFA in theater. Every summer, I worked in theaters across America including Chipola College, Heritage Theatre Festival, and Santa Fe Opera. Working as a carpenter for a period after graduation taught me discipline. I started a family, and began working at Bungalow Scenic Studios as a carpenter. Within a few months, I was promoted to an installer, putting together and assembling big shows. After a year, I was offered another promotion to oversee and manage our entire warehouse. I am grateful for opportunity and it gave me a chance to work and learn with all different departments including, CAD, project management, welders, painters, designers, and my old installer buddies.
After my corporate job career I made a decision to pursue theatre again. It had been a decade since I worked in a theatre but wanted to return to the environment I grew up in. At this point I joined the Orlando Shakes regional theatre where we produced six fully realized productions in nine months. My time there exposed me to more automation experience and drafting projects. From there I moved on to academic world in the University of Central Florida. I worked with students from a wide range of experience to build five productions for the Academic season.
Currently, I generate CAD drawings and make building decisions, budgets for the University of Virginia and Virginia Theatre Festival. I manage the scene shop to fabricate and install productions according our seasonal schedule. In my spare time I design/build furniture for clients and volunteer at Henley Middle School drama department for their seasonal productions. Currently a member of USITT.
My career has molded me into a Technical Director who thrives on turning ideas into something real.
I take a designer’s vision and guide it through the practical challenges of production—budgets, timelines, materials, and collaboration. My work is about making ambitious ideas achievable without losing what makes them exciting in the first place.
I’m currently growing into production management, where I can take a more holistic role in shaping not just how something is built, but how the entire process runs—from first conversation to final performance.