Expert Details
Entertainment Safety
ID: 735194
California, USA
Background Summary: Tenured Full Time Expert, Litigation Consultant, Expert Safety Witness, Student Caring Co-Founder, Author, Podcaster, Public Speaker, Entertainment Production Manager, Special Effects Designer, and Lighting Designer with positions in higher education, professional theater, theme parks, and special events.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: M.F.A. | Subject: Theatre Design and Technology | Institution: Temple University |
| Year: 1977 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Theatre Design and Technology | Institution: California State University, Fullerton |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: A.A. | Subject: Theatre Design and Technology | Institution: Fullerton College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Theatre |
Responsibilities:As a tenured Expert teaches courses in theatre and in the fine arts. Additionally, is the resident Production Manager and Lighting Designer. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2004 | Employer: University of California, Irvine | Title: Faculty Head of Graduate Stage Management and Production Manager | Department: Drama |
Responsibilities:During tenure, was responsible for admissions to the graduate stage management program, wrote the curriculum, taught all courses and led the program to national prominence.As production manger, was responsible for the administration and management of all functions which support all performance activities for 250 public performances annually for the departments of drama, dance, and music. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1977 | Employer: Saddleback College | Title: Head of Stage Management and Production Manager | Department: Theatre |
Responsibilities:Taught all courses in production and stage management. Responsible for the planning and execution of over 75 events annually including plays, musicals, music concerts, and guest artists and international touring companies. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • National Association for Schools of Theatre • Association for Theatre in Higher Education • University / Regional Theatre Association • Theatre Communications Group • Stage Managers' Association |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Tenured Full Time Expert Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa, California • U.S. News & World Report | NAST (National Association for Schools of Theatre ) Accredited Theatre Department • Courses Portfolio: Introduction to Theatre | Introduction to the Arts | Lighting Design | Stage Management | Theory and Criticism | Producing and Management | Career Directions and Your Daily Bread | Theatre Internship | Junior and Senior Project | Portfolio • Resident production manager and lighting designer • Committees: Faculty Development | Academic Structure | Student Success |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert performs case review, research, site inspections, litigation consulting, report preparation, deposition testimony, and court testimony for cases in the entertainment business. Cases: • 2020 / A talented opera student’s career ended during a failed stunt. • 2019 / An actress suffered a career altering injury during a technical rehearsal. • 2018 / During a dress rehearsal, a high school theatre student was injured by a prop. • 2017 / A beauty pageant contestant fell into an orchestra pit. • 2016 / Injury of a conference attendee. Backstage injury of an actress. • 2015 / Injury of a stage technician who fell off of a stage. • 2015 / Stage-related injury of a cruise ship passenger. • 2014 / Injury of a performer on a cruise ship. • 2012 / Injury of performer Bret Michaels during the 2009 Tony Awards. Video • 1999 / Injury of an actor who fell off of a stage. • Consultant: Event Safety Guide for the Event Safety Alliance Expert's experience in leadership positions began with the responsibility of being a stage manager for the theatre. With that comes the responsibility of creating and managing a safe environment for all participants. As his career progressed, he had positions of greater responsibility including: Production Stage Manager, Special Event Manager, Production Manager, Producer, Head of a Graduate Stage Management Program, and Expert. These positions required him to be responsible for the safety of performance venues, large–scale–international special events, and educational performance complexes. Moreover, as a tenured Expert is responsible for teaching students how to create and manage safe entertainment environments. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Read, write and speak. |