Summary

I work across live event production, audiovisual technology, and workforce development. I design lighting for professional productions. I write and revise items for the CTS exam as an AVIXA Subject Matter Expert. I have run crews at Target Center and RiverCentre. My book, Backstage Essentials: Skills for Stagehand Technicians in Live Event Production, has been delivered to Routledge and is scheduled for 2026.

Education

Master of Business Administration

Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI · 1999

Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA · conferred May 1989

Associate of Arts

University of Wisconsin Colleges, Marshfield/Wood County, WI · 1986

Associate in Applied Science, Medical Assistant

Minnesota School of Business, Richfield, MN · 1996 · GPA 3.91

Non-Degree Graduate Coursework, Vocational Technical Education

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 2000 to 2001

Certifications

CTS

Certified Technology Specialist

AVIXA · No. 401698

CETL

Certified Education Technology Leader

CoSN · No. 21590

CIT

Cabling and Infrastructure Technician

CEDIA · No. 500049

SME

Subject Matter Expert, CTS Exam Development

AVIXA · Active

Publications

Backstage Essentials: Skills for Stagehand Technicians in Live Event Production

Routledge / Taylor and Francis · manuscript delivered, scheduled 2026

Computerized Medical Office Procedures: A Worktext

Saunders / Elsevier · 4 editions · 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013

ESTA Protocol Journal

Contributing Author · 2024 and 2025

Live Event Production Workshop brings industry knowledge into the classroom · Winter 2025 Tech Warriors: Merging Com-Sci and AV Fields at Two Rivers High School in Minnesota · Winter 2024

Teaching Experience

AUD 280 Audio Production for Live Events

Laurus College, Online · 2026 to Present

AUD 320 AV Installation

Laurus College, Online · 2026 to Present

VID 130 Intro to Digital Video Production

Laurus College, Online · 2026 to Present

AUD 260 Video Production for Live Events

Laurus College, Online · Summer 2026 · Mentored teaching term

The Show Must Go On: Inside the World of Live Event Production

OLLI at University of Minnesota · Fall 2026

ASB 110 Personal and Professional Assessment / ASB 208 Introduction to Management

Cardinal Stritch University · 2002 to 2006, 2012

Technical Writing and Healthcare Law

Southern Illinois University · 1999 to 2002 · Camp Lejeune and Great Lakes Naval Base

Program Director and Instructor, Medical Assistant Program

Century College · Fall 1999 to May 2001

Medical Assistant Program Coordinator and Instructor

Rasmussen College, Eagan, MN · April 2005 to April 2008

Medical Assisting Program Coordinator and Instructor

National American University, Roseville, MN · September 2008 to September 2011

Selected Industry Experience

District AV Technology Coordinator

ISD 197, Mendota Heights, MN · August 2021 to Present · AV Technology Coordinator, February 2018 to August 2021

Launched a credit-bearing Live Event Production Workshop (CTE). Built and lead Tech Warriors student production crew, now a district strategic plan target. Served as technical point of contact for the auditorium renovation, a $124,000 stage lighting and networked control replacement and a $67,000 sound system modernization, soliciting competing vendor bids and scoping system design.

Owner

Backstage Essentials LLC, Cottage Grove, MN · March 2026 to Present

Freelance Stagehand

IATSE Local 13 referral system · 2014 to Present

Camera Operator, Live Sports Streaming

School Space Media Denver LLC · 2023 to 2025

Educational Coordinator

American Red Cross Tissue Services, Eagan, MN · August 2002 to January 2005

Presentations, Accepted and Pending

One Program, Two Career Pathways: How AV Technology Gives CTE Students Two Ways to Win

MN CTE Summit, Minneapolis, MN · November 12 to 13, 2026

Students Run the Help Desk: A Tech Pipeline

CoSN 2027, Orlando, FL · April 12 to 14, 2027 · Proposal 1011

Whose Job Is the Network Now: AV Meets IT

CoSN 2027, Orlando, FL · April 12 to 14, 2027 · Proposal 1013

Building Mentorship for Early Career Technicians When Senior Mentors Are Scarce

USITT27, Baltimore, MD · March 17 to 20, 2027 · Presentation No. 3047

Technical Competencies

Lighting and show control

ETC Ion/Element, Hog 4, GrandMA 2, DMX and wireless lighting networking, rigging, 3-phase power and generator connection

Video and live production

Multi-camera live production, OBS Studio, Blackmagic ATEM, projection specification, camera operation, NDI, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve

AV systems and networking

AV-over-IP (Dante, Artnet, sACN, NDI), Q-SYS, Symetrix, Extron, structured cabling, rack fabrication, commissioning and verification

Instructional technology

Canvas LMS, Microsoft Teams, Brightspace (D2L), OBS Studio for instruction, Daktronics production software

Affiliations

AVIXA CEDIA CoSN USITT IATSE Local 490 (Film & TV) IATSE Local 13 (Stagehands)

Curriculum
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