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David Ross Rauschkolb |
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Technical Director |
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5801 W. Sunforest Dr., Apt#2716 ● Houston, TX 77092 |
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(520)419-0000● omnifactor@yahoo.com |
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Education: | ||||
| University of Arizona | MFA: Technical Direction | Cum Laude | May 2007 |
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| East Carolina University | BFA: Theatre Education | Cum Laude | May 2002 | |
| Professional Experience: | ||||||
| Stagelight, Inc Projects: Houston, TX | 2007-Present | |||||
| Assistant Project Manager/ Draftsman: Duties include drafting of Coordination, Installation, & As-Built drawings, light plots, and standard installation methods; materials ordering, scheduling, and document preparation for the installation of public and private lighting and rigging systems, supervision of installations, union and overhire labor, engineer custom rigging solutions, field measurements & verification | ||||||
| University of Arizona School of Theatre Arts: Tucson, AZ | 2003 - May 2007 | |||||
| Graduate Teaching Assistant: Duties include teaching of Theatre appreciation, grading of class assignments, updating and editing Powerpoint, & leading 10+ college freshmen in production crew lab hours. | ||||||
| Graduate Technical Director/Shop Carpenter: Duties include teaching of proper tool use, scenic construction, metal working, safety, supervision of 5 teams of 4 stagecraft students, & emergency repairs. | ||||||
| Loessin Playhouse Summer Theatre East Carolina University: Greenville, NC | 2006 | |||||
| Assistant Technical Director: Duties include Drafting, purchasing, estimating, budgeting, maintaining paperwork, communication with other departments, problem solving, engineering and automation, some equipment maintenance, and crew supervision. Capacity to share small office with another human being for 8 weeks is essential. Three Show Season: Guys and Dolls, Fantasticks, Footloose. | ||||||
| 2005 | ||||||
| Electrician/Followspot Operator: Duties include Work with electrics crew in maintaining equipment, the mounting, changeover and strike of three productions, as well as serving as Followspot operator and electrics running crew for the productions. Experience with installation and focus of lighting equipment a must. Three Show Season: Grease, I Love You You're Perfect Now Change, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. | ||||||
| Sonora Theatre Works: Tucson, AZ | 2003 - Present | |||||
| Scenic Carpenter/Welder: Duties include preparing work areas, constructing modular touring scenery, airless spray finishes. | ||||||
| Pinecrest High School R. E. Lee Auditorium: Southern Pines, NC | 2002 - 2003 | |||||
| 9-12 Theatre Teacher: Duties include theatrical training program, participation in NCTC and International Thespian Society. Theatre classes included acting, technical theatre, and video production. Class sizes: 20-35 students. 1 comedy & 1 musical Mainstage production with 2 competition pieces. | ||||||
| Technical Director/Facilities Manager: Duties include maintaining 1,384 seat auditorium, running sound &/or lights for all auditorium venues, training volunteer staff, operation of Wenger Diva Acoustic shell. | ||||||
| East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance: Greenville, NC | 1999 - 2002 | |||||
| Shop Electrician: Duties include leading 8+ college sophomores & juniors in lighting crew lab hours, maintaining lighting inventory, creation of special effects & custom practical installation, flyman/loader. | ||||||
| Technical Production: | ||||||
| Arizona Repertory Theatre, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical Director | SD: Aimee Dombo; Dir: Samantha Wyer | The Betrayal | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Carpenter | SD: Peter Beudert; TD: Jax Kubiak | Tartuffe | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical Director | LD: Derek Warrick, Tyler Munson, David Tenen | One Act Play Festival | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asst. Technical Director | SD: Eugenia Furneaux-Arends | The Philadelphia Story | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Carpenter | SD: Tara Houston; TD: Lee Adlaf | Scenes from an Execution | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Carpenter | SD: Peter Beudert; TD: Nathan Landrum | Henry IV: part 1 & 2 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Technical Director | SD: Courtland Jones | Hey Diddle Diddle | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical Director | SD: Hilary Noxon | Pericles: Prince of Tyre | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Carpenter | SD: Tom Benson; TD: Michael Cottom | Little Shop of Horrors | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical Director | Dir: Laura McCammon | Southern AZ Acting Festival | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asst. Technical Director | SD: Claire P. Rowe; TD: Michael Cottom | Carousel | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Carpenter | SD: Hilary Noxon ; TD: Josh Cook | Dancing at Lughnasa | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical Director | SD: Elena Henry | Resa Fantastiskt Mystik | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Technical Director | Dir: Bobbi McKean | Just So & Other Stories | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECU/Loessin Playhouse, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
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| Asst. Stage Manager | Dir: Robert Caprio; SM: Karen Brown Masotti | Gypsy | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carpenter | SD: Zeno Everett; TD: Leonard Darby | Our Town | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carpenter | Dir: Don Biehn ; TD: Leonard Darby | Hotl Baltimore | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Computer Proficiencies: | Microsoft Office, AutoCAD 2005, Vectorworks, Strata 3-D, Photoshop, Goldwave, Protools LE, SFX, and HTML | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lighting: | Basic electrical and circuitry repair, instrument repair, operation of ETC lighting consoles, spot operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shop: | MIG, TIG, Arc Welding, Benders, Metal working, Carpentry, Fiberglass repair, Rigging | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licenses: | American Red Cross Instructor, K-12 Teaching Licensure for North Carolina: Theatre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memberships & Affiliations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Golden Key: International Honor Society | USITT: U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kappa Delta Pi: Educational Honor Fraternity | NCTF: North Carolina Teaching Fellows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theta Alpha Phi: Honors Theatre Fraternity | NCEA: N.C. Educational Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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