EXPERIENCE
Freelance CAD Draughtsman
Nteractive Consulting
October 2018
Contact: Jon Crompton.
Job
- Microsoft. Ignite the Tour
Role
Production initial draft event ground plans of 17 venues for client consideration. Including exhibition modules, presentation stages with seating arrangements, catering stations and lounge seating.
Paul Farnsworth (designer)
April 2017
Contact: Paul Farnsworth.
Job
Role
Production of design drawings to be sent to the construction company. Theatre ground plan and sections from design sketches and scanned images of the model.
Event Support UK
March 2016
Contact: Andy Rungen.
Job
- Amaluna - Cirque du Soleil @ Royal Albert Hall
Role
On site to check that the 3D CAD drawing matched what had been installed. Including set location and truss tension line fixing points at various points and levels within the hall.
Thunderbird Scenery
June – September 2015
Contact: Giles Ranger.
Job
- Re-fit at Club Chemistry in Canterbury
Role
On site survey of two floors and production of 2D plans, 3D visuals and CAD drawings from design sketches.
Factory Settings Limited
September 2014 - September 2018
Contact: Will Jackson, Sarah Marshall.
Jobs
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, Natural History Museum (PM Toby Albrow)
- Children's Gallery, National Maritime Museum (PM Adam Douglas)
- Mother Goose, Hackney Empire.
- Beauty & the Beast, Theatre Royal Stratford East.
- Wild Duck, The Barbican Theatre.
- Defining Beauty, The Body in Ancient Greek Art, The British Museum, (PM Toby Albrow)
- Sunken Cities: Egypt's lost worlds, The British Museum (PM Sam Martin)
- Fire! Fire!, The Museum of London (PM Toby Albrow)
- Videogames, V&A
- Ashurbanipal, British Museum.
Role
An additional member of the draughting team, working remotely after going to initial production meetings for each project. Producing workshop construction drawings (including CNC components), theatre ground plans, elevations and 3D visuals from the design drawings, models and visuals.
VS Creative
August 2014 & July 2015
Contact: Victoria Swift, Andy Peat, Andy Rungen.
Job
- Summer Party 2014 at High Cannons
- Summer Party 2015 at High Cannons
- Summer Party 2016 at Wrotham Park
- Summer Party 2017 at Wrotham Park
- Summer Party 2018 at High Cannons
- Summer Party 2019 at Wrotham Park
Role
Collating and amending design site plans, production of plan details for site mark out and Council Health and Safety requirements. Also one of a team of four on site production managers.
Pulse Group
June – August 2014
Contact: Kevin Peacock, Steve Squires.
Job
- Bentley Motor Show Stand, Moscow Motor Show.
Role
Production of new and collation of existing, design intent drawings, General Assembly, plans, elevations and details of various elements for workshop costing and build.
July 2014
Contact: Josh Chapman, Steve McIntyre.
Job
- Emirates Lounge, Parc Des Princes.
Role
Production of design intent drawings, General Assembly, plan, and elevations from design visuals.
October - November 2013
Contact: Kevin Peacock, Dan Rees..
Job
- Bentley Motor Show Stand, Dubai and China Motor Shows.
Role
Production of new and collation of existing, design intent drawings, General Assembly, plans, elevations and details of various elements for workshop costing and build.
Splinter Scenery
January - March 2014
Contact: Alec Graham.
Job
- 'Brassed Off' touring set
- 'Wonderful Tennessee' (Lyceum Sheffield)
- 'View from a Bridge' (Liverpool Playhouse).
Role
Production of workshop construction drawings (including CNC components) from design drawings and model.
Smyle
July - August 2013
Contact: Adam Baker.
Job
Role
Production of plan, elevation and 3D views of construction intent drawings for workshop costing from design visuals.
Stage One Creative Services
March - May 2012
Contact: Hugh Ellis.
Job
- Olympic Media Center, TV studio sets for Fox TV and China TV.
Role
As an additional member of the draughting team, producing workshop construction drawings (including CNC components), ground plans, elevations and 3D visual drawings.
May - May 2016
Contact: Hugh Ellis.
Job
Role
Production of 3d model drawings of 2 entrance portals from the design drawings. This enabled CNC cutting of parts and ensured that completed components could be physically assembled.
Partner
Steel the Scene
2002 - 2008
Contact: Barry Ashwick, Paul Ashwick.
Role
Initially as workshop and site carpenter but moved over to full time CAD draughting for the last 4-5 years of my time with the company. Since I left I have returned as both a freelance draughtsman and carpenter.
Production Manager
Mercury Theatre Colchester
June - December 1995
Master Carpenter
Theatre Royal Stratford East
June 1991 - June 1995
Workshop and On-site Production Carpenter
Various Set Building & Production Companies for theatre, TV, and conference
September 1988 - Present day
Including
- Alternative Element
- Bizibot Productions
- Blackfriars Scenery
- Blue Reef
- Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva Studio.
- Diagon
- Frames
- Harry Metcalfe Construction
- Ken Marples Construction
- Kimpton Walker
- LAMDA
- Miraculous engineering
- Scenex
- Scott Fleary
- Set Square Staging
- Smyle
- Steel the Scene
- Thunderbird Scenery
- Watermill Theatre