Resume

Lighting designer, programmer and production designer for live entertainment and houses of worship. Based in Austin, Texas.

Summary

Lighting designer, programmer, and production designer with 8+ years in live entertainment and house of worship production. Experience covers design, drafting, and pre-visualization, plus console programming, system integration, and live show operation on rigs ranging from a single universe to 50+ DMX universes. Credits include lighting for Elevation Rhythm, KB, Andy Mineo, Passion City Worship, Cece Winans, Doe Jones, Bethel Worship, Red Rocks Worship, and The Belonging Co.

Experience

AVS Production Group

2024–Present

Lighting Director / Programmer

  • Contract Lighting Director for the annual Zumba ZINCON conference, a 7,000+ person event at the Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL.
  • Programmed and operated a 100-minute timecode performance using MA, Martin, and GLP lighting technology.

Joe L. Barnes / Doe Jones — Heart of the Good Shepherd Tour

Spring 2026

Touring Lighting Director / Programmer

  • Programming and operation of a timecoded lighting show on the grandMA3 platform across multiple North American tour stops.

Gather25 Global Conference

Spring 2025

Drafting & Pre-Visualization

  • Vectorworks drafting and build-out of advanced Depence R4 files for 7+ venues and arenas around the world.

ClearAVL Solutions

2023–2024

Lighting Director / Programmer

  • Contract Lighting Director for multiple NAHREP conferences, handling installation and live operation of lighting systems for large corporate events.

Celebration Church

2018–2024

Central Lighting Director

  • Directed stage lighting across all church locations, managing volunteer crews and contractors through advanced system installs for large scale services and events.
  • Programmed and operated lighting for weekend services and special events on MA Lighting consoles.
  • Took production designs from concept to paperwork to execution using Vectorworks CAD and Capture visualization.

Alejandro Aranda (Scarypoolparty) — EXIT Form Tour

Fall 2019

Touring Lighting Technician

  • Managed local crews for load-in and load-out of medium-size ground-package lighting rig.
  • Operated a timecoded show on an MA2 lighting system and integrated house rigs into the touring show.

Additional credits

Limitless Lights & Sound Contractor / Lighting Director, Programmer
Breakaway Ministries Contractor / Lighting Director, Programmer
Wave Student Conference Lighting Director, Programmer
Victory City Church, TX Consultant / Lighting Programmer
Life Family Church Consultant / Lighting Programmer

Technical skills

Lighting consoles
grandMA2, grandMA3, Hog, Vista, ETC EOS
Fixtures
Martin, GLP, Robe, Ayrton, Chauvet, ACME, ETC
Networking & signal
sACN, Art-Net, MA-Net, DMX, timecode (LTC/MTC), MIDI
Design & pre-viz
Vectorworks, Lightwright, Capture, Syncronorm Depence R3
Video & media
LED processing (Novastar, Brompton), Resolume Arena, Ross switcher systems
Production
Rig design, drafting & engineering; gear prep; on-site master electrician; stage / production design
Certifications
Scissor Lift Certified

Selected work

At front of house behind a grandMA console during a show
Crowd silhouetted against a wall of light reading This Is Our Time
Arena wash in deep amber over a full house
Band on a stage framed by tilted LED panels
Artist walking the stage front with the crowd reaching in
Conference stage with the word Heaven across the screen
Beams crossing over a standing crowd in magenta and white
Cool blue beam look across a wide stage
Backlit worship moment in warm haze
Intimate stage lit in tight warm specials
Stepped yellow set pieces with a single performer in silhouette
Full band under a red and white cross-lit rig
Row of blinders washing the room in lavender
Hard magenta beams raking across the stage
Pre-visualisation render of a pink theatrical set
Performer on a white LED staircase set
Musicians backlit with arms raised at the end of a set
Monochrome tiled video wall behind a silhouetted crowd
Deep red corridor of light framing the stage
Wide screen of type filling a darkened arena
Low warm wash across a wide stage in a dark room