FILM AND TELEVISION SPFX EXPERIENCE (selected)
Gabby Duran and the Unsittables (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordiantor: Alex Burdett
Feb 2021 - March 2021
Schmigadoon (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Set Lead
SPFX Coordiantor: Tom Blacklock Sr.
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
Limetown (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX First Assistant
SPFX Coordiantor: Gary Minielly
Dec 2018 - March 2019
Snowpiercer (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Fabricator
SPFX Coordiantor: Gary Minielly
June-December 2018
Sacred Lies (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordiantor: Gary Minielly
March-May 2018
A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2 (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Fabricator
SPFX Coordiantor: Darren Marcoux
March- July 2017
Lucifer Season 2 (Series IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordiantor: John MacCuspie
Feb 16-23 2017
Cop and a Half: New Recruit (Feature, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordiantor: Dale Shippam
October 10- 23 2016
Supergirl Season 2 (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordiator: James Paradis
Aug 25 2016 -Sept 15 2016
Dead of Summer (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordinator: Phil Jones
17 June 2016 - 5 August 2015
UNIFARM Episode 3 (Independent Short, Calgary)
SPFX Lead
Director: Alex Moon
May 2016 (prep)
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (Feature, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
(re-shoots) SPFX Supervisor: Cameron Waldbauer
March 2016 – April 2016
Alpha (Feature, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordinator: James Paradis
February 2016
Duties: artificial snow: dolomite, paper, soap suds; propane fire
Mech X-4 (Series, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Coordinator: Bill Ryan
February 2016 – May 2016 (intermittent)
Star Trek: Beyond (Feature, IATSE 891)
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Supervisor: Cameron Waldbauer
September 2015
X-Men Apocalypse (Feature, IATSE 514)
SPFX Technician/Fabricator
SPFX Supervisor: Cameron Waldbauer/Stephen Hamilton
April 2015 – August 2015
The Revenant (Feature, IATSE 212)
SPFX 2nd Assistant
SPFX Supervisor: Cameron Waldbauer
SPFX Calgary Coordinator: P. David Benediktson
September 2014 – April 2015
Forsaken (Feature, IATSE 212)
SPFX 3rd Assistant
SPFX Coordinator: P. David Benediktson
July- August 2013
Klondike (TV miniseries, IATSE 212)
SPFX 3rd Assistant
SPFX Coordinator: Tony Lazarowich
March 2013
THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE (selected)
Scenic Design
2014 – Nov: Portrait De Manon Calgary Opera, Calgary (Designer – Set)
2014 – Nov: The First Nowell Calgary Opera, Calgary (Designer – Set and Projection)
2013 – Sep: i-ROBOT Theatre (originating production (OP)) Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre (Designer – Lights & electric Props)
2012 – Jun: Broken (OP) Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Set, Lights, Projection)
2012 – Jun: I Don’t (OP) Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Set, Lights, Projection)
2011 – Jun: Queen Anne’s Revenge (OP) Mob Hit Productions (Designer – Set and Projection)
2011 – Feb: Neverwhere Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Lights )
2010 – Nov: Based on a Totally True Story Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Set and Lights)
2010 – Jun: As You Like It – In Bollywood Style Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Lights)
2009 – Mar: Contraband (OP) Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Set and Lights
2009 – Nov: Fully Committed Mob Hit Productions, Calgary (Designer – Set and Lights)
Costume Design
2011 – Aug: Hippopotamus Interpretive Program Calgary Zoo (design, build)
2011 – Apr: The Last Croak Calgary Zoo (design, build)
2011 – Jan: Siberian Tiger Interpretive Program Calgary Zoo (design, build)
2010 – Feb: Dinosaur Interpretive Program Calgary Zoo (design, build. With aid of the Royal Tyrell Museum)
2009 – Sep: Bear Necessities Interpretive Program Calgary Zoo (design, build)
2009 – Jan: Koala Interpretive Program Calgary Zoo (design, build)
2009 – Jan: The Three Arrrs Evergreen Theatre, Calgary (design, build)
Theatre Props
2010 – Oct: Macbeth The Shakespeare Company, Calgary (prosthetic head special effect)
2009 – Nov: Scorched Sage Theatre, Calgary (Props Builder)
2009 – Oct: 7 Stories Theatre Calgary (Prosthetics Maker)
2009 – Jun: The Bacchae Mob hit Productions, Calgary (Props Builder)
2009 – May: The Piper Downstage/Hit & Myth, Calgary (Prop builder, Milliner, Mask maker)
2009 – Apr: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Theatre Calgary (Props Builder)
2009 – Mar: The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Calgary (Sculptor)
2009 – Jan: Gilgamesh: La-Z-Boy One Yellow Rabbit, Calgary (Assistant Props Builder)
2008 – Oct: The Attic, The Pearls, & Three Fine Girls Sage Theatre, Calgary (Assistant Props Builder)
Theatre Paint
2011 – Aug: Dangerous Corner Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Second Painter/training new Head of Paint)
2011 – Apr: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Head of Paint)
2011 – Mar: And Then there Were None Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Head of Paint)
2010 – Nov: Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Head of Paint)s
2010 – Nov: Seussical the Musical Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary (Second Painter)
2010 – Sep: 12 Angry Men Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Head of Paint)
2010 – Apr: Rebecca Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Second Painter)
2010 – Jan: How Do I Love Thee Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary (Sculptor, Second Painter)
2009 – Dec: Toad of Toad Hall Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary (Sculptor, Second Painter)
2009 – Sept: Shakespeare’s Dog Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary (Sculptor, Second Painter)
2009 – Apr: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Theatre Calgary (Painter)
2005 – Sep: Stage Struck Vertigo Theatre, Calgary (Painter)
Theatre Wardrobe
2014 – July- August: Wicked Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary (Dresser)
2012 – Sep: Les Femmes De Bonne Humeur Monument-National, Montreal, (Costume builder)
OTHER EXPERIENCE (Selected)
2013 Nov – 2015 Nov: Calgary Protospace (Director)
2010 Aug – 2014 Aug: Saddledome/Jubilee/Stampede, Calgary (IATSE 212 Stage Crew)
2008 Apr – Sept: Replicate Designs (Model Builder, Sculptor)
2007 Apr – Sept: BigSmile Mannequins (Mannequin head Designer/Sculptor)
2006 Apr – Sept: Studio Y Creations (foam Sculptor)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture; Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, 2008
2011 Aug - 2012 Dec: Set and Costume Design Program at National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal
Awarded Peter Dwyer Scholarship by Canada Council of the Arts during second year of program
GTAW (TIG welding) Operators Course; Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, December 2015
SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS
Experienced in the use and maintenance of SPFX equipment (smokers, hazers, air cannons, air ratchets, propane fires, water pumps, blood rigs, blood kives, snow machines, fans, monofilament, cobweb guns, etc)
Field repair and problem solving skills
Gag design and building skills, esp. “artistic gags”
Metal fabrication and welding, CNC plasma operation
Additive and subtractive sculpting skills
Mould making and casting
Basic electrical fabrication (soldering, 120v wiring)
Strong documentation and map-making skills
Strong freehand drawing, sketching, painting skills
Strong script break-down skills
Demonstrated project management skills, including budgeting
Demonstrated teamwork skills within creative environments
Proficiency in Rhino 3D CAD
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
IATSE 891 SPFX Department Member in good standing, since August 2016
IATSE 212 Member in good standing, since Dec 2009
Aerial Boom/ Scissor Lift Operator Certificate
Fireworks Operator Certificate: Display Assistant: to April 2024
Fireworks Operator Certificate: Pyrotechnician: to April 2024
Occupational First Aid Level 1
Fall protection certification
WHMIS certificate
TDG certificate
Class 5 driver’s license