Professional Experience

Jeff Vanderkooy Visual Design (2004-Present)

Los Angeles, CA based Lighting and Video Designer

• Documentation - Vectorworks for drafting, renderings, and previsualization, channel hookups, signal flow, and reference photos
• Cueing - GrandMA2/3, ETC EOS, Martin M1, and Green Hippo V4
  Theatrical, musicals, concerts, corporate, and events
• Custom LED Products
  • 3D designed and printed
  • Wireless props and scenic effects: Lanterns, books, fireplace, and magic staff/wand

PRG (2024-Present)

FOH Technician: Concert Touring

• Load in Front of House 
  • Lighting Consoles, Racks, Snake
  • Verify lighting rig with the team
• Monitor show progression, troubleshoot issues as they arise
• Load Out FOH and remaining rig as available

Walt Disney Company ( 2015-2023) Disney Company ( 2015-2023)

Disney Cruise Line: Walt Disney Theatre Show Controller 

• Operation of AMX, lighting, video, laser, pyrotechnics for Aladdin, Frozen, Believe, and variety acts. 

Tree of Life: Facility Crew Chief 

• Assisting design team executing designs and maintaining show quality. Lighting, projection, show control, and audio install and maintenance. Training and development

Special Events - Lighting Crew Chief

• Team leader, collaborating with assigned designer, and GrandMA2 programmer
• Lighting and Media Server Virtual Lab in Animal Kingdom - Setup and maintenance

Disney Parks Live Entertainment: Video Design Bench 

• GrandMA2 and Media Server Programmer

EPCOT Forever - Kite Entertainment Systems Technician 

• Lighting and pyrotechnic system maintenance 
• RC4 and wireless pyro integration

Rivers of Light: Install and Operations Technician 

• Lighting install, operation, facility construction, and maintenance
• MA2 and Green Hippo server operator 
• laser spotter

Finding Nemo: The Musical Technician 

• GrandMA2, Watchout, PRG Ground Control Follow Spot Operator and Lighting Assist

Neptune Productions (2011-2015)

Lighting Designer and GrandMA2 Programmer

• Special events, concerts, industrial installs, and events

The Saban Theatre & The Canyon Club  (2012-2014)

• Lighting Designer, Assistant Technical Director - Theatrical, concerts,  and corporate
  Lighting and video network system design and implementation

I.A.T.S.E. local 442 (2007-2010)

• Electrician - Concerts, theatre, dance, and special events

Swank Audio Visual (2005-2007)

• Lighting Designer and Technician, Video Technician - Corporate and special events

• 18+ years experience in the live entertainment industry working in show development and operation
• Lighting: creating plots and paperwork, GrandMA2/3 and EOS programming, cueing, hang, and focus
• System design and install of Pathport, RC4, Lumen Radio, and other wired and wireless DMX technologies
• Intelligent lighting fixture repair: Robe, Veri-Lite, Clay Paky, and Martin
• Video systems: creating paperwork, install, cabling, programming, and maintenance 
• Networked entertainment systems integration, both with Tait Navigator and QSYS
• Christie certified Boxer and M-Series projector maintenance
• 9+ years experience installing and maintaining fiber optic, ethernet, and SDI technologies and cabling
• 3+ years of server side I.T. experience: network implementation, documentation, and data storage
• Media Server programming - Green Hippo, PixelMapper, Shape, network design and configuration

• California State University Northridge - Bachelor's of Arts: Theatre
• Humboldt State University - Environmental Science and Theatrical Design