WORK EXPERIENCE

Goodwill Industries of Lane and South coast counties
Eugene, Oregon
December 2004 – Present
Position: Attended Donation Center Attendant
Supervisor: Gayle McGaughy and Shain McMurrin

•  Inspect outside of Attended Donation Center trailer for overnight donations.
•  Open and setup Attended Donation Center trailer
•  Greet and assist donors at Attended Donation Center trailer.
•  Cordially accept or rejects donations according to established procedures.
•  Issues tax receipts and other pamphlets to donors.
•  Sorts, stacks, labels and organizes according to established procedures.
•  Maintains trailer according to established standards.
•  Keeps the site clean and free of hazards at all times.
•  Flatten and recycle cardboard as needed.
•  Sorts and keep trash contained at all times.
•  Call transportation manager to report status of trailer
•  Organize and clean table and leave notes for the other attendant.
•  Train new employees on Attended Donation Center trailer procedures.

The Science Factory Children’s Museum and Planetarium (formally WISTEC)
Eugene, Oregon
May 2003 – August 2004
Position: Planetarium Technician
Supervisor: Edward Gerdes, Executive Director

Lane Planetarium 
Eugene, Oregon 
February 2001 - December 2002 (as Lane County Fair board Staff)
Position: Planetarium Technician and Laserist
Supervisor: Jon Elvert, Planetarium Supervisor & Warren Wong, Lane County Fair Board Manager

•  Rendered video clips for SkyVision (tm) All Dome Video Projection system.
•  Maintained alignment of  Barco 1209s video projectors for SkyVision (tm) system.
•  Provided services for planetarium's Minolta Series IIB star projector.star and control system.
•  Customized SPICE ™ automation system cue programming
•  Customized programming Pangolin Laser Systems Laser Designer and Showtime software.
•  Sold tickets for both public planetarium and laser shows.
•  Installed projection equipment and control systems.
•  Recorded, edited and mastered planetarium’s digital audio needs.
•  Consulted for control system needs and programming.
•  Volunteered as webmaster for planetarium's web
•  Designed and built special effect projectors.
•  Designed and built manual control systems and control circuits for controlling the planetarium instrument.
•  Assisted with planetarium production.
•  Programmed cues with SPICE automation system.
•  Presented automated and live planetarium shows.

Lane ESD Planetarium 
Eugene, Oregon 
October 1997 to January 2001 (as Contractor)
Position: Planetarium Technician and Laserist contractor
Supervisor: Jon Elvert, Planetarium Supervisor

• Provided services for planetarium's Minolta Series IIB star projector and control system.
•  Customized SPICE ™ automation system cue programming
•  Customized programming Pangolin Laser Systems Laser Designer and Showtime software.
•  Installed projection equipment and control systems.
•  Trained staff for planetarium's Laser Fantasy International e3500 series performance laser projection system.
•  Consulted for control system needs and programming.
•  Assisted with planetarium production.
•  Programmed cues with SPICE automation system.

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland, Oregon
October 1997 – January 1999
Position: Planetarium Technician and laserist
Supervisor: Jim Todd

•  Performed planetarium and laser shows. 
•  Programmed planetarium shows on a one of a kind proto-type automation system.
•  Programmed two proto-type x/y slew/zoom projectors. 
•  Maintained Goto Mars planetarium projector.
•  Maintained slide and special effect projectors. 
•  Maintained laser projection system.

Lane ESD Planetarium 
Eugene, Oregon 
March 1989 to September 1997 (as Lane E.S.D. Staff)
Position: Planetarium Technician and Laserist
Supervisor: Jon Elvert, Planetarium Supervisor

•  Customized SPICE ™ automation system cue programming
•  Sold tickets for both public planetarium and laser shows.
•  Installed projection equipment and control systems.
•  Recorded, edited and mastered planetarium’s analog/digital audio needs.
•  Consulted for control system needs and programming.
•  Volunteered as webmaster for planetarium's web
•  Designed and built special effect projectors.
•  Trouble-shooted and repaired our old Viewlex automation system.
•  Extended the capabilities of the Viewlex Automation system.
•  Installed the planetarium's new SPICE automation system.
•  Designed and built manual control systems and control circuits for controlling the planetarium instrument.
•  Wrote laser disc controller software to control Pioneer laser disc players.
•  Assisted with planetarium production.
•  Programmed cues with SPICE automation system.
•  Presented automated and live planetarium shows.
•  Performed laser shows on a Laser Fantasy International air-cooled and water-cooled laser systems.
•  Operated planetarium console while simultaneously presenting laser shows.
•  Assisted with maintenance of laser projector electronics and optics cleaning.
•  Choreographed planetarium effects and laser disc images for live concerts.

Willamette Science and Technology Center (WISTEC) 
Eugene, Oregon 
August 1983 to August 1989
Position: Exhibit Assistant and admissions  
Supervisor: Alice Carnes

•  Assisted with exhibit design and fabrication.
•  Designed and built electronics for exhibits.
•  Set up and took down major traveling exhibits:
• Yesterdays Tomorrows: Past American’s vision of the Future (1984)
• The Magna Carta (1986)
• Dinosaurs (1987)
• Kaleidoscopes (1988)
• Dinosaurs (1988/1989).)
•  Sold admissions for major exhibits.
•  Maintained hands on exhibits.
•  Assisted with graphics for exhibits.
•  Supervised volunteers with exhibit projects.
•  Maintained computers on the exhibit floor.
•  Held computer conferences.

CONTRACT WORK EXPERIENCE

Schreder Planetarium
Redding, California
July 8 –10, 2002
Manager: Brian Grigsby

•  Perform optical and mechanical maintenance on planetarium’s Minolta Series IIB.
•  Repaired non-functional cards in Viewlex manual control system.

PERSONAL INTERESTS:

Astronomy, Electronics, Computer programming, Building computers, Web page design, Laser art, Gardening, Working on home improvement projects at my parent’s house, Camping and Photography.