Creative Skills
Live production and technical fluency
Jake’s creative profile combines live-production discipline with the technical systems judgment developed through cybersecurity, infrastructure, and AI systems work.
Publicly shareable background includes the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance record in Design & Production, Stage Management, Lighting Design & Electrics, Sound Engineering, and Music Production, plus an imported 2011-2015 theatre archive covering lighting design, sound design, stage management, assistant master electrician work, light-board operation, sound-board operation, live sound, recording/mastering, ETC Eos-family desks, Vectorworks, AutoCAD, and intelligent fixtures. Later professional work reinforces systems reliability, documentation, incident response, and calm cross-functional leadership.
Production operations
Stage-management habits, cue discipline, stakeholder timing, documentation, rehearsal-to-show continuity, backstage communication, escalation handling, and calm execution under pressure.
Technical production
Lighting design and electrics, sound engineering, music-production fluency, venue technology, backstage systems, troubleshooting, and translating between creative intent and operational constraints.
Show documentation
Run-of-show notes, system documentation, troubleshooting logs, cue and handoff clarity, production checklists, and practical written materials for mixed creative and technical teams.
Technology crossover
Networking, automation, security, cloud, endpoint operations, documentation, and AI-assisted workflows for production teams that need more than conventional backstage support.
Communication
Clear handoffs, audience-aware documentation, vendor coordination, and practical translation between executives, artists, operators, and technical teams.