Shadya H. Ballug

WORK EXPERIENCE

Regis College                                            Weston, MA
Technical Director (September 2002 –May 2004)
Responsible for the management and direction of all technical activities and usage of Fine Arts Center performance and production areas; Determine advance technical and scheduling requirements for all events; Provide estimates of projected event costs; assigns and manage crews in preparation and execution of all events; Monitor user adherence to contract terms for schedule, labor, space, equipment usage, and other relevant conditions; Oversee safety and security procedures during events; Manage quality of visual presentations and performance operations; Order and purchase equipment, supplies and materials; Implement a preventative maintenance schedule for stage and production equipment; Submit budget proposals for rehabs and capital improvements; Responsible for managing expenditures for supplies, materials, labor and maintenance; Hire and train student staff and volunteers; Design, plan, and execute scenery and props for College productions; Design, plan, and execute lighting and sound for all Fine Arts Center productions; Provide learning resources for students participating in Fine Arts Center productions, including offering constructive advice on production procedures and methods, and providing oversight of and training in equipment use; Serve as technical liaison and production coordinator for all events; Responsible to record or edit sound and set-up and run any sound equipment during Production; Responsible for shifting the sets and sometimes, props during rehearsals and performances

I.A.T.S.E 11 / Local #11                                    Boston, MA
Technician (August 2001 – Present)
Responsible for loading and strikes of lighting, sound, video, audio, staging for concert and theatrical events

Green Street Studios                                     Cambridge, MA
Technical Director (February 1999 – September 2002)
Responsible for the management and direction of all technical activities and usage of Studio performance and production areas; Monitored user adherence to contract terms for schedule, labor, space, equipment usage, and other relevant conditions; Oversaw safety and security procedures during events; Managed quality of visual presentations and performance operations; Ordered and purchased equipment, supplies and materials; Designed, planned, and executed scenery and props for productions; Designed, planned, and executed lighting and sound for productions; Served as technical liaison and production coordinator for all events.

Advanced Lighting and Production                            Randolph, MA
Lighting Technician (June 1998 – September 2002)
Responsible for equipment and managing inventory; Responsible for setting up hang and focus of lighting instrument at corporate venues.  Responsible for preparing and installing special event lighting designs.  Responsible for the hanging, circuiting, patching, focusing, and coloring of the lighting instruments.


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company                            Boston, MA
Lighting and Carpentry Technician (July 1998 – August 2000)
Responsible for preparing and installing special event lighting designs.  Responsible for the hanging, circuiting, patching, focusing, and coloring of the lighting instruments.  Responsible for building and executing lighting instruments and set design.  Responsible for building the set, moving it into the theatre, and setting it up.  

The Boston Rock Opera                                    Boston, MA
Stage Manager (Summer 1998)
Assisted the director with planning and crew supervision for scenery installation and changeovers.  Running crew head for rehearsals and performances.  Manages all backstage activity once the play has opened.

Hasty Pudding Theatre                                    Cambridge, MA
Crew Chief, House and Company Manager (September 1998 – January 1999)
Supervised the backstage crew and ran all productions; Assisted with load in and out of all productions: maintained scenery during runs; Assisted with maintenance of rigging system and help planed rigging needs for production. Responsible for all administrative duties, involving the company Actors and Technical Crew.  Served as a contact person for all matters related to the performance. Primary liaison between actors and management, processing actors an payroll and other paperwork, assisting in General Manager in contract negotiations, and organizing and coordinating all logistical arrangements for the performance.

Sanders Theatre at Harvard University                             Cambridge, MA
Lighting Technician (February 1998 – Present)
Responsible for setting up hang and focus of lighting instruments at theatre or concert events.  Responsible for preparing and installing special event lighting designs.  Responsible for the hanging, circuiting, patching, focusing, and coloring of the lighting instruments.

Immediate Connections                                    Boston, MA
Freelance Technician (June 1999 – June 2002)
Responsible for lighting, sound, audio and visual of corporate events; Responsible for setting up and tearing down event.

Chevalier Theatre                                        Methuen, MA
Technician, Run Crew (December 2000)
Responsible for backstage run of the Nutcracker performance; Responsible for prop, lights, scenery and sound set up.  Responsible for operating lighting equipment and shifting scenery and props during rehearsals and performances.

Los Angeles Theatre Center                                    Los Angeles, CA
Technician (August 2000 – November 2000)
Responsible for lighting and sound for various productions.

Paramount Pictures                                        Hollywood, CA
Set Crew
Responsible for backstage prop, lights, scenery and sound set up for the television pilot season of 2000; Responsible for operating lighting equipment and shifting scenery and props during rehearsals and performances.

INTERNSHIP
Thayer Academy                                        Braintree, MA
Assistant to the Director (1996)
 Assisted the director with planning and crew supervision for scenery installation and changeovers.  Running crew head for rehearsals and performances.  Manages all backstage activity once the play opened.

                                                            
EDUCATION
West Virginia Wesleyan College                                Buckhannon, WV
Bachelor of Arts, Dramatic Arts, 1996
Minor: Psychology
Award:  Performing Arts Scholarship, Best Citizen Award (1992)
Activities:  Member of Alpha Psi Omega (Dramatic Arts Honorary); Member of Psi Chi (Psychology Honorary); The Workshop for Television Advanced Seminar
Computer Skills:  Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Mini-Cad, Internet, File Maker Pro
Special Skills:  Painting, Set construction, Sound, Lighting, and Driving, All Power tools, Telephone skills.

Bridgewater State College                                    Bridgewater, MA
1989 – 1993 Area of Study:  Stage Combat, Acting, Stage Movement, Improvisation, and Mime
Huntington Theatre Company                         
1991-1992 Scene Study of Little Foxes.