Andrew Mullen
Las Vegas,Nevada
Summary
Experienced Military Leader with excellent client and project management skills. Action-oriented with strong ability to communicate effectively with technology, executive, and business audiences. Accomplished lighting professional committed to proper placement of systems and equipment in alignment with specifications and themes. Effective in blending advanced technical and creative strengths to achieve objectives on time and within budget. Expertise in various types of systems. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Lighting Technician/Site Supervisor/Ground Rigger
Rhino Staging
11.2014 - Current
- Provide onsite training.
- Manage 10-25 person road crews cross country.
- Develop lighting sequences and show ques.
- Perform proper maintenance of lighting equipment, ensuring safety and quality operations.
- Monitored company assets.
- Analyzed and interpreted lighting designer's plans as well as detailed notes from stage management
- Enhanced lighting with use of dimmers and computerized timing controls
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others
- Worked with other lighting technicians in set-up and operation of lighting equipment in television and film platforms
- Managed and maintained equipment between productions
- Enforced adherence to health and safety regulations
- Followed lighting design plan to select fixtures and control settings
Network Systems Technical Support Engineer Manager
Dallas Independent School Dst
12.2012 - 10.2014
- Maintained and modified 233 school network.
- Coordinated with contracted CBT for mass HDD wipe and re-imaging of entire network.
- Maintained all HDD images for every school program.
- Coordinated with companies for dissemination of applications key locked to the school district.
- Managed relations between DISD Education/Administration and the Networking Department.
- Assisted with implementation and support of network monitoring tools
- Improved overall user experience through support, training, troubleshooting, improvements and communication of system changes
- Monitored network hardware operations to evaluate proper configuration
- Investigated and corrected problems with printers, copiers and other peripheral devices
- Provided faculty and staff with security software and network configuration support
13-F Fire Support Specialist
US Army, 1-77 Field Artillery Headquarters
10.2005 - 04.2010
- Monitored multiple networks to keep track of all Multi National Core Iraq assets.
- Successfully led key missions which resulted in no loss of assets.
- Supervised operation of unit command post and managed performance duties
- Constructed field expedient firing aids for infantry weapons
- Conducted risk assessments for artillery and missile operations to avoid harm to personnel and equipment
- Completed inspections and any basic repair need to uphold strict performance standards
- Communicated over wire and radio and identified strategic target locations
Education
Associate of Science - Networking
ITT Technical Institue
Arlington, TX2014
High School Diploma - undefined
Crossroads Christian Academy
Ft. Worth, TX2005
Skills
- Proficiency in Windows Server
- Results-oriented
- Microsoft Office
- Computer proficient
- Quick learner
- Creative Problem Solving
- Network Administration
- Network Security
Timeline
Lighting Technician/Site Supervisor/Ground Rigger
Rhino Staging
11.2014 - Current
Network Systems Technical Support Engineer Manager
Dallas Independent School Dst
12.2012 - 10.2014
13-F Fire Support Specialist
US Army, 1-77 Field Artillery Headquarters
10.2005 - 04.2010
Associate of Science - Networking
ITT Technical Institue
High School Diploma - undefined
Crossroads Christian Academy