Jack R. DeLattre

As a sales associate my main responsibilities were handling cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, engaging with customers, and promote specific merchandise, prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging and build relationships with customers to encourage repeat business. In my first year working part time, I sold $450,000 worth of merchandise and service packages.

I've worked as a stage hand for various music festivals and live concerts including Lollapalooza riot fest North Coast Music festival, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan and Rammstein. My responsibilities were the construction and disassembly of the stages and loading of other equipment vital to the festivals and live shows. This was facilitated using forklifts, scissor lifts, box trucks and various other heavy machinery with the goal of completing our work as quickly and safely as possible.

My main responsibility while working at Local 476 was that of a Special Effects technician. This involved fabricating and facilitating various complex practical effects that satisfy both Producers and Union safety regulators. These were not limited to explosions, gun fire, armed and unarmed combat, mass trauma injures, car crashes, natural disasters, time travel and various other pyrotechnic related effects. My work has been featured on streaming platforms like Disney+, Hulu, and Apple tv.

As an AV tech my daily duties were to Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and cutting-edge technology, incorporating new advancements into daily work processes ensuring smooth transitions between speakers at conferences by closely monitoring audio levels and adjusting as needed for optimal sound quality. In addition we also maintained and operated a variety of PTZ video equipment during our events.