Javontay Adkins
Orlando,FL
Summary
Theatre technician with hands-on experience preparing lighting and sound systems for live productions, aligning cues to director specifications and restoring backstage communications under time pressure. Skilled at troubleshooting electrical and audio faults and implementing practical organization to cut setup errors. Aims to expand into lighting design and broader technical roles in theatre.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Theatrical Technician
Iatse local 632
Hackensack, New Jersey
09.2022 - Current
- Operated lighting and sound equipment for live performances.
- Collaborated with directors to implement stage design plans.
- Assembled and maintained sets before rehearsals and performances.
Music, Sound, and Light Technician
Bergen community college
Paramus, new jersey
09.2022 - 07.2024
- Programmed DMX scenes for lighting cues in ETC software, matching cues to song arrangements precisely.
- Mixed front-of-house for live performances on a digital console, delivering clear vocal intelligibility for audience.
- Maintained inventory logs and performed preventative checks on mics and cables to avoid show failures.
- Calibrated in-ear monitor mixes per performer notes, reducing onstage bleed and improving pitch monitoring.
- Rewired stage snakes and balanced XLR runs, cutting intermittent channel dropouts during shows.
Multi-skilled Stage Technician
William Paterson university
new jersey
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Programmed lighting console scenes in ETC Eos to match designer cues for tight performance transitions.
- Balanced channel gains on analog snakes, reducing FOH feedback complaints during rehearsals.
Lighting Designer & Technician
Now theatre
Paterson
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Programmed lighting cues in ETC Eos to match director timings, cutting cue errors during previews.
- Mapped mains and dimmer circuits, preventing overloads and maintaining steady power across five shows.
- Prepared instrument schedules and hang plots shared with stage management to speed technical rehearsals.
- Designed gobos and focus plots for period pieces to recreate authentic daylight and shadow patterns on stage.
Theatrical Technician
Old library theatre
Fair lawn, new jersey
09.2014 - 12.2014
- Reprogrammed lighting console scenes on ETC lon to match director notes before opening night.
- Balanced sound mix for live performances using mixing console, clarifying dialogue for audience sections.
- Implemented color-coded cabling scheme across audio and lighting racks to reduce setup errors during calls.
- Tested and repaired faulty cue light circuits using multimeter, restoring backstage communication promptly.
Education
Theatrical technical production -
John f kennedy high school
PatersonBachelor theatrical technican -
Montclair State University
Little falls, new jerseySkills
- Lighting Design
- Stage Design
- Audio Editing
- Sound Engineering
- Problem Solving
- Team Collaboration
- Creative Thinking
Hobbies and Interests
- Lighting
- Sound
- Photography
- Music
- Art
References
- Craig Redmond, Jfk high school, 8622188881
- Vince Marchese, Vmarchese@paterson.k12.nj.us, 9733211000
- Richard Solis, Rsolis@paterson.k12.nj.us, 9733211000
- Lewis Cole, Now theatre, 2016679016
Personal Information
Title: Theatre technician
Timeline
Theatrical Technician
Iatse local 632
09.2022 - Current
Music, Sound, and Light Technician
Bergen community college
09.2022 - 07.2024
Multi-skilled Stage Technician
William Paterson university
10.2020 - 07.2022
Lighting Designer & Technician
Now theatre
09.2015 - 06.2016
Theatrical Technician
Old library theatre
09.2014 - 12.2014
Theatrical technical production -
John f kennedy high school
Bachelor theatrical technican -
Montclair State University