Trent Jensen
Salt Lake City,UT
Summary
Ambitious multi-faceted young man eger to leave a mark on the entertainment industry, trying to meet any opportunity with tenacity and hunger. Technically adept stage technician/ programmer, heavy equipment operator, rigger, but most of all an aspiring lighting designer vying for real world experience. My passion for live events really helps me stand out in an ever-muddying labor market.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician
Shadow Mountain AV
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2024 - Current
- Lighting Designer/Operator responsible for delivering effective visual aesthetics for small festivals, concerts, and mid-sized corporate events
- Master Electrician ensuring detailed load calculatuons and power balancing to maintain optinal safety for all departments
- Helped conceptualize and develop 3D renderings of stage environments using softwares such as Capture and Vectorworks
- Troubleshot any technical issues that occurred during a performance or rehearsal related to LED or lighting equipment
- Led crews to load-in/strike video and lighting elements in a wide variety of venues
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician
Pink Bird Production and TheTribe
Salt Lake City, Utah
09.2023 - Current
- Involved in the design process and power balancing rigs to provide an appropriate environment for any live event settings such as Parties, Raves, Corporate Events, and Weddings
- Rigging Consultant and onsite rigger providing expertise to safely hang rigs
- Fluent Lighting Programmer and Operator on their Chamsys console for live lighting elements
- Lead Crews to successfully load in/ strike lighting, audio, and LED making sure all equipment is communicating properly
- Experienced in onsite troubleshooting and associate moving light repair technician
- Assisted with any warehouse work needed to be done to ensure all equipment is organized and show ready
Arena + Theatrical Rigger
IATSE Local Union
Salt Lake City, UT
10.2022 - Current
- Competent down/uprigger with over a hundred hours in arena and stadium productions for touring acts in venues like The Delta Center, Maverick Center, USANA Amphitheator, and the Huntsman Center
- Experienced in Theatrical Rigging by permanent install work along renovation/replacement for Skyview and Utah State's theaters
- A natural flyrail operator working multiple local productions
- Responsible for permanent install on all production elements for Triotech Amusement's new rollercoaster Primordial at Lagoon Amusement park by hanging projection, PA, fans, and lighting
Lighting Programmer and Operator
Power Plus Productions
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2022 - Current
- Associate lighting programmer/ operator responsible for festival, corporate, and concert lighting
- Read plots from lightwright and vectorworks documents to successfully lead crews on installing lighting and electrical elements for live events
- Fluent in programming/ operating language for GrandMA 2 or 3, and HOG4
- LED wall technician responsible for proper networking, rigging, setup/ troubleshooting, and mapping for live events
- Warehouse Lighting/ Rigging Technician, responsible for quality checking and upkeep for all equipment from lighting fixtures or consoles, motors and all other rigging hardware
- Packing and unpacking for shows, maintaining an organized workspace and warehouse
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician
Broadway at Eccles Theater
Salt Lake City , UT
08.2022 - 10.2024
- House Lighting Designer/ Operator for venue produced shows ranging from Corporate Events, Comedians, and Concerts
- Master Electrician leading crews to load in/ strike lighting elements for a wide variety of tours coming in and out of our venue
- Experienced in networking and effective troubleshooting techniques to insure your rig in communicating with our house network
- Organization, upkeep, and repair for all lighting or power equipment thats venue owned
- Responsible for programming effective showfiles on EOS software to accommodate the functionality and networking of the theater's lighting operations
Skills
- Master Electrician Work
- Lighting Board Operation
- Adept Programming Experience
- Fluent in GrandMA, HOG, EOS, Onyx and Chamsys lighting softwares
- Heavy Equipment Operation (Fork, Scissor, and Boom)
- Lighting Systems Deployment, cabling and focusing
- Entertainment Rigging
- Warehouse Operations and Truck Loading
- Cable Repair
- General Stagehanding
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Communication and Transparency
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician
Shadow Mountain AV
05.2024 - Current
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician
Pink Bird Production and TheTribe
09.2023 - Current
Arena + Theatrical Rigger
IATSE Local Union
10.2022 - Current
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician
Broadway at Eccles Theater
08.2022 - 10.2024
Lighting Programmer and Operator
Power Plus Productions
04.2022 - Current
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