MIKE BRISTER

 

Employment History (in addition to Logic Box)

 

Current Employment

 

Feb 2008 – Present Automation Technician for Cirque du Soleil's The Beatle's LOVE, Las Vegas, NV
Mar 2007 – Feb 2008 Automation Technician for Cirque du Soleil's Mystere, Las Vegas, NV

 

For Walt Disney World Entertainment, Orlando, FL

 

Sept 2004 – 2007 Show Control / FX Crew Chief for Lights, Motors, Action - Extreme Stunt Show
Sept 2006 FX, Video, and Lighting Installation for Finding Nemo the Musical
July 2002 – Sept 2004

Show Control Crew Chief for Fantasmic!

Mar – May 2004

Fountain Designer and Programmer for Fantasmic “Rain Show”

Sept 2001 – June 2002  Stage Technician for Fantasmic! and Millionaire
Sept 2001   Lighting Installation for Playhouse Disney
Apr – July 2001  Stage Technician for Fantasmic! and Millionaire
Aug 2000  Lighting Installation for Bear in the Big Blue House
May 2000  Lighting Designer and Programmer for McDonalds International Event
Dec 1999   Lighting Programmer for Cheap Trick New Years Concert
Oct 1999 Lighting Designer and Programmer for Studios Street Jam Event
May 1999 – Sept 2000

Show Control Crew Chief for Fantasmic! and Stage Technician for Special Events, Mulan Parade, and Doug Live

July 1998 – May 1999 Relief Props and Relief Facility Crew Chief for Fantasmic!
Apr – July 1998 Stage Technician for Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback, Special Events, and Show Support

 

 

For Walt Disney Imagineering, Orlando, FL

 

Nov – Dec 2004 Lighting Installation for Lights, Motors, Action - Extreme Stunt Show
May 2004 Lighting Rehab for Installation of Magic Kingdom’s Stitch’s Great Escape attraction
April 2004 Lighting Programmer for Star Traders store rehab at Magic Kingdom
Oct 2003 Asst. Lighting Designer for The Making of the Haunted Mansion
Aug 2002 Lighting SQS Documentation for Splash Mountain
Aug 2001 Course Writer for Moving Lights Training Class
  Lighting SQS Show Reviews for Magic Kingdom attractions
Oct 2000 – Apr 2001 Lighting Designer for WDI Magic Kingdom SQS
Lighting SQS Documentation for various Magic Kingdom attractions
Lighting SQS Show Reviews for Magic Kingdom attractions
Moving Lights Programmer for Epcot's Innoventions Playground

 

 

For WDW Ride and Show Engineering, Orlando, FL

 

Sept 2004 – May 2005 AMX Programmer for Lights, Motors, Action - Extreme Stunt Show
June, Oct & Nov 2004 AMX Programmer for the Polynesian Resort's Ohana Audio System
Jan 2004 Medialon, AMX, and WonderWare Programmer for Fantasmic! Medialon installation
Oct – Nov 2003 AMX Programmer for Live Show IR Captioning Project
AMX Programmer for Goofy's Country Dancin' Jamboree
AMX Programmer for ESPN Club
July – Aug 2000 MSC / LCU Programmer for Disney Magic 7-Day Cruise Shows
Various 1999 – 2004

MSC, LCU, AMX, WonderWare, Media Matrix Programmer for Fantasmic!

 

 

Previous Experience in Las Vegas, NV

 

Nov 1996 – Mar 1998 Moving Lights Programmer for IATSE Local #720
June – July 1997 Lighting Programmer for Lowey and Company (also in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA)
Sept 1995 – Nov 1997 Head of Lighting and Video Projection for Debbie Reynolds Hotel
July 1994 – Sept 1995 Puppeteer and Performer for Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Nov 1993 – July 1994 Lead Puppeteer for Kaleidoscope at MGM Grand Adventures Park

 

 

Previous Experience in Houston, TX

 

Aug 1992 – Nov 1993 Lead Technician and Relief Stage Manager at Six Flags Astroworld
Aug – Oct 1992 Character Performer for Hobby Airport Expansion Project
Apr – Aug 1992 Puppeteer and Lead Dancer for Sid & Marty Krofft Productions
July 1990 – May 1992 Show Designer and Stage Manager for Outrajus Productions
Mar – Oct 1991 Live Show Manager for Splashtown USA
Mar – Oct 1990 Live Show Supervisor / Manager for Splashtown USA
Mar – Oct 1989 Puppeteer and Technician for Splashtown USA

 

 

Equipment and Training

 

Equipment Experience

 

Show Control: Medialon, AMX (Netlinx and Axcess), WonderWare, Alcorn-McBride, Media Matrix, WDI's MSC / LCU Systems
Lighting Control: ETC 3x and 2x series consoles, WholeHog2, Strand, High End Status Cue and LCD Controllers
Moving Lights: High End Systems, Vari*Lite, Martin
Software: Word, Excel, VBA, Photoshop, FrontPage

 

 

Training

 

2003 Medialon Show Control Programming
1999 Repelling, CPR, Stage gun training, Situational leadership, DISC, Water safety and rescue
1998 WDW Pyrotechnics
1997 WholeHog2 Programming
1996 High End Systems Moving Lights Maintenance

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