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Mark T. Postma: Technical Expertise in Lighting

Mark Postma has experience in production rigging, lighting, and automation programming. He has interned at Reed Rigging assisting with rigging plots, weight reports, and hoist repair. As a lighting technician at Performance Lighting, he maintained and programmed moving lights. Postma has a B.S. in Theater and Entertainment Technology from Michigan Tech where he focused on rigging calculations and worked on student productions.

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Mark T. Postma: Technical Expertise in Lighting

Mark Postma has experience in production rigging, lighting, and automation programming. He has interned at Reed Rigging assisting with rigging plots, weight reports, and hoist repair. As a lighting technician at Performance Lighting, he maintained and programmed moving lights. Postma has a B.S. in Theater and Entertainment Technology from Michigan Tech where he focused on rigging calculations and worked on student productions.

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Mark T.

Postma

Michigan Technological University

430 S Warren Ave, Palatine, IL 60074-6408 (Telephone) (224) 234-7337 (Email) [email protected]

Summary of Qualifications
Experience

June 2014December
2014

Summers
2012 & 2013

Fall 2011Spring 2013

Reed Rigging, Inc, Chicago, IL


Production Rigging Internship
-Assisted in design and creating rigging plots and weight reports for large arena
shows
-Supervised rigging crews setting up ground support structures, automation, and
arena shows
-Designed and maintained a hoist repair database for 500+ motor inventory
-Automation programming using CyberHoists and Motion 3D
Performance Lighting , Elk Grove, IL
Lighting Technician
-Maintained, cleaned, addressed, and tested moving light fixtures
-Set up lighting systems for concerts and corporate events
-Began learning and practicing rigging with supervision.
-Installed dead hung motor points
- Experience programming HOG 4, GrandMA 2, Avolite Pearl TITAN
33rd Street Productions, Chicago, IL, Illinois Institute of Technology Student Org.
Various Positions
Responsibilities included:
-Organization treasurer and show budget manager
-Provided technical services to other student organizations
Flowers For Algernon
Technical Director
-Master Electrician\All sound

Sweeney Todd
Assistant Technical Director
-Master Electrician/Audio system designer

Education

Fall 2013Present

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI


Bachelors of Science Theater and Entertainment Technology GPA 3.73

-Studying theatrical rigging and learning the technical calculations


-Enhancing knowledge base of entertainment industry
Brighton Beach Memoirs
-Electrician
-Set construction

Fall 2011Spring 2013

Rose and the Rime


-Flight operator
-Installed, inspected, and maintained a selfbalancing flying effect system

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL


Bachelors of Science Architectural Engineering GPA: 2.65
Relevant coursework
included included: mechanical engineering, professional
Relevant coursework
-Mechanicaldevelopment,
engineering,Calculus
professional
Calculus and differential equations
and development,
differential equations
-Left to pursue
passionmy
in passion
entertainment
with formalwith
education
in rigging, in
lighting
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to pursue
in entertainment
formal education
rigging,
design, andlighting
show production.
design, and show production.

Certifications
CM-ET Certified Road Motor Technician
-Trained in the design, operation, maintenance, inspection requirements, and troubleshooting of all CMET chain motors.
SPRAT Level I Rope Access Technician
-Trained in the safe use and setup of 2 rope systems for work access and rescue.

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