Manager Technician

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Bellevue, NE ***** Phone 402-***-****

E-mail **********@*******.*** Buddy Love Gonzalez

Objective I am searching for a job to better myself and my

career.

Education

1982-1984 Omaha South High

School

Professional 2004-2010 None

experience Omaha, Nebraska

Caregiver

I quit my career and left Nashville Tennessee to

move to Omaha

Nebraska to care for my elderly parents. They have

since passed

away.

January 2008-May 2008 Four Star XL Beef Inc

.Omaha, Nebraska

Skinner Machine Operator

Operated skinner machine next to a high paced

conveyor belt

skinning loins.

December 2005 Tesla Omaha,

Nebraska

Truck Driver

Drove a semi tractor trailer across the road

hauling band equipment

for the rock band Tesla. I would take the semi

truck to each city and

unload and load the equipment from the trailer at

the city venue.

January 2001-May 2003 World Wrestling

Federation Stanford, CT

Lead Set Carpenter & Lighting Technician

Daily responsibilities were to unload semi trailers

of theatrical concert

lighting and help in the assembly of the lighting

grid. I also had to

unload three semi trailers of set pieces and over

see the assembly of

the stage and all props and theatrical pieces for

the television shows

Monday Night Raw & Thursday Night Smackdown.

January 2001-March 2002 Toby Keith

Nashville, Tennessee

Stage Manager & Lead Set Carpenter

Daily responsibilities were to unload & load semi

trailers of set

pieces, band equipment, concert lighting and

maintain and over see

the assembly of all set and band equipment and

maintain the daily

schedule. Also as a stage manager I had to make

sure all of the

department heads had enough stagehands to get their

equipment

set up on time and also doing security backstage

for the band and

escorting Toby Keith back to his bus when the show

was over as

needed.

November 1999-June 2000 The Judd's Reunion Tour

2000 Nashville,TN

Set Carpenter & Set Builder

Daily responsibilities were to unload & load semi

trailers with

theatrical set pieces and over see the assembly of

the rolling stage

and all props. I also had to run hydraulic

elevators during the shows

and help the artists get to their positions for

cues.

March 1999-January 2001 Tim McGraw

Nashville, TN

Lead Set Carpenter/Set Builder-Lighting Technician

Daily responsibilities were to unload & load semi

trailers of stage,

set, lighting and band equipment and to assist in

building the

lighting rig as a lighting technician. As a set

carpenter I also had to

over see the assembly of the rolling stage and all

theatrical set and

stage pieces and the barricade. We were a self

contained unit and

carried everything, rigging, lighting, sound, set,

rolling stage,

barricade, During the shows I would have to operate

hydraulic lifts,

kabuki curtains, confetti cannons, hazers, dry ice

machines, as well

as doing security backstage for the artist and

band.

March 1999-May 2003 Bandit Lites

Nashville, Tennessee

Lighting Technician

I worked as an independent freelance lighting

technician and

lighting director. When I was not on the road

touring I worked in the

warehouse preparing lighting equipment for

upcoming shows and

staging it in the warehouse. I also maintained

everyday warehouse

duties including shipping and receiving.

1996 - 2004 Service Development

Lincoln, Nebraska

Set Builder

I worked as a laborer and helped in the building

and designing

theatrical sets for many artist like Tim McGraw,

Faith Hill,

Blackhawk, The Judd's, The Dixie Chicks, Jo Dee

Messina, Motley

Crue, 3 Doors Down. I also helped in making

numerous displays for

trade shows, Brooks & Dunn merchandise booth. When

I toured

with Tim McGraw I would be helping in the

construction of the set

and then I would go on the road as the set

carpenter.

1995-1999 Theatrical Media Services, Inc.

Omaha, Nebraska

Lighting Technician / Lighting Director

I worked as a lighting technician and in the

warehouse repairing and

maintaining equipment for sales and rentals and for

any production

tours and events. The summer was one of the busiest

times of the

year due to numerous state fairs throughout the

country. I would do

mostly the same fairs every year driving a tractor-

trailer with lighting

equipment containing portable roofs and load

bearing roofs and

would oversee in the assembly of all lighting

equipment. During the

fair everyday I would be a lighting tech or

lighting director and change

lighting plots for the artists lighting directors

as needed. We would

provide production for many artists and do a lot of

mini tours as well

as big tours with artist like The Charlie Daniels

Band, Colin Raye,

Chris LeDoux, Sawyer Brown, Big Head Todd & The

Monsters, The

Dave Matthews Band, Harry Belafonte, Harry Connick,

Jr.

1986 - 2005 Concert Security Services

Omaha, Nebraska

Security / Stagehand

I worked concerts in all of the Omaha Civic

Auditoriums and Centers

doing security and crowd control. I also worked as

a stagehand for

numerous concerts or events in the city or

surrounding areas

including shows at Harrah's Casino and Ameristar

Casinos.

1990 - 1999 I.A.T.S.I. 42

Omaha, Nebraska

Stagehand

I worked as a theatrical stage employee in all of

the Omaha Civic

Centers for concerts and events. I would work with

lighting, sound,

video, and rigging, band equipment, set carpentry

for concerts or big

events.

Certifications Forklift Certified

Languages English & Spanish

References Larry Boster { Lighting Director/ Designer Brooks &

Dunn

John Garriott { Production Manager / Alan Jackson

Joey Floyd { Guitar Player / Toby Keith

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