Ryan J. Osborn
Gahanna, OH ***30
+1-917-***-**** (USA)
Lighting Supervisor/Production Electrician/
+1-614-***-**** (USA)
Lighting Designer/Lighting Console Operator/ ********@***.***
Moving Light Programmer www.rjosborn.com
Education and Related Activities
BA- Theatre- Lighting Emphasis 2001
The Ohio State University
ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician- ESTA October 2006
IATSE Local #12- Journeyman 2001
Work Experience
Electrician 2009-2011
Franco Dragone Entertainment Group Cotai, Macau, China
The House of Dancing Water Premiere 2010
Creation and Operations Electrician
Lighting Supervisor 1999-2009
The Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus, Ohio
IATSE Local #12 House Lighting Head and primary Strand Console Operator
Management of all theatrical lighting elements within an internationally
renowned multi-disciplinary arts center consisting of two busy theatre
spaces and gallery spaces
System design and engineering support for internationally touring theatrical
productions
Maintain, upgrade and specify all theatrical lighting needs within all areas of
arts center complex
Provide support for dozens of creative residencies and show creation
processes
In-house lighting designer for all special events and other areas as required
Production Supervisor-
Bebe Miller Company
Necessary Beauty Premiere 2008, Touring 2008-2009
Management all lighting, scenic and projection elements for the evening long
dance premiere production and subsequent touring presentations.
Management of all documentation, advance paperwork and freight needs.
Theatrical Technology Supervisor 2003-2009
The Bexley City School District Bexley, Ohio
Finishing and equipping of two newly renovated >$1 million theatrical spaces
Daily setup and maintenance of all 4 theatrical spaces within the school
district
Management of technical budgets and resources within school district
Supervision and instruction of 5th-12th grade students in the setup and
running of 8 fully staged Bexley Theatre Arts productions and various other
school sponsored events
Master Electrician
New York Stage and Film Vasser s Powerhouse Season 2007
Production Electrician
Geometry of Fire, Romantic Poetry, The Boy Who Heard Music
Moving Light/Obsession Programmer
Romantic Poetry, LD Donald Holder
Resident Lighting Designer 1996-2009
Columbus Children s Theatre Columbus, OH
Lighting Designer for over 100 different productions
Managed budgets and system upgrades for lighting and sound
Supervised transition into new creative spaces
Assistant Lighting Designer
T.J. Gerckens, USAA Lighting Designer 1998-present
Metamorphoses- NYC, LA, St Louis 1999-2002
Galileo Galilei- Chicago, Brooklyn, UK 2001-2002
Candide- Chicago, DC, Present
Pericles- Chicago, DC, NYC 2006
Silk- Chicago 2005
Secret in the Wings- Chicago, SF, Seattle, Princeton 2001-2004
Audio Engineer/Technical Manager/Lighting Designer 2001-2004
The Actor s Theatre Columbus, OH
Lighting and Sound Manager/System Designer for outdoor Shakespeare
focused summer theatre.
Managed technical budgets resulting in massive expansive of capabilities
Operation of lighting and live microphones nightly in outdoor environment
Founding Company Member
Resident Lighting Designer 2006-present
Available Light Theatre Columbus, OH
Lighting Designer for over 20 different productions, mostly new or rarely
produced shows
Worked along side a number of like-minded individuals creating a new
critically acclaimed and successful theatre company in a very tough
economic environment
Freelance Lighting Designer 1996-present
Lighting Designer for more than 100 productions for dozens of different
companies in and around the Columbus area
Skills-
Experienced with Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems
Experienced network and video installer and troubleshooter
Experienced with 120V, 208V, 240V and 380V electrical Systems
Experienced with rigging and climbing in a theatrical environment
Software Experience
AutoCAD (10+ years) Adobe Photoshop
Vectorworks (10+ years) Adobe Illustrator
Lightwright (10+ years) Filemaker Pro
Microsoft Word (10+ years) Max/MSP
Microsoft Excel (10+ years) Isadora
Microsoft Powerpoint (10+ years) QLab
Keynote Logic
Final Cut AppleScript
Control Systems
AMX Control Systems (Programming) ETC Eos/Ion
Strand 500 Series (10+ Years) ETC Unison (ETC Trained)
Strand VisionNET Whole Hog
Strand LightPallet grandMA
ETC Obsession (10+ Years) grandMA2 (Advanced Training)
ETC Expression (10+ Years) Mini Artisan
MIDI SMPTE
Fixtures
Vari-Lite Series 300 (VL Trained) Clay Paky Alpha Series
Vari-Lite 2000-3500 (VL Trained) ETC Revolution
Martin 500 series City Theatrical Auto Yoke
High End Studio Series LED Constant Current Dimming
References are available upon request.
Ryan J Osborn