David Kern

*** ********* ****** *** * Somerville, NJ 08807 advpt4@r.postjobfree.com 908-***-****

EDUCAT\ON

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Theatre Arts/Acting

•Mason Gross School of the Arts 1980-1981

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ Provisional Teaching Program

•Certificate: Vocational Arts and Dance

CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Teacher of Vocational Arts and Dance (NJ Standard Certificate) Educational Theatre Association (Former State Board Member)

WORK EXPERIENCE

CELULARITY (2021-Present)

Tissue Manufacturing Technician

Duties include:

Harvesting placentas

Processing of the Human Placental Matrix.

Preparing Solution prep for the process.

Training of new employees in the process.

All work performed in a clean room lab.

Processed for all three manufacturing teams.

Cryomills experience.

ALLERGAN/ ABBVIE (2017-2021)

Tissue Manufacturing Technician

Duties Include:

Processing Porcine hides for surgical use. The process included measuring, debristling, splitting of the tissue, decellularizing the tissue, packaging the final product and then final boxing of the product.

Processing and splitting of human tissue.

All procedures performed in a clean room lab.

EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL (2017-present)

Set Designer/ Set Builder

Duties include:

Designing the sets for all theatrical productions.

Teaching the student set crew safety of technical theatre, power tools, and the use of ladders.

Building the sets bring assisted by student crew.

Assisting the light crew with hanging of lights, and the light design of the production

HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2016-2017)

Performing Arts Center Manager/Technical Theatre Teacher

Duties include:

•Teaching students in grades 9-12, all aspects of technical theatre

•Theatre safety and the use of power tools in the building of sets

•Hanging, focusing, and operating standard stage lighting instruments, LED's and intelligent lights as well as the programming and operation of the ETC light board. Instruction of both digital and analog sound boards, wireless and wired microphones and the sound system as a whole.

•Assisting my colleagues with auditions and using my expertise as a professional performer to help the students with their songs and character development. I took my Thespian Tech students to the International Thespian competition where they were awarded best tech department in the state and were nominated for 4 production awards by the Montclair State University Foxy Awards for our production of "Noises Performing Arts Center Manager Duties include:

•The day to day operation of the Arts Center

•Sceduling of all events held at the Arts Center

•In charge of a paid student crew who assisted with the daily operation. Inventory coordinator

•Technical Director for every production presented at the Arts Center> I would design the lighting and sound plots for every show. I ran every production, concert assembly and outside group event.

BERNARDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION (2010-2016) Performing Arts Center Manager Duties include:

•Lighting and Audio design, the hanging of equipment, and the operation of light and sound boards for every event.

•Running of the facility for all district events, theatrical performances, concerts assemblies and board of education meetings.

•Giving tours of the facility to akk outside groups and potential renters of the Arts Center.

•In charge of research for new equipment.

•Inventory coordinator Technical Director Duties include:

•Designer of lights and sound.

•Operation of light and sound boards.

•Supervised a thirty student crew.

•Productions included: RENT, The Dining Room, The Secret Garden, Legally Blonde, The Robber Bridegroom, Byr,Bye Birdie, and The Addams Family which I was nominated for Best Lighting Director by "The PaperMill Playhouse Rising Star Awards".

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CHATHAMS (2005-20101 Auditorium Coordinator Duties include:

•Running the sound and lights for every production in the district.

•Supervised a student crew who assisted in therunning of the productions. e In charge of research for new equipment

•Inventory coordinator. Technical Director Duties include:

•Designer and builder of all sets for the high school productions

•Lighting and sound designer and board operator for all productions at the high school and the middle school.

•Instruction of students 6-12 in Technical Theatre.

•Productions included: Twelfth Night, The wizard of Oz, The Adding Machine, The Pajama Game, You Can't Take it With You, Disney's High School Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and Grease.

OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL (2001-2005)

Performing Arts Academy and Conservatory

Vocal Teacher

Duties include:

•Developed a four year curriculum for the first vocal program at a Performing Arts Vocational school in NJ.

•Running the vocal department, interviewed the artistic staff, hired guest artists and ran auditions for incoming candidates for the academy.

•Directed the student productions and instructed students 9-12 and post secondary. Chapter Adviser

Skills USA Extra- curricular leadership organization

International Thespian Society Extra-Curricular student theatre organization

REFERENCES

Nick Santoro

908-***-****

29 Harrison Ave. Milltown, NJ advpt4@r.postjobfree.com

Jeffrey Davis

Theatre Teacher and Director

908-***-****

advpt4@r.postjobfree.com

Tom Resch

609-***-****

West Creek, NJ

Former Principal and Assistant Superintendent Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools

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