eDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL eXPERIENCE
eDUCATION
1995-1998 BA Hons Fine and Applied Arts
University of Ulster, Belfast
2004-2005 Specialist Graduate Certificate in Scenic Construction
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London
pROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THEATRE
FREELANCE CARPENTER
Royal National Theatre, London 2005-2006
English National Opera, London 2006
All Scene All Props, Kent 2005-2006
- SET CONSTRUCTION
Belfast Community Circus “Spirits of the Circus” 2007
The Rainbow Factory “Crossroads” 2008, “Whistle Down the Wind” 2013, “Sunshine on Leith” 2014, "Snow White and the Seven dwarves" 2015, "Jack and the Beanstalk" 2016, "Bugsy Malone" 2017, "Rapunzel" 2017
Lisburn Community Circus “My Family’s Got Talent” 2008
Cahoots NI “The Flea Pit” 2007 “The Snail and the Whale” 2008, “The Family Hoffmann” 2009, “Egg” 2011
Prime Cut Productions “Antigone” 2008, “The Woman and the Scarecrow” 2009, “Shoot the Crow” 2011, “I Am My Own Wife” 2012, “Villa/Discurso” 2014, "Mydidae" 2015, "Red" 2017
C21 Theatre Company “Cinderella” 2008, “Stand Up Man” 2014
Ransom Productions “National Anthem” 2010
The Lyric Theatre Belfast “Dockers” 2011
Replay Theatre Company “Bliss” 2012
Tinderbox Theatre Company “Planet Belfast” 2013, “Unhome” 2014, “Lally the Scut” 2015, "Famla" 2017
Brass Neck Thaetre Company “The Sweety Bottle” 2013, "The Blue Boy of Glenmore" 2017
Greenshoots Productions “Meeting at Menin Gate” 2013
GBL Productions “Little Red Riding Hood” 2013, “Baby it's Cold Outside” 2014, "Cinderella" 2015, "Aladdin" 2016, "Sleeping Beauty" 2017
The MAC Belfast "Rumplestiltskin" 2015, "Hansel and Gretel" 2017
Bruiser Theatre Company "The Importance of Being Earnest" 2017
- Set Design
Circus Bone Idle “Otherworlds” 2006
The Rainbow Factory “Crossroads” 2008, “Whistle Down The Wind” 2013, “Sunshine on Leith” 2014, "Bugsy Malone" 2017
Lisburn Community Circus “My Family’s Got Talent” 2008
Cahoots NI “The Snail and the Whale” 2008, “The Family Hoffmann” 2009, “Egg” 2011, “A Spell of Cold Weather” 2012, “The Family Hoffmann's Christmas Mystery Palace” 2014
C21 Theatre Company “Cinderella” 2008
Verbal Arts Centre “Crows on the Wire” 2013
- Technical Theatre
Castleward Opera Technical Stage Manager 2007-2009
Grand Opera House Belfast Casual Stage Crew 2008-Present
tELEVISION AND FILM
Ikandi Productions Prop making and Set Decoration “Toraicht Taisce” (TG4) 2006
Dark North Productions Set construction “Red Mist” 2008
Sixteen South Puppet Wrangler “Sesame Tree” (CBeebies) 2010
Fire and Blood Productions Drapes painter “Game of Thrones” (HBO) 2011
World Race Productions/Wild Rover Productions Props Master “The Amazing Race” 2012
Zoo Films Ltd Set construction "Zoo" (feature film) 2016
Volsung Films Prop making "Viking Destiny" (feature film) 2017
causeAscene Films Set design and construction "Echoes" (short film) 2017
Outdoor Events/Carnival
Giant Events Company Design Realisation “Land of Giants” 2012 Written and directed by Mark Murphy. A spectacle staged on the Titanic slipways, Belfast, part of the Cultural Olympiad leading up to the London 2012 Olympics.
Walk the Plank Design Coordinator “Return of Colmcille” 2013 Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. A 2 day spectacle staged in the city of Derry/Londonderry as part of the UK City of Culture 2013
Open Arts “Solstice” 2003 Concept and design artist, prototyping artist; Costume and Prop Maker. A spectacle staged in Croke Park Stadium, Dublin as part of the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony 2003
The Beat Carnival: Float construction, prop and puppet making for public festivals, stage performances and carnival parades 1999-2011
Saint Patrick’s Festival, Dublin: Technical Specialist. Construction of centre pieces for “City Fusion” St Patrick’s Day Parade 2007