Joshua Mead

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit:

I can use:

About me

I am diligent, committed, and enthusiastic. Always interested to learn about new ideas, concepts and skills, motivated by challenging tasks while keeping to a strict time scale. I always work responsibly and safely, in an organised manner, giving careful thought to any duty.
I appreciate the importance of team work but have leadership skills if required, show intuition by problem solving and decision making, whilst working efficiently under pressure. Always respecting views and ideas of colleagues.
If a project does not proceed as planned, then it’s important to discuss it and if necessary, seek guidance and advice so that the best possible outcome can be achieved. My communication is clear and precise, whilst always being considerate and friendly.
I enjoy designing and making props or magic illusions with a variety of materials and tools. Some of the props I make include practical effects, for example a smoking blowtorch or illuminating control panel.
During the entire duration of the production, I have a ‘hands on’ approach. Often going above and beyond. For instance, I recently learnt CAD to fabricate a specific prop.
Above all, I’m a devoted theatre fan so, any time spent in the theatre will not just be work to me, but will also be a pleasure.

Additional skills:
• Material experience including but not limited to:
o Wood
o Polystyrene
o Plaster of Paris
o Soft and dense foam.
o Cardboard.
o Water/Oil based paints.
o Contact cement

• Knowledge of:
o Risk Assessments
o BECTU Regulations
o Lighting
o Sound
o Flying
o Carpentry

•Competent in:
o Eos based lighting consoles.
o DiGiCo SD9 Console.
o Qlab.
o Windows OS
o Mac OS.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Assistant Stage Manager
Job Titles	Production Assistant (PA), Stage Manager, Production Support, Sound Operator / Engineer, Prop Maker, Lighting Tech / Operator, Lighting Designer, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying
Years in industry	6+ years