Jay Withee

Head of Automation
Location: Jacksonville, Illinois, USA

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2012 Head of Automation
Theatre
Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
2012 Assistant Head of Automation
Theatre
Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
2011 Lead Automation Technician
Theatre
Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
2010 Automation Technician
Theatre
Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
2009 Automation Programmer/Acrobatic Rigger/Automation Operator
Theatre 		Aerial Acrobatic Rigging/Automation Programmer
Wilson Dow Productions Inc. & C5 Inc.
2009 Rigging Specialist
Theatre 		Aerial Acrobatic Rigging/Automation Maintenance
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
2006 Automation Engineer/Assistant Production Manager
Theatre 		Revue Shows/Head Liners/Magic Shows
Cunard Cruise Lines
2006 Automation Operator/Automation Mechanic
Theatre 		KA
Cirque du Soleil
2004 Automation Technician/Rigging Technician/Field Service Engineer
Theatre 		Automation/Rigging Maintenance
Harbour Marine Systems
2003 Stage Manager/Automation Operator
Theatre 		Revue Shows/Head Liners/Magic Shows
Carnival Cruise Lines

Education

Year Qualification Where
2011 Advanced Degree Frontline Management International Career Institute
2000 Business Iowa State University

Equipment

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I can use:

About me

Currently, I am the Head of Automation at Franco Dragone's "The House of Dancing Water. I have been in the theatrical automation industry for over 12+ year now. It has been an honor to have been a part of the teams that have helped create such large-scale shows as Cirque du Soleil's "KA" and Franco Dragone's "The House of Dancing Water" as well as the teams that have put together some of the largest cruise ships in the world, including Royal Caribbean International's Liberty of the Seas and Independence of the Seas.
Additional skills:
* Stage Technologies Juggler/Illusionist/Acrobat 3D/Nomad/Chameleon/Acrobat G6 Automation Software (English)

* Fisher Technical Automation - Navigator (US)

* Certified Fisher Operator Training

* Certified Fisher Advanced Operator Training

* Certified Fisher Axis I/O Training

* Stage One Automation - Q-Motion/NexQ Automation Software (UK)

* Foy Innoventions Automation (Flying by Foy) - HMAC/DMAC/SAC/Pegasus R3 Software (US) - Rigging Certification

* Mechatronic Oy Automation Technology Software (Arigon) (Finnish)

* Eris Automation (Bluebird Millennium Series) Software (French)

* Computer Aided Theater (CAT) Automation Software (German)

* IRATA Level 1 Certified (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association)

* First Aid Basic (American Red Cross)

* CPR for Primary Responder With AED (American Red Cross)

* PADI Certified Rescue Diver

* Industrial Hydraulic Technician Training

* Industrial Hydraulic Mechanic Training

* Parker Hydraulic Equipment Training
Industry awards:
Aerial Acrobatic Rigger
11th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival
(Shijiazhuang, China 2007) (Duo Silk Act)
* Bronze Lion (3rd Place)
* Special Lion for "Outstanding" performance

Skills

Job Titles Production Support, Rigger, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying
Years in industry 6+ years
Work Permits USA