Experienced, educated and competent lighting, audiovisual and media broadcast technician looking for a position in a production company.

Lonn Lilledahl
4605 Clinton Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55409
(612) 964-7852
lonniewon@hotmail.com

December 18, 2002

Dear Human Resources Manager:

Please consider this letter of introduction as an expression of my interest in exploring professional opportunities with your organization. Currently I am exploring employment opportunities in theoretical stage lighting, including conventional and intelligent fixtures.

Throughout my life, my curiosity for all things technical, my desire for exploration of the unknown and an acceptance of new concepts and ideas consistently have opened doors that broaden my knowledge and experience. Lighting is a unique creative art form that combines imagination with color, texture and visibility to unify all aspects of production design.

Does your lighting department have demanding performers, crazy schedules, fixtures that arent working right or a team that is pulling in multi directions? If the answer is yes, then please review the attached resume.

I am a problem solver in the area of theatrical lighting. Evaluating every situation with careful consideration to consequences of alternative actions. Can see the big picture, and have the confidence and foresight to integrate everyones ideas to come up with a comprehensive plan of action. Perform effectively in work environments, which require the ability to make quick reliable decisions. Im a versatile, person with considerable experience working in the entertainment industry.

My background, education and experience in lighting design, installation, programming and operations coupled with an ability to listen, understand and execute and a high degree of perseverance make me an effective lighting professional. My record is one of responsibility, dedication, and solid accomplishments with a strong attention to detail.

If you are looking for someone with my qualifications please setup an interview at your earliest convenience. Or if you were aware of any openings outside of your organization, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you: for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Lonn Lilledahl

Enclosure: Resume

Lonn Lilledahl

4605 Clinton Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55409
(612) 964-7852
lonniewon@hotmail.com

EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE

Experienced, educated and competent lighting, audiovisual and media broadcast technician looking for a position in a production company.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Medina Entertainment Center, Medina, MN
May 1999 to present.
Job title: Lighting Director. Other jobs: Production Staff and Entertainment Coordinating. Design, installation and operation of house light show and Cosmic Bowling. Programming of intelligent lighting and operations. Spotlight operator, sound production for front of house and monitors. National bands support, and merchandise coordinating. Building patch panels repairs of snakes and audio cables.

R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. Productions, New Hope, MN
May 1986 to present.
Job title: owner. Independent freelance lighting consultant and Production Company. Jobs included: sales, design, concept, installing and operation of lighting and audiovisual equipment. Video camera and editing.

Go Power Electrical Services on site electrical generation, Hamel, MN
July 1995 to present.
Independent contractor doing layout and distribution of power for temporary outdoor fundraisers, festivals, special events. Clients include Minneapolis Uptown Art Fair, Slice of Shoreview, Hopkins Raspberry Festival.

The Rockin Hollywoods, Anoka, MN
March 1995 to March 1999
Titles: lighting director, driver and road crew. Jobs included: programming and operations of intelligent lighting. Spotlight operator and sound production for front of house and monitors. Truck driving experience and maintenance.

The Fabulous Hi-tops, Robbinsdale, MN
March 1990 to March 1995
Job title: road crew and lighting. Jobs included: set up, striking and maintenance of band equipment. Spotlight operator. Programming and operating of intelligent lighting and studio recording.

The Cable Value Network, Plymouth, MN
June 1987 to July 1989
Job title: control room floater, floor director. Jobs included: Live television broadcasting, production and directing, on and off line camera operations, graphics, audio engineering, technical directing, lighting, video editing and broadcast engineering.

EDUCATION

School of Communication Arts, Bloomington, MN
Graduated 1986                                                                     Diploma in Radio and Television Production
Grade point average of 4.0. Earned highest honors in class and lab study. Course of study: direction, budgeting, post production, floor direction, audio engineering, producing, lighting studio and location, electronic news gathering, videotape editing, studio and field camera operations, special effects, camera registration and color balancing.

Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park, MN
1984 to 1985                                                                                                 Audiovisual Media Production
Earned the student of the program award, which is given to the student who shows the best overall performance. Grade point average of 3.5, Course of study: story boarding, troubleshooting, computer graphics, technical and creative study, graphic reproduction, postproduction, multi-projector slide shows, studio and location camera shooting with small and medium cameras, developing, printing, enlarging, black and white and color pictures.

Dow-Sat of Minnesota, Mound, MN
1983 to 1987                                                                                             Local access programming permit
Course of study: videotape editing, character generator, camera operations, A-B-C video editing, technical directing and basic lighting. Volunteered as a local accesses programmer, directed and produced several shows that were aired on cable television. Pre-production, taping, post-production and broadcasting of hockey, football, baseball and basketball games and several other shows.

Mound Westonka High School, Mound, MN                                                                     Graduated 1985
Best Subjects: Photography, Graphic Arts, Speech II and Electricity. Volunteered as an audio-visual media aid. Troubleshooting videocassette recorders, and televisions. Set up, running of audio consoles, lighting, and computer programming. Lighted the class plays along with the choir and band concerts. Participated in school radio and announcements. Used a data base manager to build programs for the schools use including an attendance program and a discipline program. Library circulation and over due lists.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Boy Scouts of America, Mound, MN
Participated: 1977 to 1990                                                                                                                 Life scout
Attended the National Scout Jamboree in 1981. Directed Boy Scout Television. Participated in ceremonies from the Order of Light to Order of the Arrow. Planned campouts and staffed outings and cracker barrels for up to 2000 people. Volunteered with Boy Scout Food Services, stocking of vending machines. Planned and took part in trips to Bridger National Forest, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls. Summer camps included: Gamare, Tomahawk, Rum River and Annandale. Planned and staffed paper drives spaghetti dinners and pancake breakfasts four times a year.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Viking Vending New Hope, MN
December 1989 to September 1993
Job Title: Supervisor. Other jobs quality control, inventory. Job description: made vending machine products.