BACKSTAGE & MEDIA TECHNICIAN

• ABOUT ME / RÉSUMÉ HIGHLIGHTS

• VALENCIA COLLEGE / EDUCATION
• PSAV / JOB EXPERIENCE
• UNIVERSAL STUDIOS / JOB EXPERIENCE
• INTERNSHIP
DAVID S. GARCIA, ENTERTAINMENT STAGE TECHNICIAN
• EXPERIENCE
• UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA : ENTERTAINMENT TECHNICIAN
• SOUND AND STAGE
• PSAV PRESENTATION SERVICES: ENTERTAINMENT TECHNICIAN
• SOUND, LIGHTING, AUDIO VISUAL, AND STAGE
• LIVING WATER CHURCH: MEDIA TECHNICIAN
• SOUND, LIGHTING, AUDIO VISUAL, AND STAGE
DAVID S. GARCIA, ENTERTAINMENT STAGE TECHNICIAN
• EDUCATION
• VALENCIA COLLEGE
• AS IN ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
• AA IN GENERAL STUDIES (THEATER)
VALENCIA COLLEGE CORE TRAINING COURSES
• TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
• AUDIO PRODUCTION & LIVE MUSIC TECHNIQUES
• STAGECRAFT
• STAGE LIGHTING, LIGHTING DESIGN, AND BOARD PROGRAMMING
• CREATIVE DESIGN (STAGE, LIGHTING, SET, AND COSTUME DESIGN BASICS)
• AUDIO VISUAL TECHNOLOGY .
• COMPUTER ASSISTED DRAFTING FOR ENTERTAINMENT (AUTOCAD)
• COMPUTER MAINTENANCE AND NETWORK ESSENTIALS
• SURVEY OF ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
• ACTING AND HISTORY OF THEATER
 Microphone to DJ Workstation L & R lines to Mixer stereo
channel 2 mic input channels 9-10 L & R
Microphone to
channel 1 mic

Compressor channels A & B to mixer Mixer FX auxiliary sends FX1 to FX box input L
stereo masters inserts L & R FX box output L and R to mixer stereo auxiliary
returns FX1 L and FX1 R

Mixer Aux sends monitor 1 to Mixer stereo masters out L & R to

Graphic EQ channel 1 input Power Amp channels A & B

Graphic EQ channel 1 output to

active monitor speaker MAIN IN

Power Amp channel B

to Right passive speaker Power Amp channel A
to Left passive speaker

Active monitor
speaker 1 THRU to
active monitor
speaker 2 MAIN IN
 TECHNICAL THEATER PRODUCTION CLASS
“WEST SIDE STORY” AT VALENCIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER : CARPENTER
 ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATER PRODUCTION CLASS
“METHAMORPHOSES” AT VALENCIA BLACK BOX THEATER: PROP MASTER
 ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATER PRODUCTION CLASS
“BULLSHOT CRUMMOND” AT VALENCIA BLACK BOX THEATER: MASTER CARPENTER
THEATRICAL MAKEUP CLASS
 LIGHTING DESIGN CLASS
I WORKED IN THE DESIGN, LIGHTING SETUP, AND PROGRAMMING FOR
THE STUDENT INSTALLMENT OF THE MUSICAL “CLOSER THAN EVER”.
 CREATIVE DESIGN CLASS
DRAFT DRAWING, PLOT, AND MODEL FOR “ANTIGONE”
FLOOR PLAN FOR “THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE”
AUTOCAD CLASS PROJECT
FRONT ELEVATION FOR “THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE”
AUTOCAD CLASS PROJECT
WORKING AT PSAV

DAVID S. GARCIA TOLEDO

AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNICIAN
WORKING AT UNIVERSAL
STUDIOS FLORIDA

DAVID S. GARCIA TOLEDO

ENTERTAINMENT TECHNICIAN
 “Fish Market” Street Show
Sound Board Operator/Props/Stage setup
“Marilyn Monroe” Street Show
Sound Board Operator/Props/Stage setup
• ABOUT LIVING WATER FELLOWSHIP
• INTERNSHIP OBJECTIVES
• METHODS, SKILLS, AND TECHNOLOGY
• RESULTS
• CONCLUSION
4101 Pleasant Hill Rd. Kissimmee, FL 34746 Pastor: Terry Howell
• ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• ABOUT 1600 ATTENDANTS DIVIDED IN THREE SUNDAY SERVICES
• STAGE LAYOUT SANCTUARY WITH 800 SITING CAPACITY
• ELEVEN PEOPLE FULL TIME STAFF INCLUDING ONE MEDIA
DIRECTOR (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR)
• PROFESSIONAL LEVEL SOUND, LIGHTING, VIDEO/SCREEN
PROJECTION, AND INTERNET STREAMING
• GENERATE NEW APPROACHES TO SOLVING PROBLEMS IN LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT
• OPERATE AUDIO EQUIPMENT FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
PRODUCTION
• IMPLEMENT ELEMENTS OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION.
• OPERATE A VARIETY OF OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION
LIVE SOUND:
• AVID PROFILE DIGIDESIGN EXTENDED AUDIO BOARD

• MOTU 24A/O INTERFACE, LOGIC X VIRTUE MIXING SOFTWARE

• PROTOOLS SOFTWARE
VIDEO/SCREEN PROJECTION:
• 30 FEET WIDE PROJECTION SCREEN FOR BACKGROUND TITLING, VIDEO, AND STILL IMAGES
• TWO LARGE VIDEO PROJECTORS SYNCED FOR LANDSCAPE SCREEN MODE
• DAVINCI VIDEO MIXER

• PROPRESENTER 5 SOFTWARE
• TWO (2) SONY XD VIDEO CAMERAS
INTERNET STREAMING:
• TWO (2) SONY XD VIDEO CAMERAS
• ROSS CROSSOVER VIDEO MIXER
• ANALOG TO DIGITAL VIDEO CONVERTER
• APPLE SERVER
• PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE FROM STREAMING SERVICE PROVIDER
THIS JOB INTERNSHIP WITH LIVING WATER FELLOWSHIP HAS BEEN A TRULY
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO LEARN, EXPAND MY SKILLS, AND
REVISE MY FUTURE CAREER GOALS AS A BACKSTAGE TECHNICIAN IN THE LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE PROVIDED KNOWLEDGE
WILL SERVE AS A KEY FACTOR IN GROOMING OF MY PERSONALITY AND WILL HAVE
A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON MY CAREER SUCCESS. WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY HAS
ALWAYS BEEN MY PERSONAL INTEREST AND PASSION. THROUGH THIS INTERNSHIP,
I FEEL I HAVE MAKE A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE USE OF MY TALENT AND
EDUCATION.