MIKE BRISTER
RESUME
Cirque du Soleil, Kodak Theatre, and MGM Resorts International Hollywood,
CA and Las Vegas, NV Apr
2011 – Present Automation
Programmer and Opening Board 2 Operator for IRIS Feb
2008 – Apr
2011 Automation
Operator (all 3 Nomads) for The Beatles LOVE Primary
Operator for Aerial Nomad (including 73 acrobatic flights) Automation
Operator for American Idol (Season 10 Episode 11) Programmer /
Operator for Andrew Adamson / Cirque du Soleil 3D Film Programmer /
Operator for Amazing Race (Season 15 Episode 11) Automation
Operator for The Beatles LOVE 3D
Commercial AMX Programmer for The Beatles LOVE (Video Department Project) Mar
2007 – Feb 2008 Automation
Technician (all 3 positions) for Mystère Programmer
/ Operator for Choreographers’ Showcase Crestron
Programmer for Mystère Audio Department
Project Visual
Basic Programmer for Mystère Lift Interface
Project
Walt Disney World Entertainment Orlando, FL Sept
2004 – Mar 2007 Automation /
Special FX Crew Chief Lights, Motors, Action Stunt
Show Sept
2006 Special FX /
Video Installation Lead for Finding Nemo,
the Musical May
1999 – Sept 2004 Show Control /
Automation Crew Chief for Fantasmic! Mar
– May 2004 Fountain Designer / Programmer for Fantasmic “Rain Show” Apr 2001 – June 2002 Show
Control / Gameplay Technician for Millionaire:
Play It! Aug 2000, Sept 2001 Lighting
Installation for Bear in the Big Blue
House & Playhouse Disney Oct 1999 – May 2000 Lighting
Designer and Programmer for Various Park Events July 1998 – May 1999 Relief
Props and Relief Facility Crew Chief for
Fantasmic! Apr – July 1998 Stage
Technician for Various Shows
Walt Disney Imagineering Orlando, FL May 2004 Lighting
Rehab for Apr 2004 Lighting
Programmer for Star Traders store
rehab at Oct 2003 Assistant
Lighting Designer for The Making of the Haunted Mansion Aug 2002 Lighting
SQS Documentation for Aug 2001 Course Writer for Moving Lights Training Class Oct 2000 – Apr 2001 Lighting
Designer / SQS
Documentation for Moving Lights Programmer for Epcot's Innoventions Playground
WDW Ride and Show Engineering Orlando, FL Sept 2004 – May 2005 AMX
Programmer for Lights, Motors, Action Stunt
Show June, Nov 2004
AMX
Programmer
for the Polynesian Ohana Audio System Jan 2004 Medialon, AMX, WonderWare
Programmer for Fantasmic! Oct – Nov 2003 AMX Programmer for Show IR Captioning & Goofy's Country Jamboree July – Aug 2000
MSC,
LCU Programmer for Disney Magic 7-Day Cruise Shows Various 1999 – 2004 LCU,
AMX, WonderWare, Media Matrix Programmer for Fantasmic!
ShowGO FX, Logic Box, and Freelance Orlando, FL and Las Vegas, NV Oct
2006 – Current Designed
and programmed control systems for clients including Universal Studios
Singapore, Mystère and CRISS ANGEL Believe, ESRI, Kallisto
Preview Center, International Bank of Miami, Wordspring Visitors Center, South
Florida Water Management District and Assurant Group. May 2010 Medialon "Best Panel of the Month"
for Universal Studios Singapore
Previous Work Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, CA and Houston, TX Nov 1996 – Mar 1998 Freelance
Moving Lights Programmer via IATSE Local 720 June – July 1997 Lighting Programmer for Lowey and Company Sept
1995 – Nov 1997 Head of Lighting and
Video Projection for Debbie Reynolds Hotel July 1994 – Sept 1995 Puppeteer
and Performer for Excalibur Hotel and Casino Nov 1993 – July 1994 Lead
Puppeteer for Kaleidoscope at MGM Grand Adventures Park Aug 1992 – Nov 1993 Lead Technician and Relief Stage Manager at Six Flags Astroworld Aug – Oct
1992 Character
Performer for Apr
– Aug
1992 Puppeteer and Dancer for
Sid & Marty Krofft Productions July 1990 – May 1992 Escape and Show Designer for Michael Griffin (Outrajus
Productions) Mar – Oct 1991 Live Show Manager for Splashtown Mar – Oct 1990 Live Show Supervisor / Manager for
Splashtown Mar – Oct 1989 Puppeteer and Technician for Splashtown
Software Experience Stage
Technologies eChameleon v6 and Chameleon v5, Medialon Manager (v5 and v3), AMX (Netlinx and
Axcess), Crestron, VB / VBA, WonderWare, Alcorn-McBride, WinCC Flex, Walt Disney
Imagineering’s MSC / LCU System, Media Matrix, Photoshop, MS Office, Cakewalk
Music Creator
Training 2009 Medialon v5 Programming Certification 2007 Fall Rescue, Learn.com Safety Courses, Core Online AMX Courses 2005 WDW Pyrotechnics Recertification, WDW Pyrotechnic Awareness
Trainer 2004 Stage Gun Training 2003 Medialon v3 Programming Certification 1999 Repelling, CPR, Stage Gun Training, Situational Leadership, Water Safety and Rescue 1998 WDW Pyrotechnics 1997 WholeHog2 Programming 1996 High End Systems Moving Lights Maintenance
Memberships Oct
1996 – Feb 1998 IATSE Local 720 Oct
1999 – Feb 2007 IATSE Local 631
Hobbies and Interests Writing,
photography, music composition, theme parks, science fiction, animals,
technology, science, special effects
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