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 Magic Kingdom’s Stitch’s Great Escape

Apr 2004                       Lighting Programmer for Star Traders store rehab at Magic Kingdom

Oct 2003                       Assistant Lighting Designer for The Making of the Haunted Mansion

Aug 2002                      Lighting SQS Documentation for Splash Mountain

Aug 2001                      Course Writer for Moving Lights Training Class

Oct 2000 – Apr 2001      Lighting Designer / SQS Documentation for Magic Kingdom attractions

                                    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 1992Nov 1993    Lead Technician and Relief Stage Manager at Six Flags Astroworld

Aug – Oct 1992             Character Performer for Hobby Airport Expansion Project

AprAug 1992             Puppeteer and Dancer for Sid & Marty Krofft Productions

July 1990May 1992    Escape and Show Designer for Michael Griffin (Outrajus Productions)

Mar – Oct 1991              Live Show Manager for Splashtown USA

Mar – Oct 1990              Live Show Supervisor / Manager for Splashtown USA

Mar – Oct 1989              Puppeteer and Technician for Splashtown USA

  

  

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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