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What started out as hobbies became a wide array of training and skills at my disposal. They allow me the flexibility to create many design ideas. From the smallest budgets on up, I can help bring your idea to life.
My mission is to take on challenging projects and to produce results we can all be proud of.

My background:
Motion Picture, Commercial and Stage Construction Specialist.
30+ years of professional experience in general contracting with specialty skills in furniture & furniture design, cabinet construction and installation as well as tile work, minor electrical and plumbing.
Additional skills in Fine Arts, Architecture, design, mold-making and basic metal/plastics materials work.

22+ years of my time has been mainly spent working in Film and Art related situations.

Member of Teamsters Local 2 & IATSE local 488 & I'm on the "Available list" for The 52. I'm OSHA Safety & Health trained
Aerial Boomlift 3b Operator certified - blended


Art Department and Prop skills:  

I've performed every job within the Art dept from Production Designer on down to crew carpenter.
Sourcing props, construction of fly walls, fill wall and other set and stage elements
Complete skills with assessments of art direction to physical completion of sets
Prop construction, sourcing and transport

TV, Docs & Motion Picture:

2023 "Haunted Hotel" - @ the Ned NoMad for Outside the Box Amusements.

2023 "Bad Clown" - Prop maker ; Beautiful Darkness Productions

2023 "Real Housewives of NY Reunion" - - Carpenter/Install 

2023 "American Horror Stories" -  Carpenter tv series

2022   "Feud - Carpenter Union; Capote's women" tv series

2022   Carpenter on "Shelter" tv series.

2022   Joyner Lucas music video; Set dec assist and set piece build - 

            Saddlebrook, NJ

2022   HBO Comedy showcase; set dec - Brooklyn, NY - Harrington Talent

2022  "Gravesend" - End of Season 2 ; Set dec and piece builds; Brooklyn, NY

2022    Say Watt Sound - Live sound assist (As needed basis); Rutherford, NJ

2022   B&B props Little Falls, NJ - Set pieces (short term)

2021    The Factory NYC - Kent st shop, Brooklyn - Promo and install         

            construction (short term)

2021   "The Last son" - misc. prop builds

2021   Carhartt commercial SFX - MT

2021  "Mending the line" Construction coordinator - MT

2021  "Broke"  Art dept assist- MT

2021  "Supercell" Construction coordinator - MT

2021 " Shattered" Construction coordinator - MT

2020   “Last survivors” Construction Coordinator - MT

 

2020   “UMS” Set Decorator- MT

 

2020   “Chief Tendoy” Production Design / Prop Master /Builder - MT

 

2020   “Red Seal Tobacco” Art Assistant - MT

 

2020   “God’s Country” Set Decorator / Carpenter - MT

 

2019     U.S. Census Commercial, Art Assistant - MT


2019   "Yellowstone Live" NatGeo carpenter - MT


2017   Wells Fargo (Spanish language) commercial, Art Director - MT

2017    “Yellowstone” tv series (ongoing) Set dresser - MT

2017    Passion Pictures documentary Art Director/Construction - MT

2017    AT&T  commercial Art Director assist - MT

2016   Snapchat app shoot - Art Director/Construction coordinator

2015-17  Three Dog films props and PA (various shoots)

2016    Johnny Walker commercial Transportation  - MT

2016    “The Ballad of Lefty Brown” Transportation - MT

2016    “Previous man”  Construction coordinator/ transportation -

             Olympia, WA

2016    Discovery channel  Set art and PA - MT

2015-16  “Walking Out” Walking out prod LLC  - Construction      

              coordinator   Livingston/Bozeman, MT
             Directors: Alex & Andrew Smith  Art Director: David Storm
             Built sheepherders wagon, various log cabin alterations,           

              modifications to airport waiting room,

              a cattail swamp w/ an enclosed
             stunt pool other miscellaneous script/Set requirements.

2015  Smithsonian channel “The Last Buffalo” - The Smithsonian Channel

              Lead actor bio-pic -MT

2015    “Certain Women”   Clyde Park, LLC  - Leadman  Livingston, MT
           Director: Kelly Reichardt      Production Designer: Tony Gasparro
            Constructed fly walls, set-up a  a rustic apartment w/

             working wood stove and sink, in a ranch outbuilding,
            built canvas wall tent platform, outdoor shower,

             cylindrical table base

           

2014   Discovery Channel    “Dude You're Screwed”

          Transportation,  Propmaster  Livingston, Montana
         Sourced specific boats, built false bear gate, miscellaneous props

2013  Hyundai Genesis 4wd winter shoot. Driver & prop master/builder

          of LED glowing car wrapper.  Big Sky/West Yellowstone, MT

                    
2012  Production crew for Richard Neill (Adventure Pictures)

         documentary covering the Crow Reservations sustainable     

          housing project.
        (Jobs included sound, gaffer, grip and general P.A.)

2012  Set Dec Driver “Jimmy P”  Director: Arnaud Desplechin

         Starring:  Benetcio Del Toro Browning/East Glacier, MT

2012  Cast Driver “Nebraska” Director: Alexander Payne

          Starring: Bruce Dern & Will Forte – Billings, MT

Video:

2015 Created promotional video for Phasmid Adventure rentals,               

         Bozeman, MT
2013 Created promotional video and produced original music for    

         Bagelworks bakery, Bozeman, MT
2012 Produced a promotional video for the Park County Community

         Foundation P.A.T. (Parents as Teachers) - MT

Political:
2012  Gaffer on generic political ads - Hyalite lake, MT

 

Work other than film


2012-13 General construction, frame building & gold leafing for painter

             Russell Chatham - Livingston, MT
2010-12  Built and painted backdrops for local community theater -

               Livingston, MT
2001 Built and re-designed the “World’s largest dinosaur” for the

         Fernbank Museum - Atlanta, MT
         (Job included working engineer and welding specialist as well as

           directing the laborers, throughout construction)

AJ

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