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Owner: Gelbach Designs
Bachelor of Creative Arts from University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University
Thirty years experience in custom trade show exhibit design and production, retail environment design and production, television set design and production, museum design and production, fixture design and production, set design, lighting design, production design, technical direction, scene painting, and theatre.
Ken Gelbach
Gelbach Designs
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Gregory P Weston - That Guy |
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Education
2001
1st Place & “Outstanding Senior Sculptor of the Year”
UNCC Chancellors' Choice Award
2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with a concentration in Sculpture
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Experience
1999 – 2002
Studio assistant: UNCC Sculpture Department
Duties: to oversee the function of the metal and woodworking studios for students after class hours.
2001
Studio assistant: Artists’ Atelier Carolina “Chairs on Parade”
Duties: to aid in construction of two sculptural chairs.
2000
Studio assistant: Kurt Neilson
Duties: to aid in construction of mahogany sofa and 6 oak chair backs.
2002 to present
Gelbach Designs Incorporated
Exhibitions
Icarus International Art Exhibition
Nags Head, North Carolina
Second Place (Breath of the Shaman)
UNCC Art Students Annual Juried Competition
Rowe Arts Gallery
UNC - Charlotte, NC 2002
Juror: Douglas Bohr
Students of Sculpture Competition 2002
Rosenthal Gallery
Fayetteville State University, NC 2002
Juror: Tom Grubb
24th Annual Artists Exhibition
The Raleigh Fine Arts Society
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 2002
Juror: Chris Crosman
Leonard White Student Award (Breath of the Shaman)
Breathing Sculpture
Senior Solo Sculpture Exhibition
Cone Center Gallery
UNC - Charlotte, NC 2002
Eleventh Annual Waterworks Visual Arts Center Regional Exhibition
Salisbury, NC 2002
Jurors: Christie Taylor and Dot Hodges
Public Art & Landscape
Arts & Science Council & Hodges Taylor Gallery
Carillon Bldg, Charlotte, NC 2001
UNCC Art Students Annual Juried Competition
Rowe Arts Gallery
UNC - Charlotte, NC 2001
1st Place & “Outstanding Senior Sculptor of the Year”
UNCC Chancellors' Choice Award (Construction #3)
Nature Completes Me
floating sculpture
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2002
Suspension Bridge
Outdoor site - specific sculpture
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2000
University of NC Art Competition
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 2000
Collections
J.R. Benton, Law Office
Charlotte, NC
Fay M. Miller
Charlotte, NC
The Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation, Inc.,
Salisbury, NC
Whyareyoulistening.com (Pheonix Media)
Charlotte, NC
REFERENCES:
Keith Bryant 704-335-8520
sculptor and teacher
Brent Skidmore 704-376-1443
sculptor and teacher
Winston Tite 704-548-8507
sculptor and teacher
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Henry Shannon Russell - WonderBoy |
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Education
1989-1992
North Carolina School of the Arts- studying Technical Direction
1992-1997
Central Piedmont Community College- studying Welding, Mechanical Drafting, and Art.
Experience
1992
Carpenter: Central Piedmont Summer Theatre
1992
Master Carpenter/ Shop Foreman: Goose Stage Productions-seven shows and displays.
1993
J.R. Clancy- fitting of the Blumenthal Theatre
1993
The Furniture Strip Shop- Furniture stripping, reconstruction and refinishing.
1993-1995
Olde World Construction- custom deck building and framing.
1994
Shop Foreman: Central Piedmont Summer Theatre
1995
Cajun Polysteel Constructors: Polystyrene concrete form construction.
1995-1997
Lead Metal Fabricator- Paramount Show Services
1997-1999
Lead Fabricator metal and wood- Paramount Show Services
1999-2003
Freelance craftsman and installer- Primarily working for: River City Scenic, Paramount Global Entertainment, Gelbach Designs, 3DX Scenic Studios, and Studio Displays.
2003-2005
Project Manager- Gelbach Designs
Skills
Carpentry
12 Years experience scenic construction, cabinetry, antique restoration and refinishing, custom framing and deck construction
Metal Fabrication
Shielded metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding, oxy-acetylene welding/cutting, plasma cutting, brazing, aluminum, stainless, and carbon steel.
Plastic Fabrication
Polystyrene block concrete forming systems, plexiglass, ABS, styrene.
Wood Fabrication
CNC router programmer/operator, Lathe.
Rigging
Experienced in counterweight, motorized, and hemp theatrical rigging systems.
Drafting
AutoCAD through release 2000, manual drafting, Adobe photoshop and illsutrator, enroute.
Other Skills
Repair and maintenance of wood and metal working tools, cost estimation, project management.
References
Reggie Lawson
Sales
Barbizon Charlotte
704.372.2122
Jim Payne
CEO
Precision Scenic
704.527.4100
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Katherine G Karmondy - Church Lady |
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Education
LIMEX, Loyola of New Orleans, Sponsored through the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte for local people to continue their education. Currently on first course for a Masters Degree in Pastoral Studies/ Religious Education.
Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina
Bachelor of Creative Arts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Work History
1986-2005
Show Services Coordinator, Gelbach Designs Inc.
- Supervision of employees during high quality, budget restrained projects.
- Painting, welding, graphics, lighting, woodwork, laminating, payroll, spreadsheets.
1983-1985
Assistant School Teacher, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
1980-1982
Creative Drama Teacher, Children's Theatre of Charlotte
-ages 8-18
-Directed and assisted in direction of many plays.
-Directed a month long summer workshop with ~ 200 students.
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Buck Rackley - DigiBoy |
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Experience
1999
CBS Productions-
Scenic Dept. - Work as a scenic artist for the CBS film ,"Shake, Rattle, and Roll".
- Painting, faux finishing, and restoration.
1997-2005
Gelbach Designs-
Project Coordinator
- Coordinated installations with Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Calvin
Klein, Bank of America, and many other large companies.
- Built and maintained company's network, computers, and website.
- Trained new employees.
- Steelwork, woodwork, signs, painting, installations, graphic
design, set design, large format printing, and online marketing.
- Overseeing of remote installations inside US.
1996-2000
Deano's-
Resaurant Manager
- Responisble for cooks, drivers, sales, upkeep and restructuring
of the MICROS point of sale system.
- Interior design at the new restaurant at Church and 3rd, in uptown
Charlotte, NC.
1994-2005
DJ/ Producer-
- Worked as an independent disc jockey at Baja, Moon Room, Ling- Ling
Palace, Area 51, and others.
- Freelance audio editing and sequencing (recording studio).
Proficiency
Operating Systems
Windows (9x, ME, 2K, XP).
Graphic Design Software
Adobe's Photoshop, Atmosphere, Illustrator, and After Effects.
Macromedia's Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, and Fireworks.
Corel Draw, and Corel Photo-Paint.
Maya 3-8.5, Bryce, Ray Dream, 3DSmax, and Ulead 3D.
Z-Brush, Poser, and Autocad.
Audio Software
Propellerhead's Reason, Ableton's Live , Giga Studio , Kontakt.
Sonic Foundry's Acid and Soundforge, Fasttracker II.
Internet Technology
Apache web server, Perl, ASP, XHTML, WML, VRML, A+, Network Essentials, CSS, C++, Second Life scripting, audio, modeling, sales, etc.
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