PROJECTS
Being a leader gives me the opportunity to influence and consider my coworkers' ideas to make our plans creative and enjoyable for customers. My personal traits help my peers trust and respect me as they believe me to be a positive, open-minded, and reliable person. I have learned to solve problems and conflicts through great experience as a leader, and I am always ready to assist others when needed.
Latest Projects
Granby Manor Haunted House
Yorktown, Virginia
Served as the owner and Vice President of Attraction Operations at Granby Manor, Virginia’s 4th Best Haunted House, since 2013. Responsible for design, construction, operation, public relations, security, and coordination of the cast and crew. Built and engineered intricate scares and mechanics utilizing pneumatics, audio video systems, show controllers, electronic and PLC systems. Work featured in the Daily Press, WTKR News Channel 3, Yorktown Crier, Travel Channel, the Scare Factor, and a book.
Mamma Mia! Technical Director
Tabb High School
Designed lighting, audio, and special effects, led the technicians and stage crew, oversaw show operation.
State and National BETA Convention
Hampton, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia
Led members of Tabb High School’s BETA Club during the construction of a set which represented a scene from the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil for the Virginia BETA Convention. Scene encompassed realistic sets, props, and costumes. Used leadership skills to efficiently organize the cast and scene.
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Tiger Path: Connecting Tabb HS and MS
Tabb High School, Mu Alpha Theta
Surveyed land, designed, and proposed a 1.2 mile sidewalk to connect Tabb High and Middle Schools. The proposal was approved in April 2018 and was presented to the York County Board of Supervisors in 2019.
Testimonial
“Michael is one of the most hard-working and creative young men I have ever met. He can build a set, light it, have things move on it, and have it look incredible all by himself in 48 hours. As someone who has already been in positions of leadership, he works well with others, can handle unexpected problems quickly and quietly, and will then implement procedures which will prevent that problem from happening again. I cannot say enough about his technical skills; he has saved the day too many days to count. If he doesn’t know how to do something at first, he will research and find a way to make it happen."
Elizabeth Milne, YC School of the Arts Program Coordinator and Director