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Dorkbot Overlord: Organizing Committee Lead
2005-2007,
Dorkbot
A grass roots organization at the intersection of art and technology.

Board Member, Art Committee Lead
2005-2007,
Ignition Northwest
A state non-profit that focuses on facilitating arts and community through collaborative projects and events.

Vice President (2003) and Board Member (2004-2007)
2001-2007, SV Arts Collective
A 501c3 non-profit group that engages in large scale collaborative arts activities year round (~75 members), affiliated with the Space Virgin theme camp at Burning Man.  Played an active, creative lead role organizing large scale arts projects, events, and workshops from 2002 to the present.

Arts Oriented Events

Creative Lead, Visual Impact
2005-2006, Hive-Mind Halloween Party, ~800 people
Not for profit event, money donated to Room to Read and Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.  Organized arts installations, decoration and lighting. 

Organizer
2005, TechGnosis, ~800 people
Opening night party for Dorkbot-sea's "People Doing Strange Things with Electricity II" at COCA.  In addition to general party organization, coordinated arts placement and decoration for the ConWorks space.  Created a 20 x 30 foot "bit pond".

Creative Director
2004, SeaCompression, ~1000 people
Fundraiser for the BRC Arts Foundation and the NorthWest Regional LLC, a local arts support group.  Coordinated art project placement and decorations.

Creative Lead, Decorations
2004, 10th Annual Hive-Mind Halloween Party, ~500 people
Fundraiser for Theatre Babylon.  Created several room installations in line with weather theme: mind storm, ice cave, wind tunnel.

Creative Lead, Decorations and Arts Placement
2004, Critical Mass, ~450 people
Not for profit event, money donated to SeaCompression 2004.  Organized decoration and lighting.  Created planetarium and ice cage across two dance floors.

Organizer and Creative Lead
2004, Luminous Flux, ~500 people
Fundraiser for the SV Arts Collective and the SV Burning Man theme camp.  We decorated themed rooms to create the experience of visiting another planet: a decontamination chamber, tourist office, garden, galaxy room, and temple.

Creative Lead
2003, Noche do Los Muertos, ~800 people
Fundraiser for Area 47, a large scale Burning Man village.  Organized arts placement and decoration.  Created a dancing skeleton installation.

Creative Lead for Decorations and Arts Placement
2003, SeaCompression, ~900 people
Fundraiser for the BRC Arts Foundation. 

Creative Lead
2003, Rapture, ~750 people
Fundraiser for the SV Arts Collective and the SV Burning Man theme camp. 

Lead for Decorations and Arts Placements
2002, SeaCompression, ~700 people
Fundraiser for the BRC Arts Foundation.  Organized lighting and decorations.  Created an underwater world installation including "drowning man".

Event Organizer and Creative Lead
2002, Like A Virgin, ~700 people
Fundraiser for the SV Arts Collective and the SV Burning Man theme camp.