the timboucher experience

That time of the year again where I update my skills list! You can view my 2008 entry here and 2007 here. Aiming to simplify this list a lot this time around, as I’ve really been able to focus this past year with regard to my professional goals.

Technical Theatre Skills

I am well-versed in…

1. Stage & scenic carpentry
2. Working as a stagehand or stage tech for live events: moving scenery, running props, lightboard operation
3. Scenic painting, backdrop painting and portrait painting

I am a newbie but gaining experience in…

1. Lights and electrics: hang and focus, as well as basic residential electricity
2. Sound & A/V
3. Working as a production assistant/assistant stage manager

Performance Skills

1. I have acted bit parts in two shows, one at a regional theatre and one at summer stock.
2. Learned how to waltz for one of the above roles, and could probably pick up other steps pretty easily.
3. I can juggle up to four balls or three clubs, and am a beginner at partner juggling/passing.
4. Got a unicycle over the summer, but I’ve not yet mastered it.
5. I can play basic folk guitar, mostly rhythm work with some finger-picking.
6. I’ve gotten pretty good at that sort of old-timey talk-singing (”talking blues”) typical to performers like Woody Guthrie.

Research, Writing & Administrative Skills

1. Well-versed in writing essays, articles and creative non-fiction for the web using a combination of print/library sources and the web, supplemented by in-depth first-person interview and data collection.
2. I’ve been running a successful and profitable blog for close to seven years.
3. With a partner, I researched, wrote and developed the website Monument City, which is a comprehensive digital catalog of historic monuments and memorials in Baltimore City.

Computer Skills

1. Years ago, I taught PhotoShop, HTML, CSS, basic Javascript, ASP and PHP at a job re-training and placement company in Baltimore. Though I don’t code extensively anymore, I have an active understanding of programming and scripting languages and techniques.
2. Have worked as a graphic designer (print & web), web developer, coder/programmer and e-commerce associate at a variety of small companies around the US, along with freelance web development projects on the side.

Other Skills

1. I’ve worked extensively with dogs in a daycare environment, as well as on the retail end of the organic/holistic pet food and supplies industry.
2. I’ve worked professionally as an organic landscaper & gardener, and have installed several urban backyard gardens for friends.

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