oRIGINALLY FROM dES mOINES, iOWA, I RECEIVED MY BACHELOR’S dEGREE IN tHEATRE ARTS FROM Simpson cOLLEGE IN 2018. fROM tHERE I VENTURED OFF TO Florida sTATE UNIVERSITY WHERE I RECEIVEd MY mASTER OF fINE aRTS dEGREE IN TECHNICIAL PRODUCTION IN 2021. My tenure in theatre has required me to learn many new skills from automating trap doors and elevators to creating cnc templates for modular stair stringer designs. Each new lesson adds to a library of knowledge on materials and methods that helps me make magic on stage.