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PRODUCTION MANAGER & FOH ENGINEER — LAREDO, TX
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Production manager and FOH engineer with over a decade of live sound experience: nine years handling both roles at once for The Mavericks (100+ shows/year), and currently FOH Engineer for Dwight Yoakam. Comfortable leading crews and projects as much as mixing FOH. Always learning and staying current with new technology, and ready to take on whatever role helps a production run smoothly.

Experience
Full-Time / Touring Artists
FOH Engineer — Dwight Yoakam JAN 2024 — PRESENT
Mix front of house for 60+ shows a year across national and international tour dates, including major stages like Stagecoach and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Assist with audio advance and technical riders for festival and one-off dates.
Production Manager & FOH Engineer — The Mavericks JUN 2015 — DEC 2023
  • Managed all logistics for 100+ live performances a year (concert, TV, and radio): PA system tuning, FOH mixing, multi-track recording, and teardown.
  • Led tour routing and scheduling, crew hiring/onboarding, production budgets, and inventory.
  • During 2020–2021, led production for the band's livestream and virtual concert programming: archiving, streaming, recording, mixing, and mastering.
  • Performed major festival stages including Stagecoach, New Orleans Jazz Fest, and Glastonbury (UK).
  • Broadcast and streaming credits include Austin City Limits (Mixing Engineer) and four nugs.net releases (Audio Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering & Broadcast Engineer).
FOH & Monitor Engineer — Vans Warped Tour, Acoustic Basement Stage JUN — AUG 2014
Mixed FOH with monitor foldback for 7–8 acts per day across 50+ shows on the Acoustic Basement Stage. 37 artists total, including Nick Santino (A Rocket to the Moon), Light Years, Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Young Statues, PJ Bond, Buttons, The Ready Set, Brian Marquis, Rob Lynch, Allison Weiss, Bad Rabbits, I the Mighty, Elder Brother (The Story So Far/Day Breaker), Front Porch Step, Naked Walrus, Divided Heaven, Mike Herrera (MxPx), Better Off, Liz Labelle, Aaron West & The Roaring 20s, Jason Lancaster, Neck Deep, Teenage Bottlerocket, Every Hello, Cute Is What We Aim For, Mike Maran, Worst of Both Worlds, That's Not My Baby, Close Your Eyes, Better Heroes, Chris Conley (Saves the Day), Beebs and Her Money Makers, The Early November, The Here and Now (Alan of Four Year Strong), Tess Dunn, and Jay Tea and Daisy and the Heavy MT.
Freelance / Fill-In Work
Leslie Odom Jr. — Fill-in Monitor Engineer (10 shows, Dec 2025); invited back as FOH Engineer and core crew for the 2026 run.
Los Lonely Boys — Fill-in Monitor and FOH Engineer (7 shows, 2024).
49 Winchester, Wade Hayes, JD McPherson, A Thousand Horses, Flor de Toloache, Sweet Lizzy Project, McKinley James, Kelly Prescott, Hector Tellez Jr., Brent Amaker and The Rodeo, Bryce Leatherwood, Rob Leines, and others — FOH Engineer, mixed opening acts and one-off direct-hire dates.
PBS Special, "Havana Time Machine" — Audio Co-Producer & FOH Engineer, month-long production (Feb 2017). Sourced all audio and backline, and mixed FOH, for four live performances filmed in Havana, Cuba, featuring The Mavericks, Roberto Fonseca, Sweet Lizzy Project, and Eliades Ochoa.
PBS Special, "Dia de los Muertos" — A1 (2022). Supported audio for Los Lobos, Ozomatli, and Flor de Toloache; mixed FOH for Flor de Toloache.
Early Career
A1 — Laredo Theater Guild International (2013–2014). Theatrical shows: "Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will?", "The Crucible", "Hairspray", and "My Fair Lady."
Stagehand and A2 — All Stages Productions, Laredo Energy Arena (Aug 2013 – Jun 2014).
Audio QC — VER Tour Sound (Jan – Jun 2015). Tested audio cabling, built and tested RF racks, and built custom audio racks for clients.
A1 — Texas A&M International University (Oct 2013 – Jan 2015). Music bands, orchestras, theatrical plays, dance recitals, instrument recitals, and conferences. Theater plays: "The Nerd" and "Twelve Angry Juries."
A1 — Laredo Community College (Oct 2013 – Jan 2015). Same scope as above. Theater plays: "Young Frankenstein" and "Grease."
General Technician — Quest Audio (Apr 2014).
Technical Director/Lighting Designer — University of Texas Pan American, Senior Dance Projects (Oct 2013).
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer — Professional Home Recording Studio (Jun 2010 – Present).
Volunteer (2012–2013): Tutor, Full Sail University Open Digital (Feb – Jun 2013); A1 for B and C Stages, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at Full Sail University (Jun 2013); A2, WWE Press Conference (Apr 2013); Stagehand, Walt Disney World UCP Gala (Mar 2013); Stagehand, House of Blues (David Bisbal, Mar 2013); Parabolic Microphone Operator, University of Central Florida Spring Football Game (Apr 2013); Stagehand, Walt Disney World Edgewood Children's Ranch Production (Nov 2012). All in Orlando, FL.
Mar – Jun 2021 — Adjunct Instructor, Studio Maintenance & Audio-Visual Technology (Live Sound & Lighting), SAE Institute of Technology Nashville.
Skills
CONSOLESAvid VENUE S6L/Profile/SC48, DiGiCo SD & Quantum, Yamaha Rivage/CL/QL/DM/M7CL/PM5D, Midas Pro Series/M32/XL3/XL4, Allen & Heath dLive/Avantis/SQ/CQ/Qu, Behringer X32, Soundcraft Vi, Crest Audio V12, Gamble, and many more
PA SYSTEMSL-Acoustics, d&b, Meyer Sound, Martin Audio, DAS Audio, db Technologies, Clair, Bose, JBL, Electro-Voice, QSC, RCF, Holoplot, and many more
DAWSPro Tools, Logic, Reaper, Nuendo, Ableton Live
SYSTEM TECHR1, LA Network Manager, Compass, Performance Manager, SMAART, Open Sound Meter, Lake Controller
RF SOFTWAREShure Wireless Workbench, Sennheiser Wireless Systems Manager
ADDITIONALSystem Tech, A2, RF Coordination, Patch Master, Rigging Familiarity, Dante Certified (Levels 1 & 2)
TOURING REACHCanada, US (all states except Hawaii), Europe (Spain, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Switzerland), Caribbean (Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Kitts, US Virgin Islands), Mexico, Cruise Line Experience
Education
Full Sail University — Winter Park, FL
B.S., Show Production & A.S., Recording Engineering (Valedictorian)
  • Advance Achiever Award — Full Sail's most prestigious student award, nominated by instructors and voted on by students (2013)
  • Advanced Video Production — Course Director Award (2013)
  • Potential Leader in Live Engineering and Production — DiGiCo Award (2013)
  • Art History — Course Director Award (2013)
  • Session Recording — Course Director Award (2012)
  • Mixing Competition Winner (2012)