Matt Grenier

Assistant Technical Director

SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department | 2012-Present

3-4 Productions per year, $45,000 production budget, 500 seat proscenium theater, 125 seat black-box

• Manage the facility use calendar and handle all requests and tech arrangements for facility rentals
• Co-supervise the scene shop; train students on tool use and scenery fabrication techniques
• Engineered a broadcast system to enable remote performance during the Coronavirus pandemic
• Developed a Use of Venue contract and Reservation Request Form to improve facility rental process
• Designed lighting, scenery, stage machinery, rigging, or sound for various departmental productions
• Developed drawings and 3D models of the theaters in VectorWorks; created spec package for rentals
• Developed a new website for the department and coordinated its implementation with IT department
• Organized and hosted the USITT Upstate NY winter meeting and job fair two years in a row
• Co-produced and edited a recruitment video series featuring graduating seniors
• Contributed to the planning of a $400,000 lighting renovation project; designed the new circuit layout

Lighting Director

Fokine Ballet Company Annual Production of The Nutcracker | 2005-2019

Lighting Designer

Perkins School of the Arts Annual Recital – Norwich, NY | 2003-2019

Lighting System Consultant

Norwich High School Auditorium (700 seat proscenium) – Norwich, NY | 2018-2019

• Heavily revised a proposed system conversion to LED
• Designed and implemented a new rep light plot

Lighting Designer

The Anatomy of the Spirit, Collaborative Dance Show, Guggenheim Museum, NYC | 2017

Technical Director

Chenango Arts Council, Martin W. Kappel Theater (500 seat proscenium) | 2006-2015

• Provided/coordinated tech support for 50+ touring acts including Michael Winslow, Ailey II, Jim Witter, Babes in Toyland, Altar Boyz, Barrage, Jason Bishop, Forbidden Broadway, and Peking Acrobats
• Developed comprehensive technical information package including drawings and 3D model
• Directed spending of more than $20,000 in grant money on facility improvement projects

Mechanical Design Engineer

JR Clancy, Inc. / 2010-2011

• Designed acoustical control systems and pipe grid for Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall

Assistant Technical Director

Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia / 2005-2006

Scenery Carpenter (Work-Study)

SUNY Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance / 2005-2006

Binghamton University

BS Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Theatre

Graduated Magna Cum Laude 2010

Vertigo Flying Effects

“Top Flight” 5-Day Master Class in Manual Performer Flying | 2019

Toastmasters International

Competent Communicator and Advanced Leader Bronze Certifications | 2010-2011

Elected President

Thrill Speakers Toastmasters (Public Speaking) Club, Binghamton University | 2009-2010

Won 1st Place

Toastmasters District 65 Southern Division International Speech Contest | 2010

Inducted Member

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, Binghamton University | 2007-2010

Software

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Audacity, Vegas Movie Studio, VectorWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Solid Edge, Pro/Engineer, ETC Eos, Lightfactory, Lightwright, vMix

Role | Show

Director and/or Superior | Producing Organization | Date

Technical Director | Once Upon a Mattress

Kiara Pipino, Scott Segar (PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2020
Production interrupted by Coronavirus pandemic 4-weeks before tech

Flight Rigger | 9 to 5 The Musical

Kiara Pipino, Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2019

Egg Fabricator | Honk!

Barbara Kahl (SD), Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2018

Lead Rigger | Barefoot in the Park

Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2018

Associate Designer | Colony Collapse

Patrice Macaluso (SD), Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2017

Designer, Charge Artist | The Bald Soprano and Jack, or the Submission

John McCaslin-Doyle, Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2015

Designer, TD | Mary Poppins

Mark Sands | Norwich High School Musical Club | 2015

Silks Rigger | Naga Mandala

Andrew Kahl, Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2015

Engineer | Life’s a Dream

John McCaslin-Doyle, Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2014

Engineer | Carousel

Andrew Kahl, Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2014

Rigger | As You Like It

Andrew Kahl, Scott Segar (TD-PM) | SUNY Oneonta Theatre Dept* | 2013

Designer, Engineer, TD | The Phantom of the Opera

Mark Sands | Norwich High School Musical Club | 2011

Designer, TD | Les Miserables

Mark Sands | Norwich High School Musical Club | 2010

*Also served as ATD and Carpenter for all SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department productions 2012-Present