Dan Theade

Experience

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  I Can Make It Myself Productions

  Dec 1996 - Jan 1997

  Assistant Production Office Coordinator

  "Hundred Percent" Feature FilmStarring Dustin Nguyen, Tamlyn Tomita, and Garrett WangOfficial Selection @ Los Angeles Independent Film Festival 1998Official Selection @ Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 1998

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  Cinetel Films

  Feb 1997 - Mar 1997

  Assistant Production Coordinator

  "Against the Law" Feature FilmStarring Nancy Allen, Richard Grieco and Nick MancusoReleased on Cinemax 1997

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  Disney General Entertainment Content

  Jul 1997 - Dec 1997

  Assistant Coordinator
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  The Walt Disney Company

  Jan 1998 - Jul 1998

  3rd Assistant to Senior Vice President of Production
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  Viacom

  Aug 1998 - Aug 1998

  Production Assistant

  1998 MTV Video Music Awards @ Universal Studios

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  The Walt Disney Studios

  Sept 1998 - Oct 1999

  Marketing Assistant

  Assisted with marketing needs for films produced by the Walt Disney Studios; including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Pixar Animation Studios.

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  Liquid Audio

  Feb 2000 - May 2001

  Senior Systems Engineer

  New hire setup and support; 2nd level IT support for end users.Mail Administrator for Exchange 2000 mail server.Evaluated, designed and implemented company wide anti-virus protection with centralized management. Collaborated with other team members in building and implementing Disaster Recovery Plan.

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  EMove eXpress

  May 2001 - Jan 2005

  Operations Manager

  - Managed direct reports; oversaw day-to-day project operations. - Maintained client/customer relation; served as the corporate liaison with executive and C-level representative. - Managed all aspects of data center hardware and consolidation move projects.- Managed staff of 20 employees to consistently deliver under budget and on time.- Mentored and developed staff and created leadership team- Established standard processes in order to manage risk and to meet zero loss criteria.Clients Included: Adobe, Applied Materials, BEA Software, eLuxury, Google, Live Capital, Lycos, Juniper Networks, Mercury Interactive, Scale 8, Tumbleweed, VA Linux and Williams-Sonoma Show less

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  Simple Star

  Feb 2005 - May 2007

  Quality Assurance Engineer

  Served as quality assurance engineer for a leading provider of photo and video editing and sharing technologies for consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Served as lead QA Engineer on all new product releases. Conducted QA testing on Flash, C++, web and mobile applications. Built and followed test plans, submitted to database, tested products, drafted & delivered reports to management. Reviewed & tested products for functionality, performance, interface, aesthetics, documentation.Logged bugs into database. Drafted reports used by QA Manager. Proofread and edited documents for website content and email newsletters. Carried out regular real-world workflows leveraging postproduction knowledge. Utilized various testing methodologies include Agile, Exploratory, Functional, GUI, Integration, Load/Stress, Manual, Regression, Smoke, Session-Based and ad hoc testing.PhotoShow Deluxe: Manage, edit and share your digital photos and videos, and transform them into amazing musical PhotoShows. PhotoShow DVD: Create professional DVD’s from Kodak EasyShare Gallery, Shutterfly, Yahoo Photos and Flickr. PhotoShowTV: Share your PhotoShows directly to cable TV and watch these shows through video-on-demand. Show less

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  Goodby Silverstein & Partners

  May 2007 - Dec 2007

  Interactive Project Manager

  Created and managed the project plan for the redesign of Hyundai Automotive’s North American website. Drafted the project plan and incorporated other department projects (print and broadcast) into the strategy for the new website.Consulted with clients to assess marketing objectives and direction; assisted in identifying clients’ target audience. Established project scope, timelines, milestones and resource allocation.Provided support and manage specific sub-projects (UI / UX) technical processes; monitor timelines & quality, develop documentation, and report to management. Act as internal consultant to technology and business stakeholders; lead / direct junior team members.Documented business processes, requirements, and functional specifications; collaborated with business groups & client contacts to develop project schedules and costs for deployment initiatives.Planned / directed complex schedules and monitor status against cost / time / volume projections; manage change control.Incorporated agile methodologies for handling project implementation, oversaw daily scrum meeting.Reported project status on an ongoing, formal basis and alert management to issues; develop / publish comprehensive status reports, project updates, current cost analyses, and significant issue management & resolution. Show less

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  StreetStrider

  Jan 2008 - Oct 2013

  Director of Operations and Business Development

  Secured International Distribution in 20+ countries and over 80 dealers in the USA.- Managed the development and refreshes for website.- Copy Writer (Marketing Materials, Technical Support, FAQs)- Identified and setup online advertisement opportunities (display ads, Google Adwords, Facebook Ads, setup retargeting campaign and PPC).- Analytics Junkie..for some reason I just love diving into data.- Handled logistics for 25 International and Domestic Trade Shows- Opened 2 Retail Locations with iPad POS Systems in Fresno and Venice Beach, CA.- Managed warehouse fulfillment and domestic/international shippingSocial Media35,000 Facebook Likes, 1,800 Twitter Followers, 400,000 views on Youtube and 300,000 on VimeoPublic Relations- Television: Today Show, Good Morning America, Biggest Loser, Modern Family, Price is Right, Steve Harvey Show, and Dr. Oz, along with multiple local news programs.- Newspaper and Magazine: 2x front page of Los Angeles Times Health Section, Oxygen Magazine’s Top of the Class Award: Best Overall Cardio Machine, along with Elle, Outside Magazine and Consumer Reports. Show less

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  Vau De Vire Society

  Nov 2013 - Nov 2017

  Crew Lead and Warehouse Manager

  Planned and executed several special corporate and consumer events. Special Engagements Include:House Manager, The Soiled Dove – Circus Infused Immersive Dinner Theater Experience – Set in San Francisco’s 1890s Barbary Coast Red Light District. 2014-2017House Manager, Beer Machines – Steampunk Themed Party Hosted by Deschutes Brewery @ Craft Brewers Conference Portland 2015Back Stage Manager, Lagunitas Beer Circus Presented by Lagunitas Brewing Co A Benefit for Keeping Music in the Schools Petaluma 2015-2017Assistant Back Stage Manager, Edwardian World’s Faire and Ball 2014 -17Assistant Back Stage Manager, New Bohemia NYE 2014-16Production / Performer, Hell in The Armory - Haunted House 2014 Show less

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  GuildWorks

  Nov 2016 - now

  Rigger
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  I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL 16

  Nov 2017 - now

  Rigger
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  Odyssey Open Water Swimming

  Jun 2022 - now

  Paddler
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  AIRTAXI World Congress

  Oct 2023 - now

  Stage Manager