David Wilson

David Wilson

Freelance Event Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Project Manager Team Lead - CN 30under30 class of 2023

  • Education

    • Wolfreton Sixth Form College

      2011 - 2013
    • University of Derby

      2013 - 2016
      Bsc (Hons) Sound Light and Live Event Technology 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Basketball, Football, Event Society, Christian Union

  • Experience

    • Freelance Event Technican

      May 2012 - Oct 2016
      Freelance Event Technician

      Setup and operate a wide variety of professional sound equipment including speaker systems, amplifiers, digital & analogue consoles, radio microphones and digital recording equipment.Set up and de-rig of audio, staging, lighting, video and set equipment.Warehouse equipment prep, de-prep

    • Sound of Music Ltd

      Oct 2016 - Feb 2019
      Event Technican

      I worked on events ranging from festivals, conferences, webcasts, awards evenings, and comedy nights. Worked in roles from mixing sound at FOH and monitors, patch, system teching, building large scale speaker systems. I worked in the warehouse prepping and de-prepping jobs, loading and un-loading pallets with a P1 forklift, fixing and firmwaring equipment, liaising alongside the warehouse manager with streamlining, updating and modernising the warehouse.

    • Quadrant Events Limited

      Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
      Audio Visual Technician

      Worked on a range of events from; live streams, webcasts, leadership conferences and award shows. I was in charge of designing and building large speaker systems on CAD systems pre-event; making sure that the speaker system met the clients need and was suitable for the audience in the space. I worked within the warehouse liaising alongside the warehouse manager with streamlining, updating and modernising the warehouse. This involved me taking a leading role in redesigning the warehouse to be safer, more efficient and create more storage space for pallets and equipment. Show less

    • Hypnos Beds

      Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
      Forklift Operator
    • Quadrant Events

      Aug 2021 - now
      • Technical Project Manager Team Lead

        Nov 2024 - now
      • Project Manager

        Aug 2023 - now
      • Project Technician

        Aug 2022 - Aug 2023
      • Senior Audio Visual Technician

        Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Dante Certification Level 2

      Audinate
      Jun 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Dante Certification Level 1

      Audinate
      May 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Dante Certification Level 3

      Audinate
      Jul 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • 3a and 3b IPAF accreditation

      International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
      Feb 2020
    • B1 Counterbalance Forklift Licence

      INDEPENDENT TRAINING STANDARDS SCHEME AND REGISTER LIMITED
      Feb 2017
    • P1 Pivot-steer forklift Licence

      ITSSAR
      Feb 2017
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer Coach and Referee

      Issued by Hull Stingers basketball on Sept 2008
      Hull Stingers basketballAssociated with David Wilson
    • Basketball 2nd Coach

      Issued by University of Derby on Sept 2014
      University of DerbyAssociated with David Wilson