This page is a bit of a sucker pitch, since the critical synopsis of my grip experience is already contained on the resumé page. But, I can expand a bit on the things I have done during 16 years of work as a grip and sometimes electrician.
Everything! (Does that cover it?)
Ok, a bit more specifically-- I started working as a grip/electrician in Chicago in 1987, primarily doing corporate video production for all the Fortune 500 companies in the area. So, if you need somebody who can do the creative and physical job of grip/electric work while still being sensitive to the often times fragile atmosphere in today's corporate cubicles and board rooms-- I'm your guy. Yes, I have even worn a suit on a shoot . . . more than once.
Here in the Northwest I have spent some more time playing with the big kids from Hollywood on various feature film and television projects.
When it comes to dollies I have pushed everything from a guy strapped to an office chair with a bungee cord, on up to the Chapman Hustler. Mostly I have worked with the Chapman Super PeeWee, the Fisher 10, and Fisher 11. I also have experience operating nine different camera cranes (three of which are truck mounted) and numerous jib-arms.
For those of you trying to do the math on my resume, I took 5+ years off from grip work while trying my hand at the, then brand-new, business of 3D computer graphics at Microsoft. Photography has always been something I did on a part-time or free-lance basis concurrent with my other work.
With me on your crew you get more than just a guy worried about whether or not there are enough sand bags on that light stand. As a writer and photographer I have a lot of confidence in my verbal and visual skills too. So don't be surprised if you hear your grip offer a humble suggestion when a script change happens on-set, or a shot feels awkward. My goal is to make your shoot the best it can be in any way I can help.