1. Edward Winslow
746 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 917 532-7761
Email: qball5001@gmail.com
EDUCATION
• MFA in Dance and Choreography, NYU Tisch School of the Arts 1990.
Winner of the Siedman Award for Excellence in Dance.
• BFA in Dance, University of California, Irvine 1983. Graduated cum laude.
SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT
• Systems Manager, White Rain Productions, San Francisco, CA 2014-present
• Technical Director, Danceworks MKE, Milwaukee, WI 2012-2014
• General Manager of Hudson Vagabond Puppets, Blauvelt, NY 1999-2011.
• Adjunct Professor of Dance at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 2014.
• Performer and Choreographer with Hudson Vagabond Puppets from 1991-2011.
• Assistant Benefits Administrator at Phillip Morris International, Rye Brook, NY 2000-2001.
• Founder and Co-Director of Incidents Physical Theater, NY, NY 1996-present.
• Founding member of Shapiro and Smith Dance, NY, NY 1990-1997.
• Adjunct Professor of Dance at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 2008-2009.
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
• Database Design: created multi-function Microsoft Access and Filemaker Pro databases using visual basic
programming to match business structures.
• Systems Manager: Maintained and coordinated repairs on networked Mac server and client machines. Supervised
backup systems and created hosted databases. Set up systems in use including synchronized calendars, email,
and telephone.
• Volunteer Coordinator: 100+ Volunteers at major events including GLIDE Holiday 2016
• Program Manager: Bay Area Bold 2015 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Yerba Buena Gardens.
• Grant Writing: applied for and received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council
on the Arts, Henson Foundation, Arts Council of Rockland, among others.
• Office Suite: expert in MS Office operation and automation.
• Accounting and Payroll: set up and used Quickbooks Pro for accounts payable and receivable. Set up and used
Intuit Online Payroll to run payroll. Supervised bookkeepers.
• Not-For-Profit Management: submitted agenda and reports to Board of Directors, prepared books for annual audit.
• Employee Relations: hired, trained and released employees, held employee review meetings, trained and
supervised Tour Manager, Publicist, Rehearsal Director, and Performers.
• Contract Negotiations: entered into contracts with clients for 80-100 engagements annually. Represented
company at APAP, IPAY, Arts Midwest, Western Arts Alliance, and Performing Arts Exchange.
• Marketing and Design: used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create performance flyers, ads, sales sheets,
programs, and posters. Used Adobe Premiere to create promotional videos.
• Technical Direction: designed and constructed scenery, executed lighting designs, created and displayed
projections, constructed puppets, and recorded/engineered master soundtracks for new productions.
• Show Development: planned and directed 9 new productions, each taking from 9-18 months to develop from
inception to premiere, plus 2-3 months of revisions after the premiere.
OTHER SKILLS
• Dance, puppetry, acting, maskwork, web design, photography, acting, and singing.