Leonard Pickel, Innovator, Designer. Teacher, Leader

Leonard Pickel
Leonard Pickelleonardpickel@gmail.com Themed Attraction Designer, Consultant, Innovator, Teacher, Event Start-up expert 972-951-5100
LEONARD PICKEL
Innovator Builder Leader
Illustrator Speaker Creator
Inventor Writer Owner
Coordinator Designer Historian
Architectural
Designer
Leonard began his career with over
10 years of architectural detailing,
design, site layout work as well as
construction project management .
His design portfolio includes single
and multi family residential, hotels,
prisons, car dealerships, and urban
design.
Hotel Concept
Experience:
Job Captain
Project Manager
Designer
Renderer
Model Maker
Education:
Architectural Design,
Texas A&M University
Sketchup Model
AutoCAD Floor PlanResidential Design
Commercial
Institutional
Residential
Leisure
Urban Design
Historic Preservation
Cowan House, Dallas, TX
Design and
Construction
Documents for:
Unit Floor Plan
Residential Apartment Design
Site Plan
Evermore Park Design, Salt Lake City, UT
Evermore Park Façade Detail
Amusement Park Design
Trinity Lake Site Analysis, Dallas, TX
Urban Design
Attraction
Designer
“Nightscares” Portable Tent Attraction
A dark attraction industry icon,
Leonard has designed and installed
chilling attractions around the world.
From permanent installations to
moveable tents and eye-catching
facades to terrifying interiors,
Leonard is unrivaled in his
experience and execution of
unforgettable attractions.
Portable Tent Attraction, Buck Hill, MN
AutoCAD Elevation
Walk Though Attraction Design
AutoCAD Floor Plan
Mirror Maze Design
Mirror Maze Design: Ocean Park, Hong Kong
“Dino Terror” Inflatable Walk-Through
Inflatable Design
Museum Design
“Pirates: Legends of the Gulf Coast” Exhibit
Queen Ann Facade
AutoCAD Elevation
3D Sketchup Model
Façade Design
Sketchup Model, “Bethlem Sanatorium” Australia
Façade Design
Completed Façade
Illustrator
and Artist
Marker Rendering - Downtown Lake Project, Dallas TX
With over 30 years of concept and
construction documentation
experience, Leonard possesses the
vision and skills to bring your
themed attraction to life.
An accomplished artist and
draftsmen, Leonard offers a full
range of sketching, rendering, and
modeling through multiple mediums.
“Dino Terror” Inflatable Concepts
Concept Sketching
Concept Sketches
Marker Sketches
Facade Concept to Working Drawing
Hand Sketch and 2D CAD Drafting
Prop Assembly Drawings
2D CAD Drafting
Illusion
Designer
Endless Hallway – “Area 51: Scare Zone”
With new twists on classic illusions
and creative concepts, Leonard
continues to enhance and stretch
the envelope of possibilities in visual
design.
Among his many innovations are
space saving museum exhibits and
creepy, dark deceptions for haunted
attractions.
Forced Perspective Façade
Forced Perspective
Pepper’s Ghost Illusion Blue Room Illusion
Reflection Illusions
Pit Illusion - Playboy Mansion, CA Mirror Illusion – Lizzie Borden Museum: Salem, MA
Blue Room Illusion – “Dr. Evil’s” Charlotte, NC
Mirror Illusions
Industry
Expert
Leonard has been shaping the
haunted attraction industry for over
three decades through innovative
design and concepts.
He possesses the experience to take
any attraction to the next level and
his insights are in constant demand
across the country for articles and as
a featured public speaker.
“Frightmares” Detail
Renowned Speaker
o Themed Attraction Design
o Increasing Attraction Though-put
o Opening Your First Haunted Attraction
o Effective Scare Techniques
o Special Amusement Building Design
Code Compliance
Leonard has spoken at every major
industry convention including
IAAPA.
Writer
o Creative Storylines
o Technical Writing
o Publication Editor
o Museum Research/Descriptions
Leonard was Founder and Editor of Haunted Attraction Magazine for 50 issues.
Leonard has written articles for
industry and national publications.
His insight into the amusement
industry is sought out by reporters
and clients alike.
o Travel Channel’s “Making Monsters”
o Chiller’s “The American Scream”
o Martha Stewart’s “Halloween Special”
o America’s Best Haunted Houses
o Travel Channel’s Halloween Horror Nights
at Universal Studios Special
Leonard was honored with a question using his
name in the Millennium Edition of the game Trivial
Pursuit, as well as a question on the television
game show Jeopardy.
Television Consultant
Achievements:
o Founder and Editor in Chief of Haunted
Attraction Magazine 1994 - 2009
o Founded the International Association of
Haunted Attractions (IAHA)
o Created the Haunt Industry’s First Convention -
Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and
Convention (HAuNTcon)
o 2009 Life Time Achievement award by the
International Association of Haunted Attractions
(IAHA)
Previous Clients
o Madison Square Garden
o Universal Studios Florida
o Ocean Park
o SCREAMS Terror Park
o Playboy Mansion Halloween Party
o Six Flags St Louis
o Six Flags Great America
o Six Flags Over Texas
o Six Flags Over Georgia
o Six Flags AstroWorld
o Kentucky Kingdom
CONTACT
Leonard Pickel
972-951-5100
leonardpickel@gmail.com
www.hauntrepreneurs.com
Winter Garden, Florida
Job History and References
Available on Request
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Leonard Pickel, Innovator, Designer. Teacher, Leader

  • 1. LEONARD PICKEL Innovator Builder Leader Illustrator Speaker Creator Inventor Writer Owner Coordinator Designer Historian
  • 2. Architectural Designer Leonard began his career with over 10 years of architectural detailing, design, site layout work as well as construction project management . His design portfolio includes single and multi family residential, hotels, prisons, car dealerships, and urban design. Hotel Concept Experience: Job Captain Project Manager Designer Renderer Model Maker Education: Architectural Design, Texas A&M University
  • 3. Sketchup Model AutoCAD Floor PlanResidential Design Commercial Institutional Residential Leisure Urban Design Historic Preservation Cowan House, Dallas, TX Design and Construction Documents for:
  • 4. Unit Floor Plan Residential Apartment Design Site Plan
  • 5. Evermore Park Design, Salt Lake City, UT Evermore Park Façade Detail Amusement Park Design
  • 6. Trinity Lake Site Analysis, Dallas, TX Urban Design
  • 7. Attraction Designer “Nightscares” Portable Tent Attraction A dark attraction industry icon, Leonard has designed and installed chilling attractions around the world. From permanent installations to moveable tents and eye-catching facades to terrifying interiors, Leonard is unrivaled in his experience and execution of unforgettable attractions.
  • 8. Portable Tent Attraction, Buck Hill, MN AutoCAD Elevation Walk Though Attraction Design AutoCAD Floor Plan
  • 9. Mirror Maze Design Mirror Maze Design: Ocean Park, Hong Kong
  • 10. “Dino Terror” Inflatable Walk-Through Inflatable Design
  • 11. Museum Design “Pirates: Legends of the Gulf Coast” Exhibit
  • 12. Queen Ann Facade AutoCAD Elevation 3D Sketchup Model Façade Design
  • 13. Sketchup Model, “Bethlem Sanatorium” Australia Façade Design Completed Façade
  • 14. Illustrator and Artist Marker Rendering - Downtown Lake Project, Dallas TX With over 30 years of concept and construction documentation experience, Leonard possesses the vision and skills to bring your themed attraction to life. An accomplished artist and draftsmen, Leonard offers a full range of sketching, rendering, and modeling through multiple mediums.
  • 15. “Dino Terror” Inflatable Concepts Concept Sketching
  • 17. Facade Concept to Working Drawing Hand Sketch and 2D CAD Drafting
  • 19. Illusion Designer Endless Hallway – “Area 51: Scare Zone” With new twists on classic illusions and creative concepts, Leonard continues to enhance and stretch the envelope of possibilities in visual design. Among his many innovations are space saving museum exhibits and creepy, dark deceptions for haunted attractions.
  • 21. Pepper’s Ghost Illusion Blue Room Illusion Reflection Illusions
  • 22. Pit Illusion - Playboy Mansion, CA Mirror Illusion – Lizzie Borden Museum: Salem, MA Blue Room Illusion – “Dr. Evil’s” Charlotte, NC Mirror Illusions
  • 23. Industry Expert Leonard has been shaping the haunted attraction industry for over three decades through innovative design and concepts. He possesses the experience to take any attraction to the next level and his insights are in constant demand across the country for articles and as a featured public speaker. “Frightmares” Detail
  • 24. Renowned Speaker o Themed Attraction Design o Increasing Attraction Though-put o Opening Your First Haunted Attraction o Effective Scare Techniques o Special Amusement Building Design Code Compliance Leonard has spoken at every major industry convention including IAAPA.
  • 25. Writer o Creative Storylines o Technical Writing o Publication Editor o Museum Research/Descriptions Leonard was Founder and Editor of Haunted Attraction Magazine for 50 issues. Leonard has written articles for industry and national publications. His insight into the amusement industry is sought out by reporters and clients alike.
  • 26. o Travel Channel’s “Making Monsters” o Chiller’s “The American Scream” o Martha Stewart’s “Halloween Special” o America’s Best Haunted Houses o Travel Channel’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Special Leonard was honored with a question using his name in the Millennium Edition of the game Trivial Pursuit, as well as a question on the television game show Jeopardy. Television Consultant
  • 27. Achievements: o Founder and Editor in Chief of Haunted Attraction Magazine 1994 - 2009 o Founded the International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA) o Created the Haunt Industry’s First Convention - Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon) o 2009 Life Time Achievement award by the International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA) Previous Clients o Madison Square Garden o Universal Studios Florida o Ocean Park o SCREAMS Terror Park o Playboy Mansion Halloween Party o Six Flags St Louis o Six Flags Great America o Six Flags Over Texas o Six Flags Over Georgia o Six Flags AstroWorld o Kentucky Kingdom