1. Josh Flack Curriculum Vitae
97 Fairfield Crescent, Edgware, London HA8 9AL
Mobile: +447857308882
Email: JoshtFlack@gmail.com
Work Experience
Junior Production Manager - Banks-Sadler October 2016 - March 2017
Working for the second largest events agency in London, responsible for managing corporate events.
Starting from the client brief, finding suppliers where based in the UK or worldwide, designing CAD
floor plans of the event space, set designs, and ensure the onsite delivery of the event ran to plan, while
managing local crew and being client facing.
Head of Lighting - O2Forum Kentish Town December 2015 - August 2016
I was the in house head of lighting helping to liaise with incoming tours production & tour managers,
and productions, advising on in house lighting rig, truss weight loadings, and checking incoming
electrical systems were kept with current health and safety requirements.
Senior Technician - Aztec Event Services - October 2015 - December 2015
Responsible picking equipment as required/specified in the technical brief. Loading the trucks/Vans,
working onsite responsible for unloading, installing temporary light audio and video systems, running
events, and overseeing the get-out, while managing local crew and being client facing.
Freelance Technician/Production Manager June 2011 - Present
Working on various different events and jobs, ranging from TV shows such as The Voice, and Strictly
Come Dancing, to the installation of new pitch lighting at a football ground, while using a wide range of
technical equipment and skills.
Technical Manager – Clapham Grand June 2011 - October 2015
Responsible for everything technical in the venue: Client facing site viewings and show advancing and
managing, maintenance and upkeep of the building, upgrades of technical equipment including the
design and installation of a new AV system, and the live running of shows and events. The venue is host
to a vast range of public entertainment: Live gigs, comedy, club nights, TV broadcasting, and sporting
events.
Ipswich Regent Theatre November 2008 – June 2011
Helping with Getin’s and Getout’s of touring productions liaising with tour managers
New Wolsey Theatre November 2010 – January 2011
Stage crew for seasonal Rock & Roll Panto, helping with in house counter weight flying systems and
props.
TED AV February 1 2010 - 1st November 2010
Hotel Technician for Thomson/First choice hotels. Looking after UK Cabaret acts, fixing hotel
equipment where needed and supporting the entertainments team.
New Wolsey Theatre November 2009 – January 30 2010
1st Follow spot for Rock and Roll panto.
TED AV February – October 31 2009:
Head Technician for a First Choice Hotel, managing the other onsite technician. Looking after UK
Cabaret acts, fixing hotel equipment where needed and supporting the entertainments team.
2. Affiliations
ABTT
BECTU
ASP
Skills
Chamsys
Avolites
Martin M6
Basic pixel mapping
Digico SD9
Yamaha M7
Yamaha LS9
Yamaha 01V
2392 Inspecting and testing (Electrical)
17th Edition
PAT Testing
Vectorworks
Capture
AutoCad
Industry courses and qualifications
Event Safety Passport
BS7909 Temporary Electrical Installation (2016)
BECTU Public liability insurance (£10,000,000)
Martin General Service of Intelligent Lights
Emergency First Aid at Work
Working at height - TaskMaster
IPAF 3a/3b
3 day Rigging course - Total Solutions
Education
2004-2007 Derby University BSc (Hons): Sound and Light Live Event Technology 2:2
2002-2004 West Suffolk College: BTec Engineering (MMP) & West Suffolk College: NCFE Sound
Recording. (Pass)
2001-2002 Manual handling certificate
1999-2002 Thurston Community College, GCSEs: Maths(C), Music(C), Design Technology(C), Science
(CC), Geography(D), R.E(E) English (DE), History (E)
Voluntary Work Experiences
Volunteering: I have completed both the one and two year certificates of millennium volunteering.
I also helped run a local cub scout group for a year.
Kickboxing Club: I have initiated a kickboxing club at Derby University, in which I was the
president, and organized a committee, stock, and an instructor, for the classes.
Scorpion Kickboxing
Club: I used to help teach kickboxing in the kids class for kids ages 7-15.
Personal Information.
Interests: I have a strong interest modern jive dancing, having also taken part in most of the UK
competitions. I am also interested in martial arts, including Kung-Fu, Kickboxing, karate, judo,
jujitsu, and I have also obtained my black belt in kickboxing, and orange belt in jujitsu. I rebuild
computers as a hobby, taking it completely apart, and then rebuilding the hardware, and then
installing new operating systems, whether it be Windows, Linux, or Apple Mac and navigate
3. around any OS. I have also obtained my Open Water PADI, and my Advance Open Water in
Scuba Diving.
