I've recently finished my second year as an undergraduate student at Edinburgh University studying for a MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
In my spare time I work as an event technician and otherwise spend a lot of time on a computer. I'm always looking for more to do, (paid) work and online, so feel free to contact me!
Email: ben@blip2.net | Mobile: 07837 578332 | MSN: ben@blip2.net
EUSA Entertainments (November 2008-Present)
Casual staff for the EUSA Entertainments Crew. Involves rigging, programming, maintaining and operating technical equipment and events in numerous venues.
Diamond Event Services (July 2009-Present)
Casual staff for Diamond Event Services. Mostly lift-and-shift and basic technical equipment setup.
Michael Wisher (July 2008-Present)
Part time hospitality work in various venues around Edinburgh and Scotland. I'm an experienced barman, table and wine waiter, cashier and kitchen porter.
Bedlam Theatre IT Systems Manager (2010-2011)
I am responsible for Bedlam's term-time website and computer systems. This includes updating and adding new features to the website and keeping the box office and cafe computers happy.
Pleasance Theatre 2010
Venue technical crew in Pleasance Two during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I also helped build Pleasance venues prior to the Festival.
Edinburgh Science Festival 2009/10
I was the technical manager at Adam House and George Square Theatre for the Discover Science shows performed during the 2009 and 2010 Science Festivals. This includes designing and rigging the lighting, hiring equipment, sound and AV setup, getting in the shows and operating some of the performances.
Theatre Tech
I have experience in technical theatre from being involved with Edinburgh Footlights, the University Savoy Opera Group and Edinburgh Studio Opera. Specific roles include Stage Manager, Production LX and operator.
NSDF 2009/10
I was part of the technical crew for NSDF 2009 and NSDF 2010 and travelled down to Scarborough during Easter to help setup, operate and take down the 12 shows performing over the week. I attended numerous workshops including workshops by Avolights and Lift-Turn-Move.
I go by the alias blip2 online and frequent all of the sites listed in the links section.
I idle constantly on IRC and you can find me on the following networks:
EntertheGame |
QuakeNet |
Gamesurge |
ImaginaryNet
I'm part of the network staff on EntertheGame and maintain two servers on ImaginaryNet