Résumé

Riley Rowan

Lighting Programmer · Designer · Integration Specialist

Lighting programmer and integration specialist with 5+ years across theatre, concerts, and dance — focused on ETC and architectural control systems, from front-of-house programming to onsite system turn-on.

📍 Knoxville, TN ✉ riley.rowan12@gmail.com ◆ View Portfolio

Professional Experience

June 2024 – Present
Knoxville, TN
Integration Specialist
Bandit Lites
  • Onsite lighting control system turn-on technician and system integrator for touring and permanent installation projects.
  • Commission and verify ETC, MA, and architectural lighting systems on client sites.
Summer 2023
Middleton, WI
Project Management Intern
Electronic Theater Controls (ETC)
  • Developed takeoffs for commercial architecture quotes; reviewed device schedules and coordinated manufacturing release dates.
  • Supported project managers across commercial architecture and systems division.
Summer 2022
Knoxville, TN
Sales & Integration Intern
Bandit Lites
  • Drafted control risers and LED detail drawings in AutoCAD for new performance venues.
  • Installed and configured architectural lighting systems — ETC Paradigm and Echo products, equipment racks, DMX rack terminations.
Jan 2022 – 2024
Cincinnati, OH
Lighting Technician
IATSE Local 5
  • Overhire crew for national tours through Heritage Bank Center — WWE, Justin Bieber, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Carrie Underwood, and others.
May 2022 – 2023
Cincinnati, OH
AV & Lighting Technician
3CDC
  • Lighting programmer and stagehand for music performances and local acts; included audio setup and strikes.
Summer 2021
Virginia Beach, VA
Lighting Technician & Warehouse Manager
Stage Right Lighting
  • Lighting technician for local music performances, weddings, and events; managed warehouse and shop maintenance.
Aug 2019 – Apr 2020
Virginia Beach, VA
Lighting Designer & Programmer
Zeiders American Dream Theater
  • Designed and programmed lighting for live events, music performances, comedy shows, and dances.
  • Featured acts: The Doo Wop Project, Afrobeat Fest, Proteus Fest, Cross that River.

Education

April 2024
Cincinnati, OH
B.F.A. — Lighting Design & Technology
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Skills

Consoles
ETC Eos Family Consoles GrandMA2 GrandMA3
Visualization & Drafting
Vectorworks 2026 AutoCAD 2021 2D Vectorworks Vision Depence
Software
ETC Light Designer & Mosaic Follow-Me Lightwright 6 Moving Light Assistant Disguise Designer Isadora
Systems
ETC Paradigm ETC Mosaic ETC Echo DMX / sACN Distribution Ethernet Networking
Physical
Soldering DMX Rack Termination Equipment Rack Build
Other
Valid Driver's License Valid Passport ANSI MEWP Operator Rock Climbing

Show Programming

Show Venue Year
The Cunning Little Vixen College-Conservatory of Music 2024
Sweet Charity College-Conservatory of Music 2023
BAMM! 2023 College-Conservatory of Music 2023
Something Rotten College-Conservatory of Music 2022
30-Years of Stephen Flaherty College-Conservatory of Music 2022
Matilda Theatrix Productions 2022
MU Spring Dance Miami University 2022
MU Winter Dance Miami University 2022
Our Town College-Conservatory of Music 2021
Haunted House College-Conservatory of Music 2021
Little Shop of Horrors College-Conservatory of Music 2021
Nunsense Little Theater of Virginia Beach 2021
Spamalot Little Theater of Virginia Beach 2019
Proteus Festival Zeiders American Dream Theater 2019
Cross that River Zeiders American Dream Theater 2019
Doo Wop Project Zeiders American Dream Theater 2019
The Drowsy Chaperone Theatrix Productions 2018

References available upon request.