lasers 

entertainment technology

Round One: I founded my own laser display production company at age 20, designing and building the laser projectors & controls (including custom optics tables & RGB scanner projectors, mechanical systems, fog distribution system and electronics, fiber optic remote projectors, wrote some of the control software, and sold / produced / directed / executed the shows).

Round Two: In 2012 I joined Lightwave International to wear many hats, as is common in a small business (I served as laser display production designer, producer, onsite-technical manager & show execution technician for shows with up to 23 RGB laser projectors for corporate, music and special events nationwide). I also was also their CDRH/FDA/FAA laser safety officer while there.

You cans see some of the technology I designed and built, and my technical familiarities here.

Promotional poster from my self-employed laser career (beamscape and poster designed and shot by me); golf cart courtesy of a local golf course!

Some of my LASER DISPLAY Experience

Round One: Bill's Laser Demonstration & Programming Studio with RGB graphics and atmospherics. See more projectors and controls I designed and built

A Customer asked for photos of what a certain "look" would be like with a real model, and well, glad I rode to work that day! 

DLECTRICITY DETROIT

My lighting design called for 7 20-watt laser projectors on the roof in the round for the Starship art project designed by Yvette Mattern

DLECTRICITY DETROIT

Lasers by Lightwave International

I served as technical designer, production manger and operator for this art installation called Starship by Yvette Mattern, where each beam terminated on a different building (with permission). I collaboration with the local power company, designing a granular street light "kill map" based on their zone data, to help improve visibility without compromising safety

Pittsburgh penguins

I was thrilled to design and tech manage lasers for two Home Openers for the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins -- about 20 laser projectors each year

Pittsburgh penguins

Previsualization

Lasers by Lightwave International

CEDAR POINT, OHIO

In the air on a lift, aligning a laser projector outside around 1:00 AM (while the birds slept)

Lasers by Lightwave International

Laser Phenom
video by bill

Shot and edited by me while with Lightwave International (designer of the Phenom moving laser light fixture). Lighting design by Greg Ellis.