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Assistant Manager of Shop Operations/Programmer

Ariel has been part of the Brite Ideas team since 2000 and holds the position of Assistant Manager of Shop Operations and Programmer. Ariel is a man of many talents and it can be seen in the diversity of the positions he holds. Ariel is responsible for assisting with the supervising and coordinating of the daily shop operations and supervising the shop operations staff. He also is the main moving light technician and is in charge of maintaining the equipment and keeping it in excellent working condition. In addition, he is Brite Ideas' primary programmer, creating exciting, artistic, awe-inspiring looks for our productions and clients delight!

Ariel has his Associate Arts Degree from Orange Coast College. Prior to working with Brite Ideas, Ariel designed and programmed a number of productions at Orange Coast College and he has designed and programmed for one of Argentina’s most well known Tango shows, Senor Tango. He has also designed and programmed in the U.S. Tango shows, such as Tango Adamor.

Some of Ariel’s favorite projects have been two private events where he was the programmer for Elton John and Cisco Systems Welcome Reception. These events not only allowed him the ability to be creatively involved in programming but with the Cisco event, he was able to take new technology and sync the lighting to the audio and video. Both projects allowed for him to be creative and the client’s trust in him and the team allowed for the freedom to try new creative elements-just what Ariel loves! Ariel’s excitement, commitment to everything he does and technical excellence makes him a standout on every project.