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Jamen Gaxiola

Hawthorne

Summary

My name is Jamen Gaxiola, born 1993. I took a class called Cinema Production Resources (CPR) in 2014 a year after high school. This is the class that introduced me to the world of productions. It has been my life ever since starting my apprenticeship with local 33 at the Hollywood Palladium. I am now one of the youngest payroll/contract stewards local 33 has ever had.

I do this job for the love of it. Knowing I had something to do with putting on a show that gave joy to any where from a couple hundred people to a couple thousand people is amazing to me.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll Steward

BMO Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
02.2022 - Current
  • Submit payroll to ensure timely and accurate compensation for all local 33 employees.
  • Coordinate with productions to generate an estimate of all labor cost
  • Fulfill and keep track of all labor requests for all departments
  • Making sure productions are working within the union contacts and venue polices.
  • Coordinate any needs that production may have for the venue.
  • Organize and keep track of names that are being sent from the union and coordinate with security for venue access
  • Resolved conflicts between union members and production teams

Technical Director / Payroll Steward

Bridge Street Productions
Los Angeles, CA
01.2022 - Current
  • Communicate with clients on how to make their vision of a show into a real production
  • Coordinate with productions and vendors to ensure the show has all the needed gear
  • Coordinate with vendors for truck arrival and contents
  • Coordinate with venue for dock access or an area to unload and pathways to event areas
  • Oversee load in and show
  • Hire all departments
  • Currently planning our biggest show to date - The La Jazz Festival

Electrical Department Head / Contract Steward

Music Center Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
01.2023 - Current

Head Electric

  • Manage all electrical needs and power distribution
  • Hire all electrical crew
  • Look over productions plans and help prepare the show within the electrical needs
  • Over see all electrical work for production shows

Contract Steward

  • Ensure all labor request are fulfilled and are not over in labor numbers
  • Ensured adherence to union contracts and venue policies by all vendors
  • Facilitated communication of call times, crew numbers, and parking details from management to union members.
  • Oversee the load in and make sure projects are happing with timely manner

Payroll Steward /Head Electrician

Local 33
Anywhere
08.2024 - Current
  • Union Steward and/or Head Electrician for the one off events worked by local 33
  • Hire all crew and departments
  • Supervised all work and safety
  • Build, and track sign in sheets
  • Create and submit payroll
  • Communicate needs and work assignments from the client and productions to local 33 crew
  • Make sure crew gets into the work site with proper credentials and parking
  • Organize and keep track of names being sent from the union and coordinating with security for venue access

Electric Assistant

Ahmanson Theater
Los Angeles, CA
02.2020 - Current

Assist in hiring for electric department

Prep lights cable and all gear needed for house production shows

Hang lights in a harness in unreachable positions

Oversee crew and projects

Maintain and service the building in downtime

Create a spotlight track, call and run spotlights for house production shows

Ensure power distribution through out the building

Electrical Department Head

BMO Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
11.2019 - 02.2022
  • Managed all electrical requirements for production operations
  • Coordinated production power needs and distribution for all departments
  • Directed electrical crew operations, ensuring timely completion of all projects.
  • Executed hiring processes and managed spotlight operations
  • Trained my then assistant to take over my position who is still head electric today

Timeline

Payroll Steward /Head Electrician

Local 33
08.2024 - Current

Electrical Department Head / Contract Steward

Music Center Plaza
01.2023 - Current

Payroll Steward

BMO Stadium
02.2022 - Current

Technical Director / Payroll Steward

Bridge Street Productions
01.2022 - Current

Electric Assistant

Ahmanson Theater
02.2020 - Current

Electrical Department Head

BMO Stadium
11.2019 - 02.2022
Jamen Gaxiola