David Crater
Principal Consultant at LumenEssence, Inc.
Arroyo Grande, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Crater is a Principal Consultant and seasoned systems engineer with over three decades of experience designing and managing complex multidisciplinary show, ride, and facility systems for world-class entertainment venues. He has led technical direction and show-control architecture for projects including Shanghai Disneyland, Universal Studios Singapore, and multiple Disneyland resorts, blending creative engineering with rigorous hazard analysis for flame effects, pyrotechnics, A/V, and control systems. Known for translating artistic intent into auditable, code-driven control architectures, he navigates both high-level project management and hands-on commissioning. His background in laser systems and an MBA in finance/strategic planning give him a rare mix of deep technical control-systems expertise and commercial project leadership. Based in California, he continues to consult on facility-wide systems where safety, theatricality, and complex integration intersect.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Github Skills (7)
cookbook3
vagrant3
virtualbox2
zenoss1
key-value-store1
consul1
key-value1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dpetzel/zenVagrant
Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
Contributions:5 commits in 17 days
ZCA/zenoss-chef-cookbook
Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
Contributions:9 commits in 21 days
installingcookbookchefzenoss
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