With over 30 years' experience designing and coordinating a wide variety of projects, Suesse specialises in stage rigging and motorised stage equipment. In 1993 he was elected to be a Fellow of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and is a committee member of ESTA (The Entertainment Services and Technology Association). In 2004 and 2005 he was appointed as a Rigging Subject Matter Expert for the Entertainment Technician Certification Program Council (ETCP). For the past several years he has been an instructor at the IAAM Backstage Boot Camp, instructing facility managers about the operation and maintenance of rigging systems, as well as safety and accident prevention.
John Hastie, Stage Technologies' marketing director, said: "I am extremely excited that Jack has joined us at Stage Technologies. Having worked with Jack on a number of successful projects in the US I know how respected he is within the industry."
Kevin Taylor, CEO Stage Technologies Inc, commented "Having a person of Jack's ability working with us on worldwide projects is a great asset to Stage Technologies and will prove hugely beneficial to our customers in the future."
Jack will be attending USITT 2007 in Phoenix this March, together with Kevin Taylor and John Hastie. Stage Technologies will be exhibiting at booth 1054.
(Lee Baldock)