Dean MacRae

• Rothes Halls as a stage hand helping to set up various shows.
• Controlled mixing desks and professional apparatus during rehearsals and live performances, ensuring effects stayed to director specifications.
• Assembled sets and props before scenes within the designated timeframe, Reaching company deadlines.
• I also help my father at the weekends and get involved in local events and charity organizations which involves the setting up of various events.
• Understood artistic concepts by visualizing the big picture.
• Programming & controlling mobile disco/P.A system learning to adapt to any venue and run cables in a safe manner, I then quickly went on to learn correct levels and audio leads used, how to Dj and gather playlists read the crows and advertising, familiarising myself with Dj tools/software such as virtual Dj and Ableton
• Monitored performances to identify audio and lighting issues, solving problems with prompt resolutions.

• Building boxes/cartons, palletising boxes & products using shrink wrap, using pallet truck for service op & stock control.
• Operated production equipment safely and effectively, maximising quality output.
• Set up production equipment, verifying correct functionality and calibration compliance to maximise machinery efficiency.
• Performed regular equipment maintenance, reducing failure rates due to machinery downtime.
• Completed daily shift reports, accurately capturing volume outputs, overall equipment effectiveness and adherence.
• Consistently met production objectives, maintaining adherence to schedules and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Used various hand tools to assemble products to specifications, achieving faultless quality scores.
• Transported goods within production areas using forklift trucks, operating with care to avoid product damage.
• Operated various machinery to produce and store products.
• Used production line equipment such as air power tools, torque drivers and automated punch machines.

• I started at booking by doing de-boxing, unscrewing the lids, blowing out units, and checking for water damage or corrosion on the motherboards (BER).
• Used computer-aided design software to draft project drawings.
• Scheduled tasks strategically to meet set deadlines.
• Then I was promoted on download which entails automatically downloading software onto set-top boxes
• Using computers & scanners to book boxes into the system.
• Debug, format & reset faulty units.
• Changing board components, reading & following circuit diagrams, using multimeter & oscilloscopes to probe & check voltages Prepared reports and documented project activities and data.

• I started learning various assembly components & codes in stores & dispatch, then I was promoted to test operator where I assembled various music consoles and mixing desks stages boxes and any other by making parts, P.A.T testing, soldering components, prep making & fault finding were I would then either fix the problem or send back to the supplier.
• Collaborated with production teams to meet performance and productivity targets.
• Maintained specification conformance through rigorous product testing.
• Checked raw materials' quality and met manufacturing requirements.
• Removed faulty products and parts for repair or recycling.
• Used precision meters and measurement tools for accurate testing.
• Prepared correct sample quantities for analysis.
• Reported production issues for swift remedy, eliminating operational disruptions.

• Checking vehicle, loading & unloading trucks, fuelling, dealing with routes & deliveries to hotels, paperwork & route lists, using tail lift & sack barrow, manual handling & dealing with clients.
• Helped to conduct vehicle and product inspections.
• Obtained Point Of Delivery signatures using hand-held device.
• Regularly lifted items weighing up to 50kg.
• Contacted customers ahead of parcel drop-offs, effectively confirming and coordinating delivery times.

Jumped straight into the deep end and got started working at a festival called Belladrum up in inverness for four days straight I stayed there and worked with a team fitting heras fencing using forklift and caddy to move fencing around the perimeter of the surrounding camp sites and production area, once the job was complete to stop public from entering the site we moved onto helping others such as serious stages working together with the team and cranes ensuring safety first we managed to assemble a massive headlining stage for t in the park and all other major festival, from there I drove down to London and Newcastle to set up the marathon and 80s rewind festival doing whatever it takes under pressure to ensure that the festival goes ahead on schedule site crew, heras fencing, barrier, staging, marquees and scrimming.
Glasgow green, SECC hydro, Inverness, T in the park, 80s rewind festival, Edinburgh festival.
sub contracted to other companies DF CONCERTS, ARC MARQUEES, BBC

• Directing & supplying Scotland with entertainments promotions inflatables security mascots food machines, advertising, reporting, employee job scheduling, invoicing & financing, building websites, dealing with clients, attending meetings, admin, HR, networking, setting up of various events & daily tasks in order to run the company
• Subcontract to various security companies across the UK
• Door supervisor
• Asset protection
• Event crowd safety control
• Fire marshal
• Close protection