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Key Personnel

Among ShowSys' many strengths is the range of expertise we can call upon. This gives us the capacity to tackle the most complex projects and maintain our high standard of credibility. With over 35 years combined experience, the ShowSys team has some of the finest design and technical management skills and a history of delivering on budget and on schedule.

Scott Arnold Scott Arnold

Scott has been involved in major theme park projects for Busch Entertainment, Universal, Six Flags, Herschend Family Entertainment and Warner International. He has led the ShowSys design and installation team for such award-winning projects as KaTonga in Busch Gardens Africa and Believe in Sea World Orlando and Sea World San Diego.

His touring production experience includes Disney Fair the largest touring production in history; and the Disney's Animal Kingdom promotional tour. Other projects include numerous stunt shows, ice shows and several visitors' areas.

With ShowSys he has been involved with some of the largest audio distribution networks in the world and broadcast video distribution, including most of the ships in the Princess Cruises fleet.

Since 1999 he has been a principal of ShowSys technical directing, designing, programming and managing advanced control, audio and video systems.

Jason Pontius Jason Pontius

After studying technical entertainment at the University of South Florida, Jason spent two and a half years working at Busch Gardens Tampa where he was involved with most of the venues and shows throughout the park.

Throughout the early 90's, Jason freelanced as a lighting designer and audio engineer for numerous theatrical shows and musical performances. In 1996 Jason joined Renaissance Entertainment initially to work on designing the largest theater in Thailand. He continued with Renaissance to help produce several shows and attractions, including the largest touring production in history, Disney Fair.

While continuing to work on occasional productions, Jason ventured outside the entertainment field in 1998 and spent more than three years as a software engineer where he led a team of developers in designing, creating and supporting custom software applications.

In 2002, Jason returned to the entertainment industry as co-founder of ShowSys, specializing in advanced control and media systems. With his combined experience in software development and technical entertainment, Jason plays a key role in the design and programming aspects of many ShowSys projects, including the award-winning production of Shamu's Believe at SeaWorld Orlando and San Diego.

Some of Jason's selected projects include the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center visitor's areas, ship-wide control and audio distribution for many of the cruise ships in the Princess and Cunard fleets, control applications for numerous Las Vegas casinos, and several touring productions.

Andrew Burden

A 20+ year veteran in Theatrical Project Management, Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts in Technical Theatre from the University of Kentucky and was immediately hired as the Resident Designer for all scenery, lighting and audio for Army Community Theatre at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.

From 1990 to 2001, Andrew worked for the Walt Disney Company, coordinating projects in North America, Europe and Asia. Starting in Florida, he managed hundreds of special events, designed the Cinderella Crystal Coach for Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings and provided technical direction for Disney Cruise Line during ship construction in Venice, Italy.

At the request of Walt Disney Entertainment, Andrew relocated to California to establish a CAD Department supporting a second theme park in Japan, Tokyo DisneySea. After initial ground breaking in 1998, he relocated to Tokyo as Entertainment Field Office Manager, working in tandem with Walt Disney Imagineering during construction, installation, test/adjust and grand opening. He coordinated ten entertainment programs in seven venues.

Recently, Andrew was the Fabrication Manager for Czarnowski Exhibit Services in Las Vegas, overseeing the CAD Department and coordinating the design & fabrication of custom exhibit booths for trade shows.

Bryce Hershner

Bryce received his education from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Production and Engineering.

Over the past 20 years in the entertainment industry, Bryce previously worked for Busch Entertainment, Walt Disney Entertainment and LMG Show Technology.

While working for Disney, Bryce worked as an Audio Engineer as well as a System Designer working on theme park projects such as Tokyo Disney Sea and theater installations such as Theater of the Stars and Backlot Theater at Disney/MGM Studios.

After almost 10 years with Disney, Bryce was hired by LMG Show Technology, an audio, video and lighting company that specialized in corporate entertainment and system integration. During the 8 years at LMG, he served as a Technical Manager, Accounts Manager and Director of Show Services and Integration where he managed a large department of Technicians and Account Executives. While working as a Technical Manager, Bryce designed and built an Audio Department from the ground up, resulting in LMG becoming a leader in corporate audio technology. Eventually, Bryce was promoted to Accounts Manager and later Director of Show Services and Integration where he ran the entire Sales as well as the System Integration Departments.

Brian Paiva

Brian Paiva has been involved in the development, strategic planning, design, production, licensing and branding of entertainment projects and properties around the world for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in the areas of television & film production, licensing, Internet, gaming, retail and theme parks & attractions development. Brian is also well versed in all aspects of the cruise industry and has worked on scores of newbuild and refit projects. He has consulted on projects for Kodak, MTV, Caesar's Palace, City of Las Vegas, Universal Studios, DirecTV, UPN, Sony, Blockbuster and several pro sports organizations among others. Brian has held management positions with Kezia, Thomas Gregor Associates, Fugitive Films, Landmark Entertainment Group, The Omnis Company and The Fashion Channel, among others.

 
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