About me

Hi, my name is Patrick Schneider, I am currently a student at William Fremd High School. Here are some of the things that I am involved with every day: Auditorium Tech Crew, Band, Band Board, Choir, Marching Band, VAMP (Freshman Advisory), VAMP Board, Drama Club, Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow and NHS.

A little more about my activities

Tech Crew

Tech Crew is my main source for almost all of my experience, our tech crew manages and works everything that happens in the auditorium inside and outside of school. In tech crew for the 25'-26' school year I will also be the Fremd Tech Crew President, the president is responsible for making job assignments creating calendars and making sure that the tech crew record (attached below) is updated and accurate.

Music

I am in curricular choir and band being in both top ensembles, along with being in the extracurricular Viking Marching Band, the VMB is a competitive ensemble that plays at football and basketball games along with traveling on the weekends to compete in competitions across Illinois. I have been in the VMB playing Bass Drum for the last 3 years and am continuing this year, of these 4 years I have also been a leader for 2 of them, our leaders are responsible for making sure that out of rehearsal sectionals and practicing are happening along with encouraging attendance and good habits. Additionally during curricular band I am also part of Band Board, a committee that helps with decorating and organizing music.

Viking Advisory and Mentoring Board

I am also super involved in VAMP our Freshman advisory, I have thought a class of freshman the ins and outs of the school for the last two years, this upcoming year I am on the advisory board which means in addition to teaching a class I will also be teaching the other mentors and teachers how to teach our lessons and making sure that everyone is up to date with what is happening.

Scouting

I am super involved in my Boy Scout Troop being an active Eagle Scout and trying to make sure that I go to as many meetings and events as possible to help out our future scouts.

My Work Experience

High School District 211
Graduation Technician
Topgolf
Caddie

My Honors

ILMEA District 7
Senior choir participant 2025
Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts Of America
Troop 355
Brotherhood Member
BSA Order of the arrow
Member
National Thespian Society
Troupe 2949
Tech Crew President
Fremd High School
1st Place business
Young Entrepreneurs academy! Palatine
2021

My Resume

My FHS Tech Crew Record

My Thespian Receipt (Only Drama Club Productions 22'-24')

My Proficient Theater Software (Hover for details)

QLab

Sound Effects - Setup in zones for rear/stage/house

I have also used it for projections in Newsies using it to map flied platforms and curtains.

QLab

Sound Effects - Setup in zones for rear/stage/house

I have also used it for projections in Newsies using it to map flied platforms and curtains.

Hog4 PC

Lighting Software - used with a hoglet board, source for ArtNet, Di-Fi, and Wireless DMX.

Artnet

Used for stage boxes during musicals, also used for connection to MediaMaster (Projections).

KlingNet

Used for pixelmapping from our projection computer.

G Suite

We use all of the G Suite products to communicate and share resources during our shows.

Office 365

We also use some of these products to help us communicate during shows.

Adobe CC

I have used the creative cloud suite including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Affects to create projection media, newspapers, and more.

Media Master

Used for all projections and Pixelmapping.

Projector Manager

Used to control remote projectors in the ceiling and on spot towers over ethernet, also used to blank the projectors during the show.

DaVinci Resolve

Used for editing of projections and digital media.

Canva

Used for making slides, promotional materials, programs, signs, etc.

OBS

Used for all recording and livestreaming of shows. We also use the webcam in conjunction with zoom/meet to create remote monitors where we don't have local network to use an HDMI over Ethernet server.

Elgato

We use Elgato software and hardware for recording our SDI program view from our ATEM Studio Pro 4K in conjunction with OBS.

Blackmagic

We use Blackmagic testing software and their HDMI to SDI converters to record our shows. We also use the converters for running remote projectors over SDI.

ATEM Software Control

We use ATEM Software Control to upload media and better manage the outputs and audio on out ATEM Studio Pro 4K.

Blackmagic Videoswitcher

Makes an easier connection between or projector and computers along with our cameras and video switcher. Giving us more customization for what signals go where.

Zoom

We use zoom and similar software to connect our monitors in remote locations in conjunction with OBS.

Camo Studio

We use this to create a wireless camera and fancam that we sometimes bring out during concerts and fun events.

Capture

Used for visualization of lights.

Open Time Clock

Recent addition to out stack, used to track non theater hours for thespian points. Program headed by me.

Companion

Recent addition to out stack, used to control hog presets, canon ptz camera, and more.

I have also messed around with many other major software's in all of these categories like, ETC Lighting Designer, MA for PC, Resolume Arena but we don't actively use them in our theater.

Upcoming Shows

April 2026 - Legally Blonde

January 2026 - Newsies