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Derick Stace-Naughton
Chief Executive Officer
Derick has spent his entire career in the production business, coming to PCE with a proven track record that includes leadership roles at PRG, VER, and Quixote Studios. A strong believer in the PCE team and the unique power of live events, he is committed to building on the company’s success and leading it toward an even brighter future.
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Brandon Domercq
Chief Financial Officer
Brandon's time at PCE goes back nearly to the beginning. Over the years, he's worn a lot of hats, from fabricator to video pro to warehouse/equipment manager. He currently serves as CFO, where his deep knowledge of the business/industry make him irreplaceable.
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Dan Baird
Executive Vice President of Innovation
Dan prides himself on his ability to make things run as efficiently as possible. Before PCE, he did exactly that as an electrician, lighting designer, and audio engineer. Now, he does it with our production inventory and internal systems.
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David Eck
Executive Vice President of Sales
David oversees all sales and marketing efforts at PCE, using his considerable entertainment industry experience to cultivate new opportunities and grow the business into something even more special. David loves finding creative solutions for clients and contributing to unforgettable events.
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Tim Hemrich
Account Executive - Production
Every day, Tim harnesses decades of film and event production experience to plan spectacular events for PCE partners. Tim prides himself on finding creative ways to meet our clients' budgets—all while giving them everything they need to wow their guests.
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Christian Canter
Director of Sales - San Diego
Christian is an AV systems consultant with a degree in technical theatre design from CSULB. His diverse knowledge of both live event production and permanent equipment integration allows him to tackle a broad range of projects. Christian spearheaded PCE's expansion to San Diego, where he now heads up our sales efforts.
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Andrew Gingras
Account Executive - Retail/Integration Sales
Andrew recently moved from a customer service role into a full time sales position. He now helps match customers to the production equipment they need to permanently enhance their facilities. Andrew has a true passion for lighting design and even runs his own holiday lighting business!
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Mike McCann
Account Executive - Production
Mike brings over a decade of live event sales experience and a background as an audio engineer to his role at PCE, where he helps facilitate productions in the San Diego region. Mike enjoys working in an ever evolving industry and keeping up with all the latest live event tech trends.
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Mike Foley
Account Executive - Production
Mike has spent several years in the live event production business, helping countless clients bring their ideas to life. Mike enjoys the unpredictable production world; he never gets tired of watching the lights go down and the excitement of an event take over a rapt audience.
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Greg Rohde
Customer Service Representative
A strong background in account management and live event production with several high-volume AV production companies makes Greg Rohde the perfect person to support our San Diego sales efforts. Greg loves helping clients realize their vision.
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Tom Ring
Customer Service Representative
Tom comes to PCE after a long stint at Yamaha, where he took on a wide range of sales and marketing roles. Now at PCE, Tom provides support to our sales Tom and relishes the chance to work with both business people and creative people every single day.
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Mike Willson
Outside Sales
A longtime PCE audio engineer and production manager, Mike also helps manage our extensive backline collection. A true expert in this field, Mike plays in numerous rock bands and even owns his own recording studio.
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Alex Lopez
Backline Technician
A seasoned drummer with nearly 20 years of touring experience, Alex brings deep musical knowledge and a calm, professional presence to his role at PCE. Alex handles our backline department, keeping our gear in great shape and supplying our customers with top-of-the-line musical instruments.
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Michaela MacDonald
Human Resources Generalist
An HR specialist, Michaela has worked with people for over seven years. At PCE, Michaela serves as a workforce advocate, keeping our part time field employees engaged and working gigs that best match their skills.
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Alyssa Villa
Interim Human Resources Generalist
A people-person with four years of experience, Alyssa brings a ton of enthusiasm to her HR role at PCE. Alyssa particularly loves improving people's lives by finding the perfect new career opportunity for them.
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Richard Harrington
Workforce Manager
Richard spent several years in the field as a Lighting Designer before moving into his current Workforce Coordinator role. Richard loves finding the right people to work shows, seeing the event come together, and making sure things go smoothly for everyone involved.
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Christine Munson
Business Administrator
Christine headed up all the administrative/office work for Speeda Sound before PCE acquired the business in 2022. Now, Christine continues to maintain the relationships she created at Speeda Sound and has taken the lead on all of annual fair/festival work at PCE.
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Christy Key
Office Manager and Billing Specialist
Christy brings over seven years of accounting, HR, and payroll experience to her position at PCE, where she manages accounts receivable.
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Ben Yackshaw
Marketing Manager
Ben comes to PCE from a marketing and filmmaking background. He does all of our videos, photography, copywriting, emails, social media, and website work, helping showcase all the latest and greatest PCE events.
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Gerald Werner
Technical Director - Great Park Live
Gerald comes to PCE with many years of experience in the live entertainment industry. Now, Gerald handles the production needs of shows at Great Park Live in Irvine.
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Tom Pappanduros
Production Manager
After we acquired Speeda Sound, we quickly added Tom to the PCE roster. Tom has worked off and on for Speeda Sound since 1991 and was the obvious choice to become the PCE point person for fairs and festivals throughout California.
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Alex Magaro
Technical Operations Manager
Alex brings over 30 years of entertainment industry experience to the table, having spent time as a technical director and lighting designer at various theaters and houses of worship. This deep, hands-on understanding of the business makes him perfect to tackle the logistics of a multi-faceted company like PCE.
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Tyler Speaks
Movement Operations Manager
A lifelong music fan, Tyler found himself frequently saddled with providing impromptu AV support at the parties and raves he went to in Southern California. What started out as a hobby soon developed into a full-time role at PCE!
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Michael Gorman
Outbound Operations Supervisor
Michael comes to PCE with a decade of leadership experience in production and manufacturing under his belt, working most recently as a Lab Manager. On the side, he pursues creative work as an independent music producer.
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Eric Duarte
Warehouse Supervisor - Inbound
Eric brings a strong background in warehouse operations to PCE, including experience leading receiving operations, managing inventory, and keeping day-to-day workflows running smoothly. He also has over 10 years of AV and DJ experience supporting live events and working hands-on with production.
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Anthony Bravo
Senior Repair Technician
In addition to general warehouse work, Anthony specializes in repairing damaged and broken production equipment (lighting, etc.). Anthony has years of work experience in the entertainment industry and has remained an avid photographer from a very young age.
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Jacob Denny
Asset Operations Manager
Jacob took a unique career path on his way to PCE. Before his warehouse stint here began, he handled AV equipment for a private investigator company! This gave Jacob firsthand familiarity with much of the production equipment he now works with every day.
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Lucero Ramirez
Inventory Associate
A recent graduate, Lucero brings her background in inventory control, audio engineering, and live event support to her role at PCE, where she provides assistance on a wide range of rental/production inventory tasks.
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Ben Osran
Production Technician
An audio specialist, Ben comes to PCE with extensive experience producing music, DJing, and mixing for live shows. Ben loves seeing the way good audio can impact a crowd and how terrific sound choices can boost a performance to the next level.
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Alex Ivanov
Production Technician
A longtime PCE field technician, Alex has a ton of experience as an Audio Engineer and in other important production roles, particularly for our long list of fair customers.
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Rob Fedak
Warehouse Technician
A longtime freelance audio/lighting pro, Rob has finally found a permanent home in the PCE warehouse. A lifelong guitarist, Rob never seriously considered any other line of work; it was always entertainment.
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Bill Van Horn
Warehouse Technician
After putting in nine years in the field as a lighting and general technician, Bill has found a permanent home in the PCE warehouse. Bill still finds immense satisfaction in seeing a great show spring up from nothing (and knowing everyone in the audience is having a good time).
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Rory Newton
Shop Supervisor
After working as a stagehand, Rory knew he wanted to venture deeper into the production world. He got a chance at PCE, beginning as a warehouse technician and working his way up to become Shop Supervisor for our San Diego warehouse.
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Darren Christian
Shop Technician/Field Support
When it comes to live event production, Darren has expertise in just about everything: rigging, lighting, and full show support. Darren splits his time between the PCE warehouse in San Diego and our numerous field productions in that region.
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Kassle Molinar
Warehouse Technician
Before settling into a warehouse role at PCE, Kassle got plenty of hands-on live event production experience, honing skills in inventory management, equipment handling, and backstage support.
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John Gregorio
Class A Driver
John's driving background includes numerous years in the film and entertainment industry. From studio productions and tour operations to heavy equipment transportation, he has a wide range of experience behind the wheel.
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Jeffrey Hagedorn
Class C Driver
Jeff has worked in various roles for PCE since his teenage years, finally settling in as a full-time driver who sometimes pitches in with odd jobs and improvements in and around our OC headquarters.
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Mike Slavik
Facilities Coordinator
Mike's experience in the entertainment business goes back a long way. He started as a stagehand and carpenter, then spent two decades driving for PCE before settling into his current role as our dedicated facilities manager. If something needs done in or around the office, Mike takes care of it!