PATRICK BOYD
Senior Technical Producer
Live events & corporate entertainment · 35+ years
PETALUMA, CA · EST. 1989
Anchor technical producer for Apple product launches & WWDC and Airbnb press events. Earlier, special-effects supervision for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic ceremonies and a Broadway SPFX career. Today — rigging, temporary power, permitting, and Vectorworks design.
Experience
2026 — Present
Senior Technical Producer · A+A Productions
Airbnb press events at 888 Brannan Street (Airbnb HQ “Eatrium”), San Francisco.
2019 — 2026
Senior Technical Producer · A2D Productions
Airbnb press-event series; Manhattan & Brooklyn releases and the 2024 ‘Icons’ Summer Release in Los Angeles.
2011 — 2019
Director of Production · A+A Productions
Apple product launches & WWDC (~20 shows through the Steve Jobs Theater opening, 2017); Steve Jobs memorial services.
2009 — 2011
Special Effects Consultant · David Atkins Enterprises
Supervised all special effects for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics ceremonies, BC Place Stadium.
1998 — 2009
Production Director · J&M Special Effects
Broadway special effects; Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows; Louis Vuitton 150th Anniversary at Lincoln Center.
1994 — 1999
Associate Prop Master · The Public Theater
Shakespeare in the Park (Delacorte) and the downtown Public, across 30+ productions.
1989 — 1994
Technical Director · SAK Theatre / Universal Studios Florida
Improv-venue TD; opening-crew audio, lighting, and SPFX systems.