Meet Jeff

                                                               Jeff W. Smith         
                                                         Cell 319.360.1308
                                                        Home 319.390.4664

                                                        2249 16^th Street N.W.

                                                     Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405  
                                                   e-mail  smittygrip@gmail.com
                                                  jeff@smittygripandelectric.com
    
                                                              Experience:
                                 Five Seasons Center, Paramount Theater since1979,
                                  as stagehand, house electrician and head fly man.
                                               2008 and 2009 teacher of GRIP 101

                        Movies

                       2009 “LUCKY”

                       2008 “SOUTH DAKOTA”… Best Boy Grip                  

                       2007 “DUCK FARM # 13”Becky Smith director… Best Boy Grip                

                       2007 “SUGAR” Single A Films, Inc… Grip                 

                       2007 “THE SUPERBOWL XLI”… Grip                 

                       2006 “THE HIDEOUT” DUEA film Production …Best Boy Grip                 

                       2006 “THE FINAL SEASON” David Mickey Evans director…Grip                  

                       2006 Various political events ….Production Coordinator           

                       2004Various presidential campaigns..Production Coordinator                

                       1998 “STRAIGHT STORY” David Lynch director…Grip                        
                       1998 “WHITE BOYS”…Grip                 
                       1994 “THE ROAD” …Local Crew Supervisor
                       1991 “IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN"...Film Engineer
                       1988 “FIELD OF DREAMS” Brian Frankish producer …Pre-rig                                                          Grip and Set Grip                                 
                       1987 “FARM OF THE YEAR”/”MILES FROM HOME”…Film Electrician 

                        Commercials

                        2012 Christy Vilsack video shoot......................grip

                        2012 Intake Studios “I got a Guy” Commercial..........Grip

                        2012 Obama campaign shoot............Electrician

                        2012 American Pickers commercial...........Best Boy Grip

                        2012 Casey’s “Local Celebrities” commercial………….Best boy Grip

                        2012 Grip 101 Black Hawk College Rock Island.Ill…….Teacher

                        2012 American Pickers…Capital One Commercial…Key Grip

                        2011 Mercy Hospital commercial……………Key Grip

                        2011 Casey’s General Store commercial…….Grip

                        2011 Democratic Nat’l Committee commercial…….Key                                                                     Grip                                                                                           
                       2010 Rockwell Collins infomercial…………………..Dolly Grip

                       2010 UNI Commercial …Such Video production…….Best Boy Grip

                       2010 Industrial Shoot….Wendling Quarry…………….Key Grip

                       2009 Kurt Warner ESPN Shoot……………………………..Electrician

                       2009 Grip 101 Davenport, Des Moines, and Council Bluffs….Teacher

                       2006 Super Bowl XLI…………………………………………….Grip

                       2006 Grassley  Campaign Shoot……………………………Grip

                       2006 Culver Campaign Shoot……………………………….Grip

                       2004 Bush/Chaney Political Event…….Production Coordinator

                       2004 Kerry/Edwards Political Event….Production Coordinator

                      2001 University of Iowa Hospitals…commercial….. Dolly Grip

                     2000 “St. Lukes”Palmar Productions….commercial...Grip

                      1999 Kansas City Jazz Festival ……………………….Roof Set-up

                      1999 Orbit Productions UIHC Commercial……….Grip

                      1998 Bridgebuilder Production “Mercy Medical” Commercial…. Grip

                      1994 “The Road” film shoot………………….Crew Supervisor

                      1993 Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour…….Crew Supervisor

                      1991 Pfeifer-Lopes “Honey Gold Wheaties” commercial … Grip

                      1991 Berkofsky-Barrett “Flora Range” commercial………Grip

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