NICO CABALQUINTO

PROFILE

Creative engineer and lighting designer with a background in LED systems, live performance, and fabricated installations. Experienced in designing, programming, and integrating lighting across exhibitions, stage productions, and site-specific environments, with a hands-on approach from prototyping through installation.

EXPERIENCE

NEWLAB

Product Realization Specialist, June 2024 - Present

• Supported startups in moving from concept to functional prototype through hands-on digital fabrication

• Provided tool training and one-on-one guidance, empowering members to safely and effectively use advanced fabrication equipment

• Delivered in-house fabrication and design support

CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH

Production and Facilities Manager, May 2023 - February 2025

• Plan, design, and implement technical production for CPR's curated public programs, including performances, film projects, workshops, classes, and other events.

• Advise and support CPR's Technical Residency program and collaborating artists on-site.

• Manage production equipment inventory, hire and supervise contract Production Coordinators, and maintain CPR's facility according to systems, guidelines, and protocols.

32 Sounds

Lighting Director, September 2022 - Present

• Direct stage crew to focus lighting fixtures for live performance of documentary film

• Operate ETC Ion Lighting console and call show cues to create live light scenes

Scenic Fabrication Design Shop

Creative Engineer, February 2022 - December 2022

• Conduct research and develop LED technological solutions for large scale installations

• Design, prototype, and implement fabrication methods for LED sculptures

• Program and create custom software to animate high volume of addressable LEDs

NYU Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program

Postdoctoral Artist in Residence, August 2021 - September 2022

• Empower current students with fabrication, LED technology and audiovisual support

• Provide critical feedback and guidance for thesis project explorations

• Support faculty lesson plans through supplemental production workshops

FUTURE COLOSSAL

Physical Technologist, August 2021 - Present

• Consult LED technologies and approaches for multiple high-budget productions

• Design and program madMapper software to drive interactive LED installations

• Fabricate and install site-specific installations

Leo Villareal Studio

Technical Project Manager, January 2019 - January 2020

• Fabricate, assemble, and program large-scale LED artworks for museums, galleries and collectors

• Record each step in the creation of an artwork and ensure the artwork is properly documented in studio's archive; create and maintain BOMs for active projects

• Write technical specifications that convey the minimum performance requirements for artworks that are being specified

• Assist with the specification and configuration of artwork control computers and serve as systems administrator ensuring hardware and software are compatible

EDUCATION

New York University: Tisch School of the Arts, Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Program: Interactive Telecommunication Program

New York University: Tisch School of the Arts, June 2018
Program: Interactive Telecommunication Program Camp

New York City College of Technology, September '17 - June '18
Major: Emerging Media Technology / Entertainment Technology

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Aug ’08 – Jan ‘11    
Major: Visual Arts, Photography / Minor: Art History