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Michael Thayer is an accomplished entertainment production manager and lighting director, currently serving as the owner of Michael Thayer Productions, Inc. since April 2008. Michael has an extensive background in special events, having worked as a senior technical director for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Performance Stage and as an event producer for Jaguarā€™s Tribute to Style in Beverly Hills. Additional notable roles include production stage manager for the Beverly Hills Walk Of Fashion and Beverly Hills on Ice, as well as master electrician for the Elton John Academy Awards Party. In addition to these roles, Michael has been the production manager for Top Rank Boxing since March 2015 and has held positions at PSAV as a lighting designer and programmer since 2005, and as senior director of operations at Litewerks of California from 2001 to 2009. Michaelā€™s career began in marketing and advertising at ELS from 1998 to 2001, following studies at Ohlone College from 1993 to 1998.