Mondavi Center
Niels Larsen possesses extensive experience in both the technical and performing arts sectors. As a Scene Technician at Mondavi Center since November 2015, Niels specializes as a Deck Electrician and Production Electrician, alongside Deck Audio responsibilities. Concurrently, Niels has been a Stage Hand at Three Stages and a Set Designer at Larsen Stage Craft since March 2013, focusing on set and lighting design for theater productions. Previous experience includes a notable tenure at Hewlett Packard from January 1979 to January 2012, where Niels held various engineering roles, leading a team to develop a global test control system and designing automatic control systems for testing server boards. Niels's career began in the US Navy from January 1971 to January 1977 as an Operations Specialist aboard USS Midway and in staff roles in the San Francisco Bay area and Pearl Harbor. Niels holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology and an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Industrial Electronics Technology from Cal Poly State University.
Mondavi Center
Our Mission: Illuminate. Educate. Connect. Our Vision: A campus and community where the arts are an indispensable part of everyday life for all. The Mondavi Center explores the full range of the performing arts, from the traditional to the innovative, and from diverse cultures and disciplines through presentation, education, public service, and research. As part of the UC Davis mission as a land grant university, the Mondavi Center provides outstanding cultural programming, support for the University’s academic departments, and a professional laboratory to train students in the performing arts. The Mondavi Center is committed to maintaining state-of-the art, world-class performance facilities and providing the highest quality experience for both artists and audiences. Our mandate is to maintain a balance between our regional responsibility, fiscal responsibility, artistic integrity, and the educational mission of the University of California.