Our Team

Our reputation has been our foundation, and our best interest has always been providing what’s best for you. For over a decade, we have been growing from a single attraction provider to a multi-attraction company built on providing innovative and quality products and services. Our staff is a gifted collection of designers, artists, sculptors, craftsmen, technicians and fabricators who are committed to bringing inspiring ideas to life. We are here to help and look forward to working with you.

Management Department

Jeff Schilling, President (AKA: Chief Architect of Experiences)
Skype: jeffschilling1
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An experienced veteran of the design, fabrication, and creation of themed environments and attractions for nearly 20 years, Jeff started this company on a mission to deliver the WOW Effect one client at a time. As an innovator of new products, he plans the overall direction for the company and guides his Team with a unique blend of steady leadership, witty humor, unsinkable determination, and endless creativity to ensure the client's needs are met on time and on budget. As an investor and consultant in various businesses as well as an author, speaker, and board member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Mr. Schilling is always looking for opportunities to grow the company and provide the very best for his clients.

Armando Lanuti, VP of Sales (AKA: Creative Experience Broker)
Skype: armando.lanuti
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Armando oversees our client management team and is generally the first point of contact many speak with when requesting information from us. He has extensive product knowledge and can help guide you to the information you need to make a better informed decision for your project. As a past facility operator and staff trainer, he knows the challenges you face and the decisions that are before you. This makes him uniquely qualified to be on the front line and provide relevant insights as you explore the possibilities in working with us and the great solutions we offer.

Kimberly Schilling, VP of Operations (AKA: Facilitator of Fun)
Skype: kimbatoast
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Kimberly keeps the place humming with her checks and balances on the operations of the company. She assists in taking care of our clients, partners and our team members. Building relationships and helping make sure we have a little fun along the way while keeping an eye on our vision, our mission and our values is what keeps her busy throughout the year.

Danny Gruening, Project Manager (AKA: Ambassador of Adventures)
Skype: danny.gruening
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Danny is responsible for coordinating and managing the flow of a project through the various stages with our clients. He takes care of our clients by helping answer the important questions that come up during the construction phase of their projects to minimize the learning curve and get them from concept to completion without delay. He also utilizes his operations experience in entertainment facilities to provide insights and guidance when our clients are up and running.

Rachel Blacklidge, Executive Assistant
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Rachel ensures that every minute detail of our daily operations runs smoothly, efficiently, and like clockwork – which takes a Herculean effort each and every day. She manages the phones, books travel for our Team, handles client requests, fulfills orders, and much more.

Support Department

Jim Alley, Support Technician
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Jim takes care of all of our support for the various products we design and build. He assists clients with their questions and takes care of any repairs as required. With a background in computers and electronics, he is great at keeping everything up and running.

Graphics Department

David Haas, Project Manager
David leads the department responsible for concept development, 3D object modeling, and thematic signage. He’s literally brimming with creativity and brings a lot of personality to his work, whether it’s inside the production studio or on-site at the project space. In addition to managing the process that breathes life into our clients’ ideas, he also manages the installation process at our client sites and ensures we achieve the intended results from concept to completion.

Doug Spencer, Illustrator
Taking our clients' ideas and creating conceptual imagery is Doug's talent. From rough sketches to colored renderings, he has an amazing ability to visualize what our clients are thinking and to help them make decisions about their theming. Doug is also responsible for turning the concept work on paper into physical sculptures (also called maquettes) that will be scanned by our 3D laser scanning equipment to literally turn our clients' dreams into reality.

Wood Department

Japheth Cox, Carpenter
Japheth leads the team of craftsmen in the design, routing, construction, and finishing of our custom and production themed wood elements. Japheth has served in many capacities on both the production and installation sides, and continues our tradition of creating stunning visual elements for our clients around the world. He is also a father of 3 and woodworking hobbyist.

Sculpting Department

Grayson Kneisley, Sculptor
Grayson is one of the special ones around here that make dreams come true for our clients. He is one of those rare people who can look at a square block of foam and see a Da Vinci masterpiece inside. Even rarer, is his uncanny ability to reveal the masterpiece by carving, shaping, etching, and sanding the unwanted pieces away from it and showing us what was there all the time.

Paint Department

Michael Clement, Artist
A veteran artist for many years with an intense background in scenic design, 3D airbrushed artwork, and fine-detailed finishing, Mike helps to add color and realism to everything we create. He is another one of our dream-makers as he has a unique talent for understanding shapes, dimensions, colors, contrasts, shading and a multitude of other concepts that enable him to make the unreal look real and the unbelievable to look believable.

Matthew Hirons, Artist
Matt has an eye for detail and a creative mind that helps drive innovative and unique ideas into the paint we apply. He helps transport a prop from its raw stage to a finished state using an array of colors and techniques to bring realism and wonder to the piece. As a finish painter, you will find him onsite many projects helping to tie in and transition areas to create 3D spaces from 2D walls.

Assembly Department

Troy Pruett, Jack of all trades
Serving the company on both the production and installation sides, Troy oversees the department responsible for the final assembly, wrapping, storage, and shipping of all themed elements and props. As an on-site project manager, he works closely with our clients to ensure the installation process occurs seamlessly and exceeds expectations. Troy’s friendly personality and positive approach to taking on challenges is an inspiration to everyone.

Chan Ferriera, Fabricator
Chan is a master of all trades as he works in various areas as required to get a project from start to completion. He is famous for his statement "Boom Done" as he strives to ensure things are completed in an efficient and timely manner. He helps to keep things organized and on track in our shipping department and you'll find him at times on a project installation. He is a great asset to our team and a pleasure to work with.

James Vititoe, Fabricator
James assists in many aspects and he currently splits his time amongst the wood and assembly departments where he helps construct the various props and checks them for quality. He does what it takes to get a project done and has a great inner strength that he brings to his work. You'll find him on many installs or behind the wheel transporting a special prop or attraction across the country to meet a deadline.

From Our Clients

"We had so much success with our themed laser tag adventure, that we knew we wanted Creative Works back to design and theme our new laser maze attraction. The end result was fantastic." - Ray David, Pietro's Pizza, OR - For more click here
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