67 Presenters
Presenters and Speakers
Builders, chemists, display operators, historians and teachers who share what they know at WPA events and Pyro Tech Talks.
- Jim Acker Jim has been actively working in the pyro industry for over thirty years. He holds outdoor and indoor...
- Kief Adler Kief Adler has served the WPA as Board President, Western WinterBlast Chair and Co-Chair, and numerous...
- Rich Bader
- Noye Balmer III "Formally the pink hat tester at posh country western bar in Denver, Noye has dedicated the rest of his...
- Matthew Bergondo Matthew Bergondo, the founder of Tru Patriot CPR, brings a lifetime of dedication and expertise in...
- Tom BetGeorge Tom BetGeorge is an internationally acclaimed lighting designer and the founder of Magical Light Shows,...
- Tom Calderwood Tom got hooked on pyro when he was given a (stolen) pack of Black Cats at age 8. He soon discovered Estes...
- Pyro Pete Cappadocia
- Leo and Silas Covarrubias Pyros from Phoenix Arizona. Fell in love with all things fireworks from a young age in California. Got...
- J. Scott Danielson
- Mark Devon Mark Devon graduated from University of Michigan BSEE '78 and MSEE '80. He has worked as a HW/RF engineer...
- DJ Dutra 2026 Chair & Pyro Nerd
- Farns Farnsworth Welcome to PyroCrate Fireworks—your neighborhood go-to for unforgettable celebrations. We’re a true...
- Fireworks America
- Darrell Fiss Darrell Fiss gained most of his Safety knowledge by accident. At age 6, he experimented with fire in the...
- Friends of Bill
- Ron Fuchs Master Head Pyro, Fireworks Productions of Arizona
- Mike Garrett Mike has been intrigued by the beauty and ephemeral nature of fireworks for as long as he can remember....
- Mike Gerson Mike Gerson started his fireworks career as a part time crew member before obtaining his operators’...
- Zachary Gilbert Zach Gilbert is the Manager of Customer Operations at COBRA Firing Systems. With a passion for...
- Katie Gromlovits “Pyro Katie” has been practicing and touring with fire dance for over fifteen years and has been featured...
- Martin Hildeberg Martin, a well-known Swedish pyro, has been fascinated by fireworks since the age of 7. He has worked all...
- Invention Incarnate @InventionIncarnate (Tim Koehn) is a self-taught pyrotechnician, former paramedic and carpenter who just...
- The Jackalopes About the Jackalopes... If you ever wondered if them wabbits with horns are for real, wonder no more....
- Michelle Joye
- Dominykas Juknelevicius Dominykas was born in 1991 in Vilnius, Lithuania. He studied chemistry and did his bachelor's, master's...
- Lynden King Lynden King was first introduced to fireworks displays by John Sullivan of the old California Fireworks...
- Lake Havasu Sea Scouts
- Josh Lazarus Josh Lazarus is a licensed display and special effects technician in multiple jurisdictions, having worked...
- Kurt Medlin Kurt Medlin first began trying to make fireworks around age 10 (with the patient tolerance of his mother...
- Vijay Mepani Vijay Mepani has been with CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal for 11 years. For a few years he...
- Dennis Miele Dennis Miele got his start in fireworks in 2001 helping a study group friend with a hand-fired 4th of July...
- Matthew Nubbe Matthew is a jack of all trades engineer/scientist with an interest in pyro, especially colored methanol flames
- Gina Papini Victor and Gina Papini work on several pyro crews at night and by day are both retired and run a...
- Tom Perigrin Tom Perigrin, aka Dr Dan Dolata, is a retired professor of chemistry who has worked with fireworks and...
- Caleb Phillips Caleb Phillips has been with CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal for 3 and a half years. He has...
- Tom and Eunice Pingenot
- Precision Fireworks, LLC / Precision Drones, Inc. Precision Fireworks, LLC is based out of Era, Texas, and we offer fireworks and pyrotechnics for all...
- Peggy Purner
- PyroCrate Fireworks Welcome to PyroCrate Fireworks—your neighborhood go-to for unforgettable celebrations. We’re a true...
- PyroLand Fireworks
- David Rippe David was just a little tyke when he tried to burn down the house. Mom and Dad were pissed. Years later...
- Lonny Ross Lonny is a passionate pyrotechnician with over 40 years of experience, licensed at both the state and...
- Jon Salzman Jon Salzman has been an avid lover of all things pyro his entire life and a regular PGI and WPA attendee....
- Terrie Schweitzer
- Will Scott
- Skylighter
- Pyro Spectaculars With an iron-clad commitment to highest level of service to our customers and all governing fire...
- Chris Spurrell
- John Steinberg MD John Steinberg, principal author of the PGI Shooters Certification course textbook, has been a licensed...
- Bill Stevenson By day, Bill is a software project manager building operating systems in Silicon Valley. In his free time,...
- Violet Stevenson Violet Stevenson is a 7th grader at Harker Middle School in San Jose, CA. She has been attending Western...
- Barry Sturman Barry became interested in fireworks in England, at the age of four years, when his dad brought home a big...
- Daniel Suttkus Daniel Suttkus has maintained a CDL since 1985, accumulating over 3 million accident-free miles on the...
- Acacia Tanner Acacia Tanner is the wife of David Tanner (aka Redbeard Pyro) and the mother of two amazing kids Evia and...
- David Tanner
- Aurora Tershel I am a full-time traveling teen who’s been homeschooled for the entirety of my education. My dad and I...
- Garrett Tershel I’ve been a full-time RVer since 2016, traveling the country with my wife and our two daughters. That...
- Gregory Thomas Greg is a pyrotechnician with Fireworks Productions of Arizona.
- Michael Tockstein Having an absolute fascination with fireworks and an interest in electronics since he was a kid, Mike...
- Eric Tucker 1974 to 1985 Theater, Stage Management, Lighting Design, Music Production, Television Production and...
- Jesse Veverka Jesse Veverka was trained as an aerospace engineer and worked as a financial analyst on Wall Street before...
- Ellen Webb Ellen started out in Pyro as so many here do, at a very young age, sneaking supplies from dad's garage or...
- Kerry Welty President of Fireworks Productions of Arizona
- Jesse Williams Precision Fireworks, LLC is based out of Era, Texas, and we offer fireworks and pyrotechnics for all...
- Ocean Williams Ocean Williams is a pyrochemist who fell in love with the hobby ever since a young age. He has taken this...
- Stephen Yoss, Jr Stephen M. Yoss brings over two decades of pyrotechnic excellence to every display, having orchestrated...
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