Reid SantaBarbara

Reid SantaBarbara began their career in 2006 as a Lighting Designer & ME at the Seattle Theatre Group, Moore Theatre. In 2013, they became Creative Director and Production Manager at Connors & Co. Events, Inc. That same year, they founded Reid Santabarbara Design (RSD), where they created novel approaches to design and management workflows. In 2015, they co-founded and became CEO of Ride-Show, a SaaS B2B advertising startup for the live event industry. In 2018, they became a Partner of Hotmax, LLC. In 2020, they became Co-founder & CEO of Odyssey, a streaming metaverse platform for brands to deliver high-visual fidelity virtual environments.

Reid SantaBarbara attended the University of Washington from 2011 to present, where they obtained a Professional & Continuing Education degree in Integrated Lighting Design.