<p>Sorry to be a bit of a grouch on a small point made by a poster, but personally, I loathe the term “techie”. It feels diminishing and too cutesy. The proper term is tech or designer, or Stage Manager. These are serious career paths and the people who consider themselves to be professionals in this area are rather intense folks, at least outside of high school, and do not generally refer to themselves that way, IMHO</p>