About

My name is Trini - I'm an LA-based lighting designer & technician. I am driven to create immersive experiences and tell impactful stories.

I currently work for Disney Imagineering as an intern on their Show Lighting Design team, and am open to collaborations with others in the greater LA area. I’ve lit a wide variety of spaces: from 1500-seat proscenium stages, to 60-seat black box theaters, and 16-seat found spaces. I believe that good shows can happen anywhere, and that flexibility and kindness are the most effective tools a collaborator can have!

In my Design degree at Stanford, I studied human-centered strategies. With the Theater and Performance Studies department, I built the technical skills to shape light in ways that are clear, meaningful, and beautiful. I also previously worked at the Designing Education Lab in the Stanford Center for Design Research, promoting accessibility for blind and low-vision students, and the Stanford Scene Shop, supporting electrics and scenic construction.

I would love to collaborate with you on the lighting for your project. Please feel free to reach out!

    • AutoCAD and Revit (basics)

    • Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

    • Theatrical control systems (EOS, QLab)

    • Interactive Text (Twine)

    • 3D modeling (Vectorworks, Blender)

    • Wireframing (Figma)

    • Physical construction (woodworking, laser cutting, rapid prototyping)

    • Front-end application programming (Python, React.js)

    • Accessibility frameworks (Universal Design for Learning, Ability-Based Design, co-design)

    • 2026 Stanford Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts; for excellence in artistic composition

    • 2026 Stanford TAPS Alexander Stewart Prize for Contribution to Production

    • 2025 ETC Fred Foster Mentorship Awardee - Lighting Design

    • 2024 VPUE Stem Fellowship; competitive application process. Received $7,500 in funding to conduct design research.

    • Presented “Enhancing Digital Accessibility: Co-Design for Blind and Low Vision Engineering Students”

      • Mechanical Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Institute Poster Presentation – Stanford University — Aug 24

    • Presented “Co-Designing an Accessible Electronic Circuit Simulator for Blind and Low Vision Learners”

      • Stanford Symposia of Undergraduate Research and Public Service (SURPS) — Oct 24