Charles S Shoemaker, Cloud Industries President, President Cinematown
Cinematown USA is a plan Chuck has pursued for nearly 2 years to bring top quality theatres to midsize and small markets. Charles S. Shoemaker is the second generation in his family to work in the theatre business. He began his professional career in the projection booth and worked as a projectionist in the Kansas City area. Then he joined Commonwealth Theatres, Inc. as a national engineer responsible for building new and refurbishing theatres nationwide including projection, drapes, seating and concessions. Following Commonwealth, Chuck joined Ballantyne of Omaha/Strong International as National Customer Service/Technical Sales and was responsible for setting up the Customer Service Department and establishing the Pre-Wire Department. Then Chuck was recruited by Kerasotes Theatres and was in charge of Facilities Maintenance. From there he joined Ultratech, Inc., where he has overseen nearly 100 new theatre screens and nearly 80 rehabs and SDDS updates. In addition to being in charge of special projection for NATO/SHOWEST for 12 years, he has worked on projects for AMC, Cineplex Odeon, Carmike, Act 3, UA, Kerasotes, Sun-Dance Studios, HARPO Studios and the Walt Disney Company. Today Chuck is head of Outside Sales for Big Sky Industries, Inc., as well as Cloud Industries, which he and his wife Mary own. Now with this specialized team of top quality companies, we are ready to go!
With 30 years in the construction industry, Sheldon made a commitment to quality customer service and helping clients meet their needs long ago. Starting in residential construction and slowly moving into commercial building, he has concentrated only on commercial building since the mid-eighties. Commitment to meeting schedules and budgets has kept many repeat customers through the years. The focus has been in cinema theaters, retail, restaurants and tenant improvement projects. Sheldon has constructed projects across the The work has been accomplished across 36 states. Work has been completed for every type of retail – from big box clients to highly finish build outs. Restaurants of every type – from full service free standing to sandwich shops. Movie theatres – over 150 screens built – from free standing multiplexes to stadium conversions and remodels of existing. Sheldon has headed up program build outs for clients such as Sprint. His staff handled over 180 new Sprint PCS Retail Stores in a little over 18 months, accounting for $26,000,000 in volume, with as many as 15 stores spread over 8 to 10 states simultaneously. Sheldon's commitment to clients and his ability to meet the project goals have resulted in many of our clients returning for their construction needs. Sheldon is proud of his association with Dan Lowe, founder of RED Development. Sheldon built Dan’s first “Life Style” center in Wichita, KS in 1990, Bradley Fair, and Dan has gone on to become a major force in retail development for “Life Style” centers throughout the Midwest. Sheldon has been involved in over $20,000,000 of Dan Lowe’s developments over the years.
Began BIG SKY after spending twelve years as Sales Manager, then Vice President/ General Manager for the Xetron division of Neumade Products. During this period, time was spent in customer meetings as well as in projection booths; leading to a comprehensive knowledge of what goes on in the field. Prior to this time, Mark served as General Manager for a concession company in Arizona and on the dealer level for Pacific Theatre Equipment in San Francisco. Mark has served as a TEA board member and a regular at industry golf outings and ski trips
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Sheldon Oxner, CRR Builders President, 
Mark Smith, Big Sky Industries President, VP Finance Cinematown
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