leonard pickel, innovator, designer. teacher, leader

LEONARD PICKEL

Innovator Builder Leader

Illustrator Speaker Creator

Inventor Writer Owner

Coordinator Designer Historian

Architectural

DesignerLeonard began his career with over 10 years of architectural detailing, design, site layout work as well as construction project management .

His design portfolio includes single and multi family residential, hotels, prisons, car dealerships, and urban design.

Hotel Concept

Experience:Job CaptainProject ManagerDesignerRendererModel Maker

Education:Architectural Design,Texas A&M University

Sketchup Model

AutoCAD Floor PlanResidential Design

CommercialInstitutionalResidentialLeisureUrban DesignHistoric Preservation

Cowan House, Dallas, TXDesign and Construction Documents for:

Unit Floor Plan

Residential Apartment Design

Site Plan

Evermore Park Design, Salt Lake City, UT

Evermore Park Façade Detail

Amusement Park Design

Trinity Lake Site Analysis, Dallas, TX

Urban Design

Attraction

Designer

“Nightscares” Portable Tent Attraction

A dark attraction industry icon, Leonard has designed and installed chilling attractions around the world.

From permanent installations to moveable tents and eye-catching facades to terrifying interiors, Leonard is unrivaled in his experience and execution of unforgettable attractions.

Portable Tent Attraction, Buck Hill, MN

AutoCAD Elevation

Walk Though Attraction Design

AutoCAD Floor Plan

Mirror Maze Design

Mirror Maze Design: Ocean Park, Hong Kong

“Dino Terror” Inflatable Walk-Through

Inflatable Design

Museum Design

“Pirates: Legends of the Gulf Coast” Exhibit

Queen Ann Facade

AutoCAD Elevation

3D Sketchup Model

Façade Design

Sketchup Model, “Bethlem Sanatorium” Australia

Façade Design

Completed Façade

Illustrator

and Artist

Marker Rendering - Downtown Lake Project, Dallas TX

With over 30 years of concept and construction documentation experience, Leonard possesses the vision and skills to bring your themed attraction to life.

An accomplished artist and draftsmen, Leonard offers a full range of sketching, rendering, and modeling through multiple mediums.

“Dino Terror” Inflatable Concepts

Concept Sketching

Concept Sketches

Marker Sketches

Facade Concept to Working Drawing

Hand Sketch and 2D CAD Drafting

Prop Assembly Drawings

2D CAD Drafting

Illusion

Designer

Endless Hallway – “Area 51: Scare Zone”

With new twists on classic illusions and creative concepts, Leonard continues to enhance and stretch the envelope of possibilities in visual design.

Among his many innovations are space saving museum exhibits and creepy, dark deceptions for haunted attractions.

Forced Perspective Façade

Forced Perspective

Pepper’s Ghost Illusion Blue Room Illusion

Reflection Illusions

Pit Illusion - Playboy Mansion, CA Mirror Illusion – Lizzie Borden Museum: Salem, MA

Blue Room Illusion – “Dr. Evil’s” Charlotte, NC

Mirror Illusions

Industry

ExpertLeonard has been shaping the haunted attraction industry for over three decades through innovative design and concepts.

He possesses the experience to take any attraction to the next level and his insights are in constant demand across the country for articles and as a featured public speaker.

“Frightmares” Detail

Renowned Speaker

o Themed Attraction Design

o Increasing Attraction Though-put

o Opening Your First Haunted Attraction

o Effective Scare Techniques

o Special Amusement Building Design Code Compliance

Leonard has spoken at every major industry convention including IAAPA.

Writer

o Creative Storylines

o Technical Writing

o Publication Editor

o Museum Research/Descriptions

Leonard was Founder and Editor of Haunted Attraction Magazine for 50 issues.

Leonard has written articles for industry and national publications. His insight into the amusement industry is sought out by reporters and clients alike.

o Travel Channel’s “Making Monsters”

o Chiller’s “The American Scream”

o Martha Stewart’s “Halloween Special”

o America’s Best Haunted Houses

o Travel Channel’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Special

Leonard was honored with a question using his name in the Millennium Edition of the game Trivial Pursuit, as well as a question on the television game show Jeopardy.

Television Consultant

Achievements:

o Founder and Editor in Chief of Haunted Attraction Magazine 1994 - 2009

o Founded the International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA)

o Created the Haunt Industry’s First Convention -Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon)

o 2009 Life Time Achievement award by the International Association of Haunted Attractions(IAHA)

Previous Clients

o Madison Square Garden

o Universal Studios Florida

o Ocean Park

o SCREAMS Terror Park

o Playboy Mansion Halloween Party

o Six Flags St Louis

o Six Flags Great America

o Six Flags Over Texas

o Six Flags Over Georgia

o Six Flags AstroWorld

o Kentucky Kingdom

CONTACT

Leonard Pickel972-951-5100

leonardpickel@gmail.com

www.hauntrepreneurs.com

Winter Garden, Florida

Job History and References

Available on Request