Dan Culhane, new technical business development manager at SECOA

Dan Culhane will take on the newly created role of technical business development manager at SECOA. Culhane was previously manager of the engineering department. In his new position Culhane will focus on outreach to theatre consulting and architectural companies, providing technical solutions for their projects.

SECOA announces Dan Culhane Takes on New Role as Technical Business Development Manager

CHAMPLIN, Minnesota (2 January 2012)  SECOA Inc. has named Dan Culhane to the newly created post of Technical Business Development Manager.  His new responsibilities involve strengthening SECOA’s outreach to the consulting and architectural communities that design and construct performing arts facilities.  Acting as a key liaison between SECOA and other providers of design services, Dan will focus on providing technical solutions both for projects in early planning stages and other industry wide challenges.

Culhane, previously Manager of the Engineering Department, brings to the new position a wealth of expertise and years of building industry relationships. Currently serving on the Board of Directors for USITT, Dan is actively involved in the development of ANSI Standards for the Entertainment Industry.  He is an ETCP Certified Theatrical Rigger and a member of the PLASA Rigging Working Group, for which he chairs the task group on the manufacture of chain hoists.  Currently, he also is a member of the PLASA Stage Lift working group engaged in writing a standard for orchestra pit lifts.

Prior to joining SECOA, Culhane was Technical Director for the Guthrie Theater and The Children’s Theatre Company.  He has an MFA in Theatre Technology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a BA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Please contact Dan as a source of expert technical information and creative problem solving for projects in any stage of development.  Dan can be reached at 763.506.8885, 800.328.5519 and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more info about SECOA, please visit www.secoa.com.