Dan Culhane Named Technical Business Development Manager at SECOA

SECOA Inc. has named Dan Culhane to the newly created post of technical business development manager. His new responsibilities involve strengthening the company'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, he will focus on providing technical solutions both for projects in early planning stages and other industry wide challenges.

Culhane was previously manager of the engineering department. Currently serving on the board of directors for USITT, he 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.