OWATONNA, MN – Wenger Corporation recently named Dale Hourlland Controls Engineering Manager for J.R. Clancy. Hourlland now leads the eight-person Controls team, which has over 100 years of combined theatre, technical and controls experience. Together, this team has completed dozens of projects from New York to Hong Kong.
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“Dale and this team’s experience and technical skill are unsurpassed in the performing arts space,” says Mark O’Donnell, J.R. Clancy General Manager. “This team is dedicated to providing outstanding innovation and service, which our customers have come to expect.”
Hourlland has been with J.R. Clancy since 2011, helping to build the Controls team and assist with the development and advancement of motion control systems. He was instrumental in the recent launch of the SceneControl®12, the newest addition to J.R. Clancy’s motion control offerings. As the Controls Engineering Manager, he will continue his work to develop the J.R. Clancy motion control systems and will remain an active resource for customers, specifiers, consultants and end users for SceneControl® systems and technology integration.
Prior to J.R. Clancy, Hourlland was Technical Director for the Weis Center for the Performing Arts and the Director of Performance Services at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Those roles introduced him to J.R. Clancy. During his time at Bucknell, Hourlland became a contract Controls Engineer for J.R. Clancy and was afforded the opportunity to train at J.R. Clancy headquarters in Syracuse, New York.
“After seven years at J.R. Clancy as a Controls Engineer, I am enjoying this new role to establish my team and am looking forward to what’s next in motion controls systems for our industry,” Hourlland says. “This team established numerous industry standards throughout the years and paved a path for future development. My expectations moving forward are to continue the legacy of the department and provide cutting-edge technology and exceptional service.”
Hourlland holds a BFA in Theatrical Design and Production from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Theatre Arts from The Pennsylvania State University. He has over thirty years of design and technical experience with lighting, audio, rigging, and staging that spans many segments of the entertainment industry including industrials, performing arts, legitimate theatre, rock and roll, and even the occasional circus.
