Eric Hanson
Contact
Office Phone: 224-220-0022
Mobile Phone: 847-370-0601
Location
90 Rawls Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018-1327
Director, Business Development
Based in Chicago, Eric Hanson develops lighting, audio, projection, and scenic solutions for clients in every type of market served by PRG. His more than 20 years of entertainment technology experience covers a wide range of applications, including trade show exhibits, corporate and special events, automotive shows, concert tours, television & film productions, sports entertainment, and permanent lighting installations.
Eric graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor of science degree in 1983. His first job out of college was fabricating par cans and truss for a Chicago lighting company. When he had a chance to join the company’s concert touring staff, he knew right away he had chosen the right career path. In the ensuing years, Eric worked his way up from the position of lighting technician to general manager at three Chicago-area lighting companies. Before joining PRG in 2002, Eric was serving as the national director of tradeshow market business development for one of PRG’s multinational competitors.
Highlights of Eric’s career include supporting concert tours for Eddie Money, Rickie Lee Jones, George Thorogood, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Bob Seger and Foreigner. He has also supported feature films such as Poltergeist and Blue Chips, special events such as the 1994 World Cup Celebration and 1996 Democratic National Convention, trade shows for General Motors, Xerox and Toshiba, and corporate events for IBM, General Motors, and Hewlett Packard.
Outside of PRG, Eric’s interests include playing ice hockey, water skiing, serving on the lighting team at his church, and spending time with his two children, Megan and Dylan, and his wife Lisa.