GoVision LLC [1], a premier provider of large-scale LED video displays, this week announced several important new hires and promotions at its national headquarters.
Key additions to the team include:
- Kollin Padon, Director, Project Management – Fixed Installation – Padon brings nearly a decade of experience in the electrical field, most recently at Power Design. He became the youngest superintendent at the company at age 28 and was named an “Electrical All-Star Under 30” through EC&M.
- Mike Kaplanek, Director of Events – Kaplanek began freelancing for GoVision in 2015 after spending 20 years in the construction industry in various roles. He became the lead tech on ESPN College GameDay for GoVision in 2018 and added SEC Nation responsibilities in 2022. He was hired full-time in January and was promoted to director in September.
- Jack Williams, Project Manager – Golf – Prior to joining GoVision, Williams worked in event management for Perfect Game Midwest, where he was responsible for staffing, marketing and organizing premier baseball and softball tournaments. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 2020, where he was a member of the Jayhawks football team.
- Jake Terrell, Design and Technical Manager – Golf – Terrell also began working at GoVision in a freelance capacity shortly after graduating from the University of North Texas in 2017. He joined the company as a full-time field tech in 2018 and in 2023 moved to the Golf Division to lead production and content.
- Abby Williams, Sales and Marketing Coordinator – Williams is currently finishing her Master’s degree studies in Sport Administration from Arkansas State University. She previously interned with Five Tool Baseball and The Ripken Experience, where she worked in elite youth baseball.
- Coleman Fish, Sales Development Representative – Fish began his professional career at Learfield’s National Sales Center where he worked on major collegiate sporting events including NCAA March Madness, Frozen Four and the men’s and women’s College World Series. His primary responsibilities at GoVision include sales development, account management and marketing, with a focus on the company’s regional events and fixed installations.
- Matt Williams, Service – Williams began working as an LED technician in 2016 as a stagehand, building displays for touring acts. He joined GoVision’s events team in 2018, constructing LED screens for concerts and golf tournaments. He later moved into Quality Control, arming him with invaluable experience troubleshooting and servicing LED displays.
- Jacob Delao, Jr., Repair Services – Delao joins GoVision after serving in the United States Marine Corps as a Tactical Air Operations/Air Defense Systems Technician, including posts in Norway and Lithuania.
- Devin St. John, Site Coordinator – A proud graduate of the University of North Texas, St. John worked with GoVision from 2017-2020 and intermittently from late 2020 to 2023, joining the company full-time this year.
- Cooper Curtis, Field Service Technician – Curtis previously worked in operations for the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament and in event service at the Fort Worth Boat Club.
“GoVision is dramatically expanding our service operations and national reach, so we’ve been assembling talented professionals to ensure we can meet the increasing demand for our state-of-the-art mobile and fixed-installation LED video display technologies,” said Chris Curtis, GoVision’s CEO & Partner. “We are incredibly proud to have attracted each of these amazing men and women to our team, and know that they will be integral to our continued success in the years ahead.”