The Daktronics Experience

What happens when a new ballpark is built and a vision is realized from concept to first pitch? Justin and Matt were fortunate enough to hear this story from Seth Silber, Co-owner of the Fredericksburg Nationals, and Zhancheng Wu, Director of Productions. They talk about their love for baseball, building a ballpark and what they do with their equipment to create an exciting game-day experience.

• Fredericksburg Nationals Website: https://www.milb.com/fredericksburg
• Fredericksburg Nationals News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/fredericksburg-nationals-bring-new-visual-experience-with-daktronics-technology
• Daktronics Baseball User Group Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/events/baseball-user-group

Live Book is a product that can be a game-changer for your live event productions. Don’t just take our word for it because in this episode Parker Peltier, video coordinator for Southeastern Louisiana University’s Athletics Department, joins Justin and Matt to tell about his firsthand experience with the product.

• Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics Website: https://lionsports.net/
• Daktronics Live Book Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/software-and-controllers/show-control/show-control-live/live-book-gfx

As Daktronics continues to evolve and grow, the same is true for our Creative Services team. To hear about the changes and a few recent projects including Climate Pledge Arena and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), Justin and Matt are joined by Diane Gonzalez-Ferranti, Executive Producer of Daktronics Creative Services, and Mark Eisenstadt, Daktronics Professional Services Manager.

• Daktronics Creative Services Webpage: daktronics.com/creativeservices
• CCHA Podcast: http://podcast.daktronics.com/e/120-central-collegiate-hockey-association-and-live-book/
• Climate Pledge Arena: https://www.daktronics.com/news/daktronics-helps-climate-pledge-arena-release-the-event-day-excitement-for-seattle-kraken
• Forced Perspective Content: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/njm2pgk87m/cutsheet_forced-perspective

Sign codes, zoning and permits? There’s a lot going on behind the digital signs you see on a regular basis. To hear about those details, Justin and Matt are joined by Jen Clites and Shawna Hanson from Daktronics’ Sign Legislation team. They talk about LED signs in on-premise, off-premise and out-of-home applications, including some of the terminology, regulations and considerations that can go along with them.

• Daktronics Sign and Legislation Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/learning-and-resources/regulation-and-legislation

How can a uniform graphics package for streaming content help an entire conference? To find out, Justin and Matt are joined by Dominic Hennig, director of strategic communications and brand advancement at the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). This conversation covers their implementation of Daktronics Live Book, the resurgence of the CCHA and much more.

• CCHA Website: https://ccha.com/ 
• Daktronics Live Book Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/software-and-controllers/show-control/show-control-live/live-book-gfx 

Quite often, we hear that our people at Daktronics are great to work with and genuinely enjoy what they do. But to experience that firsthand, you might have to apply! Justin and Matt spoke with Leah Brink, HR recruiting and pipeline manager, to hear about the open career opportunities that Daktronics has to offer. This conversation covers the flexibility available in those positions and shifts, the wide variety of roles that are currently available and much more.

• Daktronics Jobs Website: www.daktronics.com/jobs
• Previous Episode with Leah: http://podcast.daktronics.com/e/24-careers-and-recruiting-at-daktronics-with-leah-brink/

Engineers design it, manufacturing puts it together, shipping delivers it and on-site installation takes place. Simple, right? Well, in this episode, Justin and Matt go behind the scenes with Brian Thompson, PTC’s CAD Division Vice President and General Manager, to talk about their software and products as well as the digital thread that ties the entire process together. It’s a bit more complicated and requires a lot of data. We also cover some advancements in technology for visualizing final products and other PTC software that Daktronics uses.

• PTC Website: ptc.com
• PTC Blog on Upward Compatibility: https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/cad/creo-upward-compatibility-cad-file-open-future
• Daktronics Blog on Using CAD with AR: https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/corporate/daktronics-whats-possible
• Podcast on Daktronics Installation at PTC Headquarters: http://podcast.daktronics.com/?s=DGI

Football is well underway in the 2021 season! To hear about it from a Daktronics perspective, Justin and Matt are joined by Will Ellerbruch, Daktronics national sales manager, and Kyle Sydow, Daktronics HSPR market manager. They talk about football season, new installations that can be experienced this year, trends they’re seeing in the marketplace and more.

• Football News Releases: https://www.daktronics.com/news?k=football 

When it's time for a baseball league's All-Star Game, the site and what it has to offer are extremely important. To hear more about the Mankato MoonDogs hosting the Northwoods League All-Star Game, Justin and Matt are joined by MoonDogs President Chris Goodell. They also cover video technology, how it's used, other events the ballpark hosts and Chris's involvement with the La Crosse Loggers. 

• Mankato MoonDogs Website: https://northwoodsleague.com/mankato-moondogs/ 
• Sideline Productions Episode: http://podcast.daktronics.com/e/105-bringing-displays-to-live-events-in-2021-with-nick-schmeichel/ 

What difference does a new video display make for the fan experience in Minor League Baseball? Duell Higbe, General Manager of the Sioux Falls Canaries, joins Justin and Matt to answer that question and much more in this episode.

• Sioux Falls Canaries Website: http://sfcanaries.com/