Dan Kent
CO-FOUNDER / CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
37+ Years Experience
Dan is an administrative/technical leader with broad experience and demonstrated leadership in running engineering teams and operations. Dependable and versatile in many fields, including engineering & project management, ride vendor evaluations, writing system specifications, contracts, and various types of proposals and presentations.
Participated in the overall process of opening seven (7) theme parks plus two (2) water theme parks totalling countless attractions throughout his 37+ year theme park career.
Key Projects -
- Add Title : Facility liaison between Maintenance & Operations teams at Disneyland (‘85 – ’88)
- Add Title : Managed the Walt Disney Imagineering SQS team at Disneyland (‘88 – ’92)
- Add Title : Managed the Disneyland Rivers of America upgrade project (‘91 – ’92)
- Add Title : Managed the Lost Continent engineering team to open UIOA (‘95 – ’99)
- Add Title : Managed the Performance Attractions Technical group to open USJ (‘99 – ’01)
- Add Title : Living With The Land refurbishment at EPCOT (2005)
- Add Title : Expedition Everest attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (2006)
- Add Title : Finding Nemo – The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (2007)
- Add Title : Yak & Yeti Restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (2007)
- Add Title : Member of Disney’s Animal Kingdom second gate design team (2008)
- Add Title : Director Ride & Show Engineering to open Universal Studios Singapore (‘09 – ’14)
- Add Title : Adventure Cove Water Theme Park Singapore (2011)
- Add Title : Chief Sustaining Engineering Dubai Parks & Resorts (‘14 – ’17)
- Add Title : Opening crew on Motiongate, Bollywood, Legoland, Legoland Water Park (’14 – ’17)
- Add Title : Director Engineering & Safety to open Universal Studios Resort Beijing (‘17 – ’21)
- Add Title : Co-Founder/Executive Technical Director of K2 Amusement Technology Pte Ltd (2022 – Present)
- Add Title : Directed removal of 41 animated figures at a Universal Studios Singapore attraction (2022)