WHOCO Announces Promotions and AdditionsWHOCO Lighting and Controls Inc. announces the promotion of Todd Bradsby to director of inside sales. Bradsby has been an inside sales/associate at W.H. Onley Co. for the past ten years. Prior to moving to North Carolina, he worked in quotations for Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) in Middleton, Wisconsin for nearly a decade, providing accurate quotations to rep agencies around the country for the company. Bradsby's ability to perform project takeoffs and filter specifications is unmatched, and he makes sure specifier's projects are quoted as designed. He holds two MFA degrees (lighting and in scenic design), and is a major asset to the WHOCO team. Noah Trimner joins WHOCO as lighting and controls specialist. A lighting design graduate of the UNC School of the Arts, Trimner brings to the team a strong background in lighting systems, controls integration, and project management. He has helped design and implement large "park-wide" control systems, globally, for some of the world's largest theme parks. Providing project support and product information to specifiers, systems integrators, and consultants, Trimner also heads up product education for WHOCO. He provides product assistance and training to contractors and end-users throughout the construction process, and his level-three EOS programming status and Paradigm knowledge allows him to help lighting designers implement the final looks of their designs. Kaitlin Gill Rider joins the WHOCO team as specifier relationship specialist/outside sales. She will be working directly with specifiers to help them create design solutions and support their project needs. Rider holds a BFA in technical design and production, with a concentration in lighting design from UNC, Greensboro. While at UNCG, Rider interned as the lead lighting technician for the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. After graduation, Rider worked as a production technician at The State U. of New York at Buffalo for three years. Returning to North Carolina, she served as production coordinator for lighting manufacturer ENTTEC Americas, LLC, and on worked on the specification sales team at the lighting representative agency, QLS. As a freelance designer, Rider has also worked for various local and regional theatre companies. This is an exciting time for WHOCO as the company continues to grow, helping the specifiers and dealers in their territory put together great projects. ![](/std_images/blank.gif)
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