About Lee Denhart

Hello, my name is Lee Denhart. I am the Field Sales Manager for Draper Inc. My purpose in posting to this blog is to share interesting stories and experiences relating to how our products and services impact you, so please share them with me!

A little about me…

I guess you could consider me a hometown boy in that I was born and raised in a small town 20 miles from Draper’s factory. In 1989, I joined Draper straight out of college as a Regional Sales Manager covering the upper Midwest. In 1993, I transitioned into a product management position and after five years was promoted to Field Sales Manager. For the past twelve years I have had the pleasure of supporting Draper’s Regional Sales Managers and getting to know many of you. Twenty-two years and counting… how time flies!

May
14

Bad Installs Don’t Make Me Laugh

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From time to time, we see evidence that someone has made a scary mistake when installing a Draper product. Our installation instructions are pretty detailed, because we want installers to know how to keep people safe. Scott Tiner is on the front lines in his work for Bates College. He wrote a piece for rAVe…
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Mar
26

Bald for Basketball

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At 6’5”, Chad Tabor, (our Texas Regional Sales Manager) is a load on the basketball court. I say this because I never hit my first free throw and always seem to end up on the “other” team when the Draper sales team hits the YMCA for our 6:00 am pick-up games. It delights Chad to…
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Feb
28

Live from the Digital Signage Expo: RAISE YOUR DISPLAYS!

TorkStar Utility Line Hoist, used here to support a projection screen.

Here’s an interesting guest post from Randy Reece, our AV Regional Sales Manager for the southwest US, and manager of our California office. Digital Signage is everywhere. In just a few short years signage displays have become so commonplace that we all expect to be informed, whether in a bank, retail store or restaurant. Many…
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Aug
21

Dealing with the “black bars” using your old 4:3 Projector and Screen

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Here’s an article that Ross Rhoades, regional sales manager for the south central area, wrote for a dealer newsletter. We liked it and wanted to share it with you as well. — Lee You may choose to keep the black bars on 4:3 sources, or decide to stretch or zoom that picture to fill the…
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Nov
30

Solutions That Rock Tour

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We want to invite everyone to join Draper and Christie Digital at the “Solutions That Rock” 2012 Tour Preview in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 13, 14, and 15. Randy Reece, our AV Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest, and manager of our West Coast sales office, has organized our participation. I asked him to share…
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Jul
21

The Logic Behind Draper’s Three Product Lines

Draper FlexShades in a conference room at 7 World Trade Center, New York.

People often wonder about the logic, or lack thereof, behind Draper’s three seemingly disparate product lines – projection screens, window shades and gymnasium equipment. As is often the case, there is more to this story than meets the eye. Window shades and projection screens, although used for entirely different purposes, are fairly similar in terms…
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Jun
09

Here We Go Again…

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People often say it’s that time of year again… Whether it’s the kids going back to school, spring break (for those of us who travel), April 15th, or whatever else causes that punched in the stomach feeling, this phrase is usually a precursor to a shoulder shrug, a long sigh and a “here we go…
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