Herschend Family Entertainment
Kevin Russell has over 30 years of work experience in engineering and maintenance roles. Kevin most recently worked as the Corporate Director of Maintenance and Engineering at Herschend Family Entertainment, where they provided engineering support for ride control and safety systems and assisted with maintenance and safety issues for amusement ride systems. Prior to that, they held positions at Babcock Power, Altran Solutions, Paramount Parks, Poma of America, Arrow Dynamics, and Hill Air Force Base, where they gained extensive experience in senior project engineering, control systems management, electrical engineering, and construction management.
Kevin Russell attended Casper College from 1980 to 1983, where they obtained an Associate of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Kevin then went on to enroll at the University of Wyoming from 1983 to 1986, where they earned their Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Additionally, Kevin has obtained two certifications: the CMSE® - Certified Machinery Safety Expert from TÜV NORD and the Licensed Professional Engineer from the State of North Carolina. However, specific details regarding the months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.
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Herschend Family Entertainment
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Herschend is the parent company for a family of entertainment brands with a collective vision and mission of bringing families closer together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating®. The company’s roots date back to 1950 when the Herschend family founded their first attraction, a small cave tour in Branson, Mo., which later expanded into the famed Silver Dollar City®. Today, Herschend is recognized as the largest family-owned themed attractions organization in the US., with 11,000+ employees across 26 properties that collectively entertain more than 14 million guests annually. The company’s more than 70 years of success is a credit to the deep-rooted culture of “Love in Action,” built on the Herschend family values of kindness and caring. Love can be found at every Herschend property, every day, from the way guests are treated to how the company cares for its employees. These values are reflected in the company's Leading With Love curriculum and Herschend GROW U., our free employee education assistance program. Operating companies within Herschend include Herschend Family Entertainment (Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City® Attractions, Adventure Aquarium®, Newport Aquarium®, Kentucky Kingdom®, and Wild Adventures®), Herschend Live (Harlem Globetrotters®), Herschend Entertainment Studios (Splash & Bubbles® and Chuggington®) and Herschend Adventure Holdings, LLC (Pink Adventure Tours®).