In 1986 I was 10 years old and already working for Sealevel. My mom or dad would pick me up from school on Fridays and carry me over to our first office in Easley, SC. I did anything a 10-year-old could do to help the company, including making boxes and cleaning up. Usually they would take us to a go-kart park and video arcade after work on Friday nights, where I would spend all of my hard-earned money.
Author Archives: Ben O'Hanlan
Sealevel extends our deepest sympathies to those affected by the tsunami and earthquakes on March 11, 2011. Although the impact of the disaster cannot be yet be determined on the global electronics market, we are closely working with our suppliers to determine potential disruptions to our supply chain. As conditions in Japan are continually changing, we will continue to monitor the situation and keep you apprised of any changes.
I believe South Carolina’s own Aaron Tippin wrote a country tune about an Alexander Hamilton quote, “those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.” In this age of political correctness, I commend our friends at Google for looking past the dollar signs and taking a strong position against the machine of China.
Folks know Sealevel is a serial and digital I/O company at our core. Some folks know that at Sealevel we go to great lengths to modify, customize, or otherwise create a product to meet a customer’s exact specifications. Our growth has been steady thanks to all of you, but we have failed at times to repackage, and thus leverage, existing IP.
Once I heard someone say that the thing that makes parenting both extremely difficult and extremely interesting is that you get the test first and then the lesson. I have found this to be true with my two children, ages 6 and 4. Only after you’ve reflected on a situation do you realize what the lesson was and how you could (or should) have handled it better. Luckily, the kids love you through all of the learning and much more patient and forgiving than we adults.


