Professional
This is a comprehensive list of my professional credentials. Over the years, I've been involved in many activities with professional organizations as shown below.
Additionally, I've written extensively for organizations such as the Lighting Controls Association (click here to go to their website).
Academic/Teaching/Public Speaking:
Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
BFA program in the Environmental Design department – studying architecture, urban design, product design, interiors and lighting
Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
Adjunct professor of lighting design
MA in Lighting Design senior studio instructor
Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania
Guest lecturer
New York School of Interior Design, New York, New York
Adjunct instructor of lighting design
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Adjunct instructor of lighting design
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York
Adjunct instructor of lighting design
Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco, CA
Instructor of recurring classes on lighting and controls
“Lighting Controls – Not Rocket Science”
Seminar for Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2022
“Avoiding NLC Deployment Pitfalls”
Webinar for IES/Honolulu section, July 2021
“Intermediate Lighting Controls Training”
Webinar for Consumers Energy, Michigan, June 2021
“Avoiding NLC Deployment Pitfalls”
Webinar for IES/Vancouver section, April 2021
“Networked Lighting Control Systems”
Webinar for Sacramento Municipal Utility District, November 2020
“Zoning, Codes, Documentation – Oh My!”
Seminar for IES/Vancouver section, November 2019
“Networked Lighting Control Systems”
Webinar for Illuminating Engineering Society North America, April 18, 2019
2nd Hawai’i Energy Innovation Symposium, Waikiki, Hawaii
Seminar – “Networked Lighting Controls”, April 17, 2019
“Lighting Design Tools and Lighting Software”
Instructor of full-day class in Honolulu, Hawaii, run by IES/Honolulu section, February 2019
Inaugural Hawai’i Energy Innovation Symposium, Waikiki, Hawaii
Seminars – “How and Why DIY” and “Lighting Expert Guide”, April 2018
Washington state
Approved instructor for classes on Advanced Lighting Control Systems Training, September 2017
“Advanced Lighting Controls”
Seminar for Ameren Illinois Business Symposium, Springfield, Illinois, June 2017
“Advanced Lighting Control Systems Training”
DesignLights Consortium
Instructor of full-day class for electrical contractors. Taught classes in Boise, ID; Detroit, Troy, Okemos and Grand Rapids, MI; San Francisco and Sacramento, CA; Portland, OR; Boston and Norwood, MA; New York, NY; Berlin and North Haven, CT; Everett, Tacoma and Kennewick, WA; Milwaukee, Eau Claire and Green Bay, WI). Course development and administration sponsored by DesignLights Consortium. Classes in the northwest were sponsored by Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Idaho Power and Snohomish PUD. 2017-2022
LightFair International
Repeat speaker/workshop instructor – courses/workshops include photometrics, lighting software, lighting control systems, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020
“Clarifying Confounding Control Confusion: The Do's and Don'ts of Lighting Controls and Systems”
Seminar for Designers Lighting Forum/LA, Long Beach, California, February 2017
“Lighting Controls”
Seminar for National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors, San Antonio, Texas, April 2016
“Daylighting”
Seminar presented at the NFMT HPB (National Facilities Management & Technology High Performance Buildings) conference, Ft. Worth, Texas, June 2015
“Lighting control systems”
Webinar – Trade Press Publications, June 2015
“CONTROL THIS!”
Half-day hands-on workshop for lighting control systems, IES/New York Section, New York, New York, October 2011
Department of Energy Lighting For Tomorrow (competition)
IES Illumination Awards
Judge, 2011
IES/New York Section “Lumen Awards”
Judge, 2010
IES/Northeast Region IIDA awards
Judge, 2004
Lux Pacifica, New Delhi, India
Invited speaker, September 2002
Architectural association, Chennai, India
Invited speaker, September 2002
Electrical Consultants Association, Bangalore, India
Invited speaker, September 2002
IES/New York Section
Education Committee chairperson, 1999-2001
IES/New York Section
Instructor for IES ED-100 and ED-150 level classes in lamps, luminaires, and lighting calculations, 1999-2001
“Energy Saving Lighting”
Instructor of an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) CEU course at LightFair International, New York, New York, June 1992
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Subcommittee on Health Care
Invited speaker
Professional affiliations and activities:
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
Member
National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions
Item Writer for LC (Lighting Certified) exam
IESNA/Northeast Region
Regional Vice President, 2007-2008
American Institute of Architects
Registered Provider for lighting classes to architects and engineers, 2003-2008
IESNA Energy Management Committee
Committee member – jointly with the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, the Energy Management Committee rewrites national energy codes (ASHRAE 90.1)
IESNA Quality of the Visual Environment Committee
Member
IESNA Educational Materials Committee
Committee chairperson, 2002
Committee member, 2000-2002
LightFair Conference Advisory Committee
2002
International Association of Lighting Designers
Corporate member
IESNA/Northeast Region Education Committee
Chairperson, 2000-2007
IESNA/New York Section
Education committee chairperson, July 1999-June 2001
Lighting Industry Resource Council (IALD adjunct group)
Intern Program Administrator, 1997
Building Operating Management
Contributing editor, 1994-1996
Environmental Protection Agency
Green Lights Program Surveyor Ally
Awards:
Electric Power Research Institute Award
Rutgers University/Brower Commons in New Brunswick, NJ (based on energy reduction of 70% from a custom fixture)
International Association of Lighting Designers Award
Palm House in Oakdale, Long Island, NY