April 26, 2023
Lighting People: On the Move | April 2023
Author: Brooke Ziolo, with contributions from Al Uszynski
Career moves of lighting people whom you may know
It’s been a busy time for people moving up and moving on to new, exciting opportunities. Below is a rundown of some career changes that some lighting people have recently made.
Promotions
| Sahil Lotia | Senior Lighting Designer, Mulvey & Banani |
| Kristin Dees | Director of Operations, Atrius, Acuity Brands |
| Andy Ahart | Regional Sales Manager, Signify |
| Cody Nichols | Director of National Accounts, Southern Lighting Source |
| Torey Brewer | Director of Sales, ILP |
| Jake Wiggins | Product Manager, Commercial & Emerging Technologies, ILLUMUS |
| Trevor Rich | Product Manager, Acuity Brands |
| Alexandra Carlsgaard | Specification Sales, Ardd + Winter |
| Thomas Burrell | Specification Sales Manager, Lighting Systems |
| Phil Engel | National Account Executive, RBW |
| Danielle Miskell | Senior Inside Sales Representative, Acuity Brands |
| Sharon Demidio | Director Commercial Supply Chain & Planning, Cooper Lighting |
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Recent Moves
| Richard Falconer | Senior Lighting Designer , NV5 |
| Emilio Pedral | Chief Revenue Officer, Magnitude Lighting |
| Jess Baker | Senior Lighting Designer, EXP |
| Benjamin Koelbl | Controls Specialist, The Lighting Digest |
| Tim Newell | Regional Sales Manager, Atlas American Lighting |
| Branden Jamison | Director of Regional Sales - Avi-on Labs |
| Paul Turturillo | Specification Sales Manager, Performance iN Lighting USA |
| Jake Summers | Regional Sales Manager, Chameleon Lighting |
| Tyler Franzen | Western Regional Sales Manager, QSSI, Inc. |
| Brenda Baldwin | Lighting Specialist, Healy Mattos, Inc. |
| Ryan Farmer | Specification Sales, Premier Lighting & Controls |
| Simon Barz | Lighting Quotations Manager, C&O Sales |
| James Cantrell | Lighting & Energy Solutions Specialist, Border States |
| Charlie Pitcock | National Account Manager, Johnson Controls |
| Cindy Vera RedDoor | National Sales Manager, Q-Tran |
| George Kottakis | National Sales Manager, Day-O-Lite |
| Mariel Acevedo | Specification & Contractor Sales, ALR Oregon |
| Philip Ruane | Regional Sales Manager, Acuity Brands |
| Oscar Quiroz | Director of Sales, West, Lumenture |
| Steven Tadic | Business Development Manager, Spartan Sports Lighting |
| Leslie Giffin | Business Development Manager, Artemide |
| Andrew Nowack | Senior Product Manager, Acuity Brands |
| Chad McSpadden | Product Manager, Halco Technologies |
| Trent VanDevender | Outside Sales Representative, Curtis Stout |
| Anthony Lee | Head of Product Management, SENSORWORX |
| Adam Smith | Specification Account Manager, A+M |
| Krysten Cropper | Account Manager, Illumination Technology Group |
| Janine Everly-Perez | Specification Sales, PG enlighten |
| Erin Pohlmann | Lighting Sales Associate, Landscape Forms |
| Ben Floyd | Sales Manager, Arkansas, SESCO Lighting |
| Renee Henvey | Senior Project Manager , Legacy Lighting |
| Robert Hannegan | West Region Sales Manager, Alphalite, Inc |
| Shane Seery | Regional Sales Manager, XICO Lighting |
| Christopher Picoraro | Sr. Outside Sales Representative , Wesco |
| Mike Ontrop | Vice President of Channel Sales, Linmore LED Labs |
| Clint Wells | Western Regional Sales Manager, SLG Lighting |
| Robert Ayala | Regional Sales Manager- West, Axis Lighting |
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Brooke Ziolo is President of Egret Consulting Group – the largest recruitment firm dedicated to serving the electrical and lighting industries.
NOTE: While we do our best to ensure accuracy, most of the information above is aggregated from company announcements or individual postings on LinkedIn and other social media. Please check with the employer or employee to verify employment status and official title. If you see an error please contact us so we can address it. Thank you.
