Sessions
Fundamentals of Outdoor Lighting
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Mon
Is it Time for LED-to-LED Lighting Conversions?
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM Tue
Duane has nearly 30 years of lighting experience and is Lighting Certified (LC). He began his lighting career in 1993 with Ruud Lighting in Racine, Wisconsin. During his time with Ruud he held a variety of positions and engaged with a broad range of lighting stakeholders. Duane was also part of the BetaLED team that introduced the industry’s first complete line of exterior LED lighting fixtures in 2007. In the early days of LED luminaires, he served as a technical resource for BetaLED, answering questions and growing his knowledge around LED solutions. In 2012, as a Product Manager for Cree Lighting, Duane helped launch the industry’s first high output outdoor Area and Floodlight luminaire. For the past several years, Duane has led Cree Lighting’s Training & Education efforts, and in this role has shared his knowledge and experience with thousands of guests, while gaining valuable industry insight.