Interviews + Opinion

  This is an interview Craig DiLouie did with Tony Costa, Product Marketing Manager, 3D Printing at Signify. It will inform DiLouie’ article for the August 2026 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. DILOUIE: What are the benefits of 3D-printed lighting? What is the general state of adoption of additive manufacturing in the lighting industry? COSTA: 3D [...]

  I had the pleasure of interviewing Collen Harper, the CEO and Executive Director of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). SHILLER: IES’s announcement, two weeks ago, that it would provide shared admin and management services to the Audio Engineering Society (AES) is a very clever and creative tactic to address the IES’s financial challenges. I [...]

Craig DiLouie interviewed two Signify executives about commercial indoor lighting trends, Steve Baronoff, National Distribution Leader at Genlyte Solutions, a Signify Business and Lisette Ditters, Indoor Segment Leader at Genlyte Solutions, a Signify Business This interview was conducted for an article that will appear in the November 2025 issue of tED Magazine. DiLouie: The lighting [...]

  One of the most interesting conversations that I had at LightFair, this year, was discussing lighting-HVAC integration with Chris Wolgamott, Principal Product Manager, Technology & Product Management, at the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). Chris graciously agreed to do an interview about his pioneering LLLC-HVAC integration pilots. SHILLER: You and NEEA are approaching lighting-HVAC [...]

  LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. recently acquired Evluma. Below is my exclusive interview with Ken Cartmill, Co-CEO of LED Roadway. Shiller: Congratulations on LED Roadway’s recent acquisition of Evluma. There do appear to be some interesting synergies between the two companies, such as complimentary geographic strengths. Can you speak to what you see as the [...]

Endeavor Business Media recently announced plans to shut down LEDs Magazine, which has been one of the leading trade publications in the LED lighting industry. Carrie has been Editor in Chief for LEDs Magazine. I’m honored that she granted LightNOW this interview. Shiller: Do you think the decision to end LEDs Magazine is a symptom [...]

  Lighting industry veteran, Jeffrey Bristol was recently named Vice President of the newly created NEMRA (National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association) Lighting Division. Bristol has held executive sales, marketing, and business development roles at some of the largest manufacturers in the lighting industry. I’m honored that he granted LightNOW this interview. Shiller: What are your [...]

  Randy Reid is planning to retire from his many roles in the lighting industry. He is best known as the editor (& owner) of EdisonReport.com. His EdisonReport Media Network includes seven lighting industry media properties listed in the interview that follows. He is also a past president of the IES. I’m honored that he [...]

  I had the pleasure of sitting down with Geoff Ling, Managing Director at Merrimack Group, at LEDucation, to talk about his predictions for M&A trends, looking forward. Merrimack Group provides M&A services to the lighting industry. Shiller: What are the overall trends that you’re seeing in lighting industry M&A, big picture? Ling: I started [...]