Dawn received a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Colorado in 1979, but the field didn't hold her interest, so she returned to CU, saw the light, and received a BS in Architectural Engineering, Illumination emphasis, in 1986. After 14 years in lighting design, plus 7 more years with a manufacturers' rep, a utility and a manufacturer, she is now responsible for customer training, technical writing, and evangelizing the wonders of AGi32. Dawn has been teaching lighting classes and seminars in various venues since 1990. She has been active in the IESNA since 1985 and obtained her LC in 1997.

Dawn's non-lighting interests include: Hiking, especially above timberline, reading fiction and non-fiction, and time with her family.

Our office manager Renae joined LAI in November of 2006. She received her AA degree with a focus on Business Administration and a certification in Web Page Design from St. Petersburg College, Florida. Prior to LAI she worked in the real estate industry creating marketing plans and materials. Renae is responsible for customer service, accounting, order processing, web page maintenance, and many other tasks.

Outside interests: Jogging, digital photography, biking, hiking, and spending quality time with family.

Joel Spahn was born in the afternoon, graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a BS in architectural engineering (emphasis in illumination) in May 2004, and interned at Lighting Analysts during the summers of 2002 and 2003. His responsibilities at LAI include conceptual software design, software verification and benchmarking, technical support, and developing internet applications. Joel has a background in commercial landscape installation as well as some experience in printing.

In his uptime, he enjoys composing and recording music, inventing and adapting games and board games, coaching and playing soccer, reading, philosophizing, and theological problem-solving.

Avocations include: Vegetable gardening, tennis, skiing, and hiking the great Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Outside interests: Cycling, fly fishing, art and graphic design, skiing, snowboarding, and riding 4-wheelers.

Dan received a three-tiered BS degree in Computer Science, Systems Design, and Mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1985. Dan has used his technical skills and experience as a designer, developer, integrator, administrator, trainer, marketer, and project manager in the areas of Information Security, Software Development, and Systems Administration. More recently he has honed his skills in the areas of web development and system integration, bringing Lighting Analysts an array of skills and talent.

Outside interests: Golf, softball, and playing drums for his church's worship team.

Downtime interests: Cross-country skiing, hiking, cycling, and recreational mathematics.