Our Team
Our experienced Product Sales Team is dedicated to assisting the design, specification and construction community in the creation of exciting and sustainable projects.
Our responsive Sales Operations Team is dedicated to providing our customers with responsive service including quotations, order management and full project management services.
Our qualified Applications Engineering Team is dedicated to ensuring that the recommended solution addresses all technical challenges and delivers on the intended design vision.
Our committed Ownership Team brings together proven sales, marketing, design, project construction and business experience in specification architectural lighting, entertainment lighting and light media to ensure our customers get the maximum impact from their lighting investment.
Team Profiles
LIGHTWORKS is known as a passionately committed team of lighting professionals who respond thoroughly with a full range of services including, sales, quotations, customer service, applications engineering and project services delivering final satisfaction.
We understand the art, science and business of lighting, ensuring our clients realize both their design vision and business goals
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Darren Luce , LC MIES |
Principal – President + Managing Director
darren@cdm2lightworks.com Darren Luce has over 25 years of lighting industry experience as a designer, distributor, agent and manufacturer providing him with a uniquely broad based strategic knowledge of the lighting business. Darren has successfully managed sales and marketing organizations and businesses with a proven track record of generating high value growth from the specification lighting markets both locally and globally. Darren is a passionate lighting guy with a love of architecture contributing to his reputation as a closet architect. |
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Bryan Lortie, MIES |
Principal – Vice President + Director of Sales
bryan@cdm2lightworks.com Bryan brings 25 years of industry experience to LIGHTWORKS as an electrical contractor, specification sales representative and regional sales management with leading global manufacturers. Bryan has found great success assisting his customers in the realization of successful architectural, commercial and industrial projects. Bryan has been happily married for the past 20 years and has 2 wonderful children ages 11 and 13, on his time off Bryan can be found restoring his old house or depending on weather skiing, running, biking, golfing or just hanging out with his family. |
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Douglas Welch, LC |
Principal – Business Development
doug@cdm2lightworks.com Douglas Welch combines a Masters Degree in Design for the Theatre with 30 years of global lighting experience including management of both theatre and specialty lighting projects. Doug specializes in integrated lighting for exhibits, attractions, public spaces, and visual media. Doug’s determination to get the right light in the right place lead to his proclamation: “It’s called DESIGN” |
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Meghan Boyd |
Manager, Sales Operations
meghan@cdm2lightworks.com Meghan has been an integral part of the LIGHTWORKS team since she joined the company in 2007. She spent several years prior to that working as a senior administrator in the IT sector with previous experience in sales and advertising. Meghan’s friendly personality and outstanding organizational skills are an asset to the LIGHTWORKS Team and Customers. When she is not holding her post at her desk, Meghan can be found relaxing at her home on the North Shore. |
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Chris Pekar, MIES
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Manager, Technical Sales + Project Services
chris@cdm2lightworks.com Chris Pekar brings to the LIGHTWORKS team an engineering background and over 15 years of lighting industry experience. An application specialist with a passion for new technology, Chris enjoys working with customers to help develop innovative and practical solutions for unique lighting challenges. Understanding that quality design must be followed with quality implementation, Chris is committed through all phases of a project’s life in order to ensure impressive results. He believes that clear communication is paramount to success in any team endeavour, not withstanding his other passions, family and music.
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David Rawlings,
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Product Manager and Control Specialist
david@cdm2lightworks.com David Rawlings has been an integral part of the lighting control industry for many years. Keen insight, a dedication to constant innovation and a fundamental understanding of leading edge technology have made David a key asset in many major lighting control projects including the BC Cancer Centre, Rogers Arena and BC Place. David is proud of his product application experience having worked with Litetouch to develop their Daylight Harvesting Keypad earning the prestigious Electronic House 2006 Product of the Year award. A family man, David is active in the community and has spent 27 years with the Canadian Armed Forces Communication Command Reserve where he earned the rank of Chief Warrant Officer also having been awarded the Canadian Decoration. David is an IES member and serves on the Board of Directors of Theatrix Youtheatre Society.
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Christopher W. Quigley, DIPL.ID, MIES |
Account Manager
christopher@cdm2lightworks.com Christopher brings to the LIGHTWORKS team over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, communications and special events production. Christopher has a Diploma in Interior Design and has cultivated a passion for lighting and architecture. Christopher believes that all projects, large or small, architectural, commercial or residential deserve well designed lighting. That's a commitment Christopher makes to each and everyone of his customers by giving them the level of attention and service they need.
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Nicole Meints, LC MIES |
Account Manager
nicole@cdm2lightworks.com Nicole brings to LIGHTWORKS over twenty years of experience in the lighting and electrical industry. Nicole has been involved in many projects assisting her clients through the concept and design development phases to the proper product selection achieving optimal results. During the past 5 years her focus on illumination has become a passion, lighting her way through life. Her strong teamwork and ethics inspires her creative thought and guides her ambition to assist her clients in making spaces come alive with light. With the support of her husband, Nicole is raising her young son and learning a new kind of patience through a forever inquiring mind. Her hobbies include running, camping and discovering the many exotic places our world has to offer.
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Jon Frederiksen
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Inside Sales + Technical Support
jon@cdm2lightworks.com Jon comes to LIGHTWORKS with over 15 years manufacturing and sales experience within the lighting industry.Jon understands that the process from specification through installation to completion requires quality at each and every step. The performance of a product is only one part of overall quality which is equally measured by the quality of service delivered with the product. Jon is committed to providing each customer with the highest level of service and support throughout all stages of their project. Jon is a musician and avid reader in his spare time.
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Dij Lazar |
Inside Sales
dij@cdm2lightworks.com
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Trudy Gilpin |
Accounting & Administration
Trudy has been working in the lighting industry since 1999 doing specification writing, contract administration and accounting. Trudy also previously managed a safety supply company branch location where she was responsible for retail and commercial sales, warehousing and staff management. When not keeping our financial empire running smoothly, she enjoys making wine, discovering new culinary experiences and travelling. |
