Dan is a seasoned lighting specialist with over 25 years of lighting industry experience.

In 1991, Dan founded Northwest Lighting Representatives, an agency focused on specification grade lighting products. After 12 years, he sold his business to Cascade Lighting and stayed with the company to successfully manage regional sales teams and open new offices in Idaho and Montana. He is an Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, IESNA, board member and former Oregon vice president. Dan qualified for the Lighting Certified Professional designation from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions, NCQLP. He is also a certified AIA trainer.

In addition to his lighting expertise, Dan has extensive relationships in and out of the Pacific Northwest lighting industry. He was elected twice as a city council member of Ridgefield, Washington.