LDI 2017

Chris's lighting career began early on in high school and continued on into college. He attended Wittenberg University in Ohio and earned a BA in Theater. After graduation, Chris became a Shop Technician at Vari-Lite in New York. He eventually went on to join Vari-Lite’s road staff where he held multiple position including Vari-Lite Tech, System Tech, Crew Chief, and Lighting Director. In 2004, Chris joined PRG where he has worked on multiple concert tours, TV shows, corporate events, trade shows, and special events like the Olympics and Superbowl Half-time shows. In 2007, he became the Product Manager for PRG's Proprietary Luminaires and the Series 400 Power and Data Distribution system. Chris continues to do shows and is often called upon to work on many of the most complex networking and system layout designs.