Legendary Lighting Design

With 40 years of experience in the lighting industry, Jeff is nationally recognized among his peers and has a B.A. in Human Environment & Design from Michigan State University.

He has won over 15 awards for his lighting designs with the most recent being in 2021, getting an Illuminating Engineering Society IIDA Award of Merit as well as the LED Magazine’s Sapphire Award of Excellence for Networked Lighting Controls. He is a professional member of the IALD, IDA and the IES, where is he is currently serving as the Tampa Section President. Jeff is also a co-coordinator for the IALD Southeast Region and a steering committee member on the US Department of Energy’s Next Generation Lighting Systems program.

Jeff often lectures on various lighting and technology topics at design industry-related events, association meetings and University level design classes. He recently spoke at the 2023 IES Tampa Section Vendor Showcase, presenting a seminar on “Turtle-Friendly” Lighting. He has also authored several articles for lighting and architecture periodicals as well as online blogs.

Ashley is an award-winning lighting designer with over 10 years of experience in the lighting design profession. In her role as Senior Lighting Designer, she oversees the design of lighting & controls on her own projects while also managing the design process and providing review for her team's projects. She recently spoke at the 2022 Lightfair International in Las Vegas, co-presenting a seminar on “Turtle-Friendly” Lighting with Jeff Brown.

She received her B.A. degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) majoring in Production Design with a focus in lighting. Ashley has since worked in theatrical lighting, transitioning into architectural lighting and working on a variety of retail, restaurant, hospitality, museums, healthcare, multi-family, and high-end residential projects. She has won several lighting awards including an IIDA Illumination Award of Excellence and is currently serving on the IES Tampa Section Board of Managers.

Sergio came to the Lighting Design Studio five years ago from New York City, having spent two years as a lighting designer at a nationally recognized lighting design firm and four years prior to that as an architectural designer. His design and project management responsibilities include the selection, specification and layout of all front of house lighting & controls, working with the project design team to ensure proper design intent, code compliance and budget targets have been met. He also provides oversight on his team member’s projects.

He attended Parsons The New School in New York City, earning a Masters of Fine Arts in Lighting Design as well as a Masters in Architecture. Prior to that he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Buffalo. Sergio transitioned to architectural lighting design after graduate school where he has worked on a variety of projects in retail, hospitality, airports, healthcare, multi-family, and high-end residential. He has won several lighting awards including an IESNYC Lumen Award of Excellence and the most recent being in 2023, a LIT award for interior architectural illumination. Sergio is the team’s “go to” for 3-dimensional photo-realistic lighted renderings and architectural detailing.