Let’s Talk About DALI

As owner and President of Candela Controls, Inc. in Winter Garden, FL, Bill Ellis has gained experience and respect in the industry for his innovative thinking and problem-solving approach to the unusual project. Some of his most challenging projects include: the Sky Church and Artists Journey at Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL; the Space Shuttle Atlantis on display at The Kennedy Space Center, FL; and the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor, MD. In addition, there have been over 22 casino projects in 7 states, the Bahamas, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as multiple themed projects for the Walt Disney World Company and SeaWorld Entertainment. Bill earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting and Audio from the North Carolina School of the Arts. He is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society and sits on its Lighting Control Systems and Museum and Art Gallery Lighting Committees. Bill is also member of Control Protocols Workgroup for ESTA, and is an alternate member to Code Making Panel 18 of the National Electrical Code for ESTA. A leader in systems integration, Mr. Ellis is a Certified Low Voltage Systems Specialty Contractor in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. Bill has presented at several LightFair International conferences, and for IES, PLASA, and ESTA on a range of lighting control topics, including Advance Control Solutions, the use of DMX512, RDM, sACN, DALI, and PoE integrations.

Rick Miller has over 40 years of experience designing electrical and lighting systems for commercial projects including hotels, hospitals, prisons, airports, offices, labs, and industrial facilities for design firms in Chicago and San Francisco. He started his own engineering firm RNM Engineering, Inc. in 2002 and is currently providing commissioning services of electrical power systems and lighting control systems. Mr. Miller was the principal coauthor of the California Advanced Lighting Control Training Program (CALCTP). He has been lecturing on lighting controls for over 25 years and has given numerous seminars on the Title 24 energy code as it relates to lighting controls and its paperwork process. Rick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering physics from the University of Michigan, and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Colorado. He is a licensed engineer in California and several other states. He holds an LC credential from the NCQLP. Rick has served as a Title 24 Certified Lighting Controls Acceptance Test Technician. Rick was Chair of the IES committee for ANSI/IES LP-16-22 Lighting Practice: Documenting Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operations.