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Hamilton E.S. Smith Design IALD
Senior Associate

Before joining the Available Light team, Arizona transplant Hamilton Smith worked across the country on a myriad of projects, from opera and theatre to film, events, and immersive experiences. “Hess” continues to enthusiastically tackle a diverse variety of high-profile museum and architecture projects including Woods Hill Pier 4 Restaurant, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, the National Museum of the United States Army, and Analog Devices’ new World Headquarters & Campus. Hess, has a BFA in Lighting design from the University of Arizona and helps to keep the Available Light software platforms humming, is an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and has served on the board of the Designers Lighting Forum.

For Hess, it is the variety of the work at Available Light that he finds most enjoyable as it affords him many opportunities to continue learning and growing as a designer.

Steven Rosen
Fellow IALD, CLD
CEO/founder
Ted Mather
IALD, LC, CLD
Managing Principal: New York Studio
Matt Zelkowitz
Design IALD, LC
Managing Principal: Boston Studio
Bill Kadra
Managing Principal: Special Events and Trade Shows
Derek Barnwell
Design IALD
Managing Principal: Raleigh Studio
Rachel Gibney
Design IALD, MIES, LC
Managing Principal: Phoenix Studio
Kate Furst
Design IALD, MIES, CLD
Managing Principal: Los Angeles Studio
Annette LeCompte
Managing Director
Dawn Hollingsworth
CLD, Fellow IALD
Consulting Principal
Jane Chan
Design IALD
Senior Associate
John Delfino
Design IALD, MIES, LC
Senior Associate
Alex Fabozzi
Design IALD, MIES
Senior Associate
Jonathan Lebovic
Design IALD, MIES
Senior Associate
Hamilton E.S. Smith
Design IALD
Senior Associate
Benjamin Wilson
Member IALD
Senior Associate
Lindsay N. Duval
Member IALD
Associate
Brigid Hardiman
Design IALD, MIES, LC
Associate
Nastassia Ortiz
Member IALD
Associate
Damien Perard
Member IALD
Associate
Leyna Best
Member IALD
Senior Designer
Yvonne Chang
Member IALD
Senior Designer
William Kirkham
Member IALD
Senior Designer
Nadia Rua
Member IALD
Senior Designer
Jennifer Skinner
Design IALD, MIES
Senior Designer
Eli Carnahan
Member IALD
Designer
Gabrielle Henry
USITT, EDPA
Designer
Hyejung (Hazel) Kang
Member IALD
Designer
Betty Faul-Welfare
Member IALD
Designer
Cassandra Staples
Member IALD
Designer
Gabrielle Strong
Member IALD
Designer
Susan Gochenour
Founding Partner Emeritus
Angela Connery
Office Manager
Paulina Villarroel Cruz
Marketing Manager
Marcia Goulter
Project Coordinator, Trade Shows
Cindy Roberts
Project Accounting Administrator

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