Daniel G. Salinas, LC, IESNA
President
Lighting Design Systems Designer
Daniel Salinas has been in the electrical industry since 1978. He began as a residential lighting consultant with Belco Electric Supply, progressing to showroom manager and eventually to commercial lighting designer and consultant for Design/Build electrical contracting firms, architects and engineers. In 1987 he joined Nelson Electric as Senior Designer/Project Manager for lighting and lighting control systems. The breadth of his design and project management experience spans both commercial and residential projects specializing in complicated installations where new techniques in constructability are required. Commercial lighting controls design where working with integrated technology is a requirement has been his passion. He has received two IESNA IIDA International Awards of Merit for his work on special project applications.
He has been fortunate to be a part of hundreds of projects in the Puget Sound region over his career with expertise in the role of lighting systems designer and/or project manager for lighting systems where other lighting professionals are contracted. This has allowed him a welcome opportunity to work with some of the best design teams in lighting in the area and he counts many of these professionals as friends.
On the volunteer and leadership arena he has served on numerous committees and leadership positions with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) culminating in that of IES President for 2013-2014. He serves on various committees within the IES including the Lighting Commissioning Committee, Leadership Forum and Student/Emerging Professionals Event Committee. In addition, he served the National Council on Qualifications for Lighting Professions (NCQLP) chair of the Certification Renewal Committee until June 2020. He has served as guest lecturer on lighting, lighting controls and sustainable design for programs at the University of Washington, Bellevue College and for the Illuminating Engineering Society. He is a voting member of the ASHRAE Standard 100 Existing Buiding Energy Committee as well as a member of the California Energy Alliance. All this has earned him recognition with lighting designers, manufacturers and lighting educators across North America.
Dan and his wife Melonie live in Snohomish, Washington where they are involved in volunteer leadership for their church. Dan is a church elder and teaches adult education courses in religion as well as serving on the media and music departments.