Power over Ethernet (PoE) Lighting

Sep 09, 2015

Hear about the first company in the country to create a fully functional Intelligent LED Lighting System which is both powered and controlled solely by networking equipment cat5 or cat6 low voltage cabling. This will be a very engaging and interesting presentation of how an Iowa based company is changing the fundamental way we approach lighting. 

Against The Grain

Clarion Inn

5826 University Ave.

Cedar Falls 50613

Wendell Strong. PoE Lighting Solutions Manager, Innovative Lighting

Wendell Strong PoE Lighting Solutions Manager for Innovative Lighting in Des Moines with locations in Ankeny, Albia and Roland Iowa.  Innovative Lighting is generally acknowledged as the oldest LED Lighting Manufacturer in the U.S. that has partnered with Cisco.

Mr. Wendell Strong is a 30 year Veteran of the Commercial / Industrial Lighting Industry and is currently employed as the PoE Lighting Solutions Manager by Innovative Lighting, an Iowa based LED fixture manufacturer nearly 20 years.  His lighting career has included working with both large and small Lighting Distributors in a variety of roles ranging from Lighting Specialist to Vice President of Lighting Sales. These roles included nearly every aspect of lighting including Project Management responsibilities.

Additionally, Wendell has served as the President and Executive Board member of the National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors and helped create and design two Lighting Specialist training programs currently being used by both Manufacturers and Distributors alike.

Wendell has also been recognized and seated as an expert witness in matters related to lighting by the Arizona Superior Court System. 

Italian Stuffed Chicken Breast with a Basil Cream Sauce.