Mark Lien LC, G-CUVMP, CLEP, CLMC, HBDP, LEED AP
Brief Biography:
Mark has designed interior and exterior lighting systems for a wide range of applications including residential, municipal, retail, healthcare, energy audit retrofits and both conventional and nuclear power plants. He started his lighting career managing home centers and a lighting center providing sales and design specifications. Mark has provided lighting education while working, presenting, and teaching across five continents. He serves on over twenty lighting related committees including ASHRAE, ANSI, IEEE, ICC, IUVA, IDA, NALMCO, NLB and the IES. As a part of his work, he monitors over 100 lighting and technology related organizations.
Mark is a columnist for Lighting Design and Application Magazine writing on the changes in our industry and he hosts a podcast on lighting trends and technologies. Mark has served on multiple boards and is currently on several executive committees advising various organizations. Mark ran the educational centers for both Cooper and Hubbell Lighting and was the Director of Government & Industry Relations for OSRAM SYLVANIA before joining the Illuminating Engineering Society. He serves as industry consultant to the IES today through his company, Augmented Illumination. Mark has been inducted into the Michigan Lighting Hall of Fame, has a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Edison Report and Presidential Awards from the IES.
