Wendell is a three-decade veteran of the commercial lighting industry and serves as the GENISYS PoE Lighting Systems Manager for Innovative Lighting, an Iowa-based LED fixture manufacturer of over 20 years. He has served as President and Executive Board member of the National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors and helped create Lighting Specialist training programs used by both manufacturers and distributors alike. Wendell has been recognized as an expert witness in lighting by the Arizona Superior Court, and he is a former Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional and Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Wendell also currently serves as a Board Member of the Iowa Association of Energy Efficiency (IAEE).