LEDs Magazine 40 Under 40 Profile: Robert Dempsey
With more than ten years of lighting experience in the scenic and film production industries, Robert “Rob” Dempsey has been instrumental in helping to pioneer the scenic division at Environmental Lights. In his six years with the company, he has developed and managed multiple accounts across North America.
Dempsey’s efforts in helping to create LED lighting installations that transcend environments around the world led to a management position, in which he has built a team of engineers whom he oversees and coaches to service the scenic industry exclusively. He has lived and worked in varied places such as Los Angeles, south Florida, Philadelphia, and San Diego; these diverse markets expanded his perspective on lighting and developed his approach to fully understand the customer’s creative vision.
Dempsey observes the unique characteristics and objectives of each project, blending technology and engineering to deliver innovative lighting effects. “Helping my clients with lighting gives me a sense of gratitude, knowing that I continue to transform conceptual ideas into tangible spaces that inject energy and enthusiasm into their audiences,” Dempsey commented.
Carrie Meadows | Editor-in-Chief, LEDs Magazine
Carrie Meadows has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing and media industry. She worked with the PennWell Technology Group for more than 17 years, having been part of the editorial staff at Solid State Technology, Microlithography World, Lightwave, Portable Design, CleanRooms, Laser Focus World, and Vision Systems Design before the group was acquired by current parent company Endeavor Business Media.
Meadows has received finalist recognition for LEDs Magazine in the FOLIO Eddie Awards, and has volunteered as a judge on several B2B editorial awards committees. She received a BA in English literature from Saint Anselm College, and earned thesis honors in the college's Geisel Library. Without the patience to sit down and write a book of her own, she has gladly undertaken the role of editor for the writings of friends and family.
Meadows enjoys living in the beautiful but sometimes unpredictable four seasons of the New England region, volunteering with an animal shelter, reading (of course), and walking with friends and extended "dog family" in her spare time.
Maury Wright | Editor in Chief
Maury Wright is an electronics engineer turned technology journalist, who has focused specifically on the LED & Lighting industry for the past decade. Wright first wrote for LEDs Magazine as a contractor in 2010, and took over as Editor-in-Chief in 2012. He has broad experience in technology areas ranging from microprocessors to digital media to wireless networks that he gained over 30 years in the trade press. Wright has experience running global editorial operations, such as during his tenure as worldwide editorial director of EDN Magazine, and has been instrumental in launching publication websites going back to the earliest days of the Internet. Wright has won numerous industry awards, including multiple ASBPE national awards for B2B journalism excellence, and has received finalist recognition for LEDs Magazine in the FOLIO Eddie Awards. He received a BS in electrical engineering from Auburn University.
