Donna Gafford

Experience

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  Wal Mart Stores

  Jun 2003 - May 2005

  Accounting Associate/Customer Service Manager

  Supervise crew of up to fifteen associates; assist management in associate affairs; record till information, prepare deposits and prepare registers for next day’s business; make decisions that maintain customer satisfaction while protecting the interest of Wal-Mart. Active member of loss prevention and risk management teams.

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  Southland Construction

  May 2005 - Apr 2006

  Draftsman

  Design complete sets of construction plans (including, but not limited to: floor, electrical, plumbing, elevations, etc.); deliver construction documentation to city for permit review; attend meetings with sub-contractors and clients to evaluate and establish items to be incorporated into the project.

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  Philips Lighting

  May 2006 - May 2017

  Created and handled the maintenance of the entire Philips North American building information model (BIM) strategy, as well as, the supervision of the Design Resource Specialist.• Developed and executed training for in-house personnel, as well as, crafted a one-hour accredited American Institute of Architects (AIA) course for visitors.• Penned multiple articles related to BIM for the specifier newsletter known as Luminous Spec.• Originally built all content in-house, then expanded to include an assistant and eventually crafted a strategy to outsource development. Show less Produced lighting designs and conducting energy analysis to determine fixture types, quantities, and locations to satisfy sales agent, and ultimately, customer need. • Created and maintained the consolidated Philips photometric library of published content.• Began the effort of creating BIM content for the Day-Brite Lighting brand, which ultimately resulted in me being chose to head the entire effort in later years.Specialist (2006-2008), Engineer (2008-2015)Day-Brite|Capri|Omega (2006-2008), Philips (2008-2014) Show less

  • Design Resource Manager

    Jan 2015 - May 2017

  • Application Engineer/Specialist

    May 2006 - Dec 2014
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  Lighting Analysts Inc

  Jan 2016 - now

  Instructor

  Conduct software training on the following topics: Introduction to AGi32, Advanced AGi32, Intermediate Roadway and Roadway Emphasis.• As a result of dedication and student satisfaction, chosen to teach at Lightfair and Site & Area Lighting Conferences in 2018 and 2019.• Prior to Covid, consistently taught more classes year over year; conducted 17 in 2019 alone.

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  Signify

  May 2017 - Mar 2020

  Channel Marketing Manager

  Managed specifier, distributor and sales agent education, brand awareness and tools including the development and publication of BIM (Building Information Models) for all Signify’s North American Professional Luminaire brands. • Developed the Lighting Excellence specifier workshop to expand reach in the market and as a result ensured needs were met while getting to network with our customers face-to-face in smaller more intimate settings at our US & Canadian factories.• Maintained the entire Signify North American building information model (BIM) strategy, library and publication efforts which spanned across nine luminaire brands. Directed the effort to rebrand/update URLs for all existing content which was made up of 300+ product families.• Negotiated contracts and coordinated with vendors on projects valued between from $1K-$100K.• Beginning in 2019, become coordinator for Signify HQ Lighting Application Center and Learning Management System. Between June-December that year, coordinated 50+ live classes at LAC.• Event workstream head for the outdoor product growth initiative, known as the Outdoor Blitz. Year one for this initiative resulted in 8% growth.Philips (2017-2018), Signify (2018-2020) Show less

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  Defining Brilliance Consulting

  Apr 2020 - now

  Founder

  Provide lighting application engineering services including, but not limited to, lighting calculation, application consultation, and AGi32 coaching. www.linkedin.com/company/defining-brilliance-consulting