In February, ETC expanded its research efforts, creating the Advance Research
Group (ARG) to uncover new technologies and boost current product capabilities.
ETC has hired Wendy Luedtke to join the ARG as a product technology specialist.
She will work closely with lighting professionals to identify their most important
issues, helping the ARG develop technology that tackles their problems and opens
new possibilities.
“The ARG facilitates innovation, allowing new ideas to be explored in every area of
R&D,’ describes ETC CEO Fred Foster. “With Wendy coming on board, we can be
certain that we’re developing the right tools for lighting designers to use in the real
world.’
One of the first projects the ARG has been working on involves LED colour control.
Last year’s award-winning Eos® v2.3 software upgrade is just the beginning of an
initiative to revolutionise colour control in ETC consoles. Luedtke will be reaching
out to designers, and applying their input – along with her own knowledge and
experience in the field – to the project.
Luedtke joins ETC after six years with Rosco Laboratories, Inc., where she was the
product manager for colour and lighting. She is currently an adjunct instructor at
New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama, the chair of
the Colour Committee for the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America,
and a member of the PLASA-TSP Photometrics Working Group and United Scenic
Artists Local 829. She holds a BFA in Technical Production from New York
University, and has more than 15 years of experience designing lighting for theatre,
live entertainment, corporate events, and architectural projects.
“The opportunity to advocate for designers, programmers and other lighting
professionals, and to participate in this level of research is both an honour and a
responsibility I do not take lightly,’ says Luedtke. “I am thrilled to join this team
and get to work improving the quality of light.’
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