I have spent more than 15 years of my career in the energy efficient field helping make large buildings use less energy. I started and built a successful lighting wholesale company, was the COO of a boutique ESCO and was the COO and Division Manager of the Energy Efficiency Group within Blanchard Associates. For two years, I held the position as the Vice President of Practical Energy Solutions responsible for the Western USA. PES specializes in design and build lighting controls projects as a subcontractor for ESCO's focused on public sector projects. I currently serve as the President of both FSC Lighting & Mirus Lighting, manufacturers of LED energy efficient lighting fixtures for commercial, industrial & public sector customers. Specialties: LED Lighting, Fluorescent Lighting, Controls, Emerging Lighting & Lighting Controls Technologies

President @ I currently serve as the President of both Mirus Lighting & FSC Lighting. Mirus Lighting is a joint venture between FSC Lighting and a Global LED manufacturer with revenues in the $1 billion range. FSC Lighting is responsible for all sales, marketing, channel management, final assembly, controls integration and testing. Our Global partner is responsible for R&D, PCB design and manufacturing, and compliance as well as new product innovation. Mirus benefits from FSC's 43 years of continuous operation in the US market as well as R&D, manufacturing capacity and development machine of its other equity partner. This unbeatable partnership has resulted in the development of the most innovative LED retrofit solutions available today. From January 2013 to Present (3 years) President @ FSC Lighting is a 43 year old manufacturer of energy efficient lighting specializing in commercial, industrial and public sector projects. We specialize in assisting lighting contractors and ESCO's provide the most efficient lighting on their projects possible while still meeting the payback criteria and cash flow requirements their projects demand. FSC has designed the most comprehensive line of fixtures integrating advanced lighting controls available in the industry. We can help customers select the right technology and fixtures to match up with the project type. Our new line of LED fixtures and retrofit parts in conjunction with our sister company, Mirus Lighting has resulted in game changing and cost effective solutions previously unavailable in the market. Our comprehensive lineup will be uploaded to Lighting Facts within a matter of days, and rebates will be available across all Kelvin temps ranging from 2700k to 5000k. Call us for more information at (800)255-8990 From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) Vice President @ PES is a turnkey design and build contractor that focuses on providing energy efficient controls for ESCO's and select end users. Our engineering based approach to project development provides more savings and an expanded scope of work than our competitors. From August 2009 to August 2011 (2 years 1 month) Chief Operating Officer @ Blanchard Associates is a manufacturer's representative that has a unique approach to the marketplace in that it helps its customers increase their revenue by introducing them to new technologies, supporting them on projects, and introducing them to project opportunities. Blanchard Associates is the only Energy Star Partner rep firm in the USA. From September 2003 to July 2009 (5 years 11 months) CEO / President @ Lighting and controls electrical wholesale company with a focus on energy efficient products for large C&I buildings and public works projects. From May 1996 to October 2002 (6 years 6 months)

John Watkins is skilled in: Lighting, Energy Efficiency, Lighting Control, Energy Conservation, Internal Controls, Energy Management, Energy, Strategic Planning, Sales Management, Energy Audits, Solar Energy, Negotiation, New Business Development, Lighting Controls, Solid State Lighting