Tom Shaffer, a commercial lighting industry sales and applications specialist, has joined the Alumen8 division of Amerillum Corporation.

In this position, Shaffer is responsible for sales planning, forecasting
and sales-force management. He is in charge of Alumen8 independent
professional sales representatives nationwide, helping develop
specifications for energy-conserving luminaires in commercial,
institutional and industrial lighting specifications, indoors and out.
Presently completing a degree in business at the University of Phoenix,
and with a background in lighting photometrics and applications,
Shaffer is available to confer with lighting-design professionals,
corporate clients and installation specialists.

Over the course his 18-year career, Shaffer was most recently
with BJB Electric L.P., as president/managing director. He previously
held positions with General Electric in their OEM commercial lamp
manufacturing division, and with EYE Lighting International. In both
positions, he assisted specifiers in matching optimal lamp and fixture
combinations for architectural and interior project electrical
requirements