BIOS Lighting, a recognized innovator in the biological application of LED lighting, today announced the expansion of its team with three seasoned professionals. With offices in Melbourne, FL and Carlsbad, CA, the company brought on Kenneth Esterly as regional vice president of sales, Erica Voss as director of circadian design, and Eric Schafer as senior embedded engineer.

Esterly joins BIOS with over 18 years in the lighting industry and over 15 years of successful sales experience, including the last two years working on BIOS projects/AIA presentations. In his new role as regional vice president of sales, he will be responsible for driving BIOS’ circadian lighting sales and business development strategies. Esterly will manage sales to both manufacturers as well as to end users, working closely with architects, lighting designers, specifiers and rep agencies to facilitate BIOS’ technology integration into the market. Esterly comes to the company from LEDRA brands where he served as a sales director.  

Voss joins the team as director of circadian design, a role that will help bridge the gap between lighting research and application. With nine years of design experience and a Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Science in Architectural Sciences which focused on the circadian impact of a 24-hour lighting scheme for the aging eye, her passion for design comes from the synthesis of light and architecture. She believes that light can help create meaningful spaces that positively impact overall quality of our lives. Voss’ prior roles include in-house lighting designer at NBBJ and senior designer for Fisher Marantz Stone in Seattle.

As senior embedded engineer at BIOS, Schafer brings over 25 years of engineering experience, with a focus on electronic and embedded software projects. He most recently served as director of engineering at Signature Control Systems, leading the software, hardware, and mechanical engineering teams and overseeing the concept to production process.

 “Adding Ken, Erica and Eric to our human biological lighting team reinforces our passion for converging science, technology and design,” said Sean Tegart, president of BIOS Lighting. “This is an exciting time for BIOS as a whole and having these experienced leaders join the company further strengthens our ability to execute its strategic business goals. It is a true testament to how we aim to create change for the better and we are thrilled to have them onboard.”

To learn more about BIOS, visit www.BIOSLighting.com.