Pon Kumaresh
Lighting Designer and LED expert with more than 19 years experience in the lighting industry with 10 years in Philips Lighting in various positions across India and as Country Manager for Zumtobel Lighting for 2 years.
Have done lighting design from Rocket launch pads to landscape lighting, including retail lighting, architectural facade lighting, complete airport lighting design for 2 airports, Modern Street lighting, LED lighting systems, Lighting management system for complete building lighting control etc as an employee. Have handled design concepts, sales, project management including turnkey installation and commissioning.
I have worked on many projects involving international design firms like, Kaufmann and van der meer planer, IDA, SOM, CH2M HILL, HOK, etc. as an employee of Philips and Zumtobel and as an independent lighting consultant.
Started my own independent lighting consultancy from Jan 2010. Started with Mumbai International Airport as lighting consultant through L&T. I was the lighting consultant for MAC, chennai, M.Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore and JNI, Cochin cricket stadiums during 2011 world cup and IPL. Have designed for green office buildings.
Currently working on a 1,500,000 Sq. ft LEED campus with RSP Designs, Bangalore.
Experience
Light Volumes, Bangalore City, INDIA
Managing Director
Jan 2010 - current
- Mumbai International Airport
- M A Chidambaram Cricket Stadium Renovation
- M A Chidambaram Cricket Stadium Practice ground
- Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium
- JNI Cricket Stadium
- M A Chidambaram Cricket Stadium Reconstruction
- Altisource LEED Office lighting design with LED
- Technovation Center with RC Architecture with LED
- 1,500,000 Sq.ft LEED Campus with RSP Architects for a Global MNC
Zumtobel Lighting GmBH, Bangalore City, INDIA,
Country Manager
May 2008 - Dec 2009
- Business Set up
- Raymond Showroom
Philips Electronics India Ltd., Chennai, INDIA,
Regional Manager - Lighting Design and Application Center
Mar 2006 - Mar 2008
- Bangalore International Airport
- Hyderabad International Airport
- Ramoji Rao Film City
- PSG College Pedestrian Bridge illumination with LED.
- Kudankulam nuclear power plant lighting design
- Stanza Retail Showrooms
- Narayani Peedam golden temple
- Nokia Factory illumination
- Dow Chemicals, Corporate Office illumination
- ABN AMRO LEED Office illumination.
Philips Electronics India Ltd., Chennai, INDIA,
Manager - Projects
Jul 2003 - Mar 2006
- Vivekananda Rock Memorial
- Chennai Trade Center - Lighting Management System
- South Western Railway yards - High mast lighting - Design, Installation and Commissioning
- Jindal Steel - High mast lighting - Design, Installation and Commissioning.
Philips Electronics India Ltd., Kolkata, INDIA,
Lighting Engineer
Dec 2001 - Jul 2003
- U.S. Consulate Lighting Management System - Lighting System Design, Installation and Commissioning
- Eastern Coal fields illumination - Open Cast mine Illumination
- National University of Juridical Sciences - Lighting Design
- Khadims Retail Showrooms - Lighting Design
Philips Electronics India Ltd., Hyderabad, INDIA,
Lighting Engineer
Feb 1998 - Dec 2001
- Ramoji Rao Film City (Theme park and Landscape Lighting)
- SCR Building Facade illumination
- Modern Street Lighting of Twin Cities (Hyderabad and Secunderabad)
- BHEL - Factory illumination
- Go Kart sports floodlighting
- Clean room lighting designs
- Indian School of Business - Class rooms and Exterior illuminaition
- Buddha Statue illumination
- Meat processing plant illumination
- Demand side management in Singareni collieries