CANDELA CONTROLS, INC.
WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA

Throughout his tenure, Mr. Ellis has gained experience and respect in the industry for his innovative thinking and problem-solving approach to the unusual project. Some of his most challenging projects include: the Sky Church and Artists Journey at Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL; the Space Shuttle Atlantis on display at The Kennedy Space Center, FL; and the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor, MD. In addition, there have been over 19 casino projects in 7 states, the Bahamas, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as multiple themed projects for the Walt Disney World Company and SeaWorld Entertainment. Business credits and recognitions include Owner of Candela Controls Inc. since 1999; Systems Integrator VANCO Lighting; Systems Engineer BASH Lighting South; Master Electrician, Walt Disney’s World on Ice; PLASA’s Volunteer of the Year 2014; and an Archi-Tech award winner for Technology Integration in 2010 for the Carolina Herrera store in Las Vegas, NV. Dale Ward began his professional career as a stagehand and stage manager while a student at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970.  During the summers he worked with the prestigious summer stock company, Kenley Players. Throughout the rest of the year, when classes would allow, he worked with I.A.T.S.E. Local #12; where he became a member in 1975. In the fall of 1976, he left Columbus for Chicago and joined the tour of Fiddler on the Roof with Zero Mostel. This tour ultimately landed him on Broadway. During his eighteen plus years in New York, Dale moved from being a Broadway stagehand to a production manager of many live events including The Paris Opera Ballet and the Ballet de Marseilles for the Metropolitan Opera Presentation Department. In addition, he was the production manager for several major touring companies from Europe for the Lincoln Center in New York, and The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. While working as an independent production manager, he helped establish the highly acclaimed film and video production company known as The Maverick Group. During his time with Maverick Dale produced live events, industrial films, commercials, and some of the first music videos for the “upstart” network know as MTV. In 1987 Dale Joined Vanco Stage Lighting which was bought in 1996 by Production Resource Group. There he focused his attention on lighting special events for live audiences as well as for television and film.  In 2012 Dale joined Candela Controls as General Manager to help guide the business aspect as well as promote the growth and development aspects of this great boutique company. Working with Bill Ellis, President of Candela Controls, Dale looks forward helping this company grow and become a true industry leader worldwide. Business Development After graduating with a degree in Broadcasting from Loyola University of New Orleans, Bill moved to New York City and began work on staff at the Julliard School as a theater electrician.  In 1984, Bill began working for industry icon, Sonny Sonnenfeld as a Manufacturer’s Representative selling entertainment and architectural lighting systems.  Bill moved on to form his own Manufacturer’s Rep firm representing Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) in the New York/ New Jersey market prior to beginning his almost 30-year career with them as one of the key directors of the company working all over the world.  From 2014 through 2016, Bill worked with ACT Lighting (exclusive North American distributor for MA Lighting & Clay Paky) as Vice President of Business Development. Having known Bill Ellis and Dale Ward for many years, Bill is excited to be joining Candela, getting more involved with the system’s business and assisting them in their continued growth. She joined the Candela Controls team as a CAD Technician in early 2016, after relocating from New England, and is enjoying the lack of snow and abundance of sunshine in Florida. Her favorite part of working at Candela is the new and interesting projects that come across her desk, particularly those being done for theme parks. Chris finished school at University of North Carolina in 1991 and moved to Florida and began working for Candela and has been with the company for 17 years. Prior to his time with Candela Chris was a production electrician for Bash Theatrical Lighting Company. Chris primarily works with ETC and Crestron products. In the field Gallaher is responsible for ensuring proper installation of equipment as well as connecting and verifying communication between our system and others. Woody relocated to Florida from Boston in the early 1990’s and worked as a bartender at Disney’s Pleasure Island for 11 years. He began his career with Candela Controls in 2002 as a Fabrication Technician. Today, he manages the Shipping and Receiving Department. Additionally, he works as the in-house Fabrication Technician building specialized cables, panels, control racks and prepping fixtures to be installed in the field and he assists in the field as an Installation Technician as needed. Erich Toombs studied Technical Theatre and Production and Design at Florida School of the Arts. Toombs joined the Candela Controls team in September 2016 and brought with him over a decade of experience installing and servicing ETC, Martin, Vari-Lite, and other major lighting brands. Erich is also an ETC certified field service provider. When he’s not working Erich enjoys helping to raise his daughters and flying quadcopters. At NBA City, Brent was the Manager of IT, AV, and Interactive Game Development. As IT Manager, he implemented a wide area network that merged the corporate office with satellite locations onto one giant network that made it easier to manage, control, and communicate. He also implemented a Virtual Private Network, allowing traveling users to be able to access the network securely from the internet as if they were in the office. He also set up the ability to remotely access and control any computer in any office or AV room, which made troubleshooting, servicing, and software upgrades much easier to handle with very minimal effort. As AV Manager, Brent maintained the systems which included projectors, TVs, plasma screens, LCD’s, amplifiers, speaker stacks, microphones, video servers, video cameras, video switchers, LED boards, Media Matrix, AMX, and lighting. He also created animations and media content as well. Finally as Interactive Manager, he not only maintained and modified the existing games, but also created 6 proprietary games that tested your skills as an NBA player. The games included Dribble, Quickness, Vertical Leap, Free Throw, 3-Pointer, and Pass and Shoot. Currently, Brent is Candela’s Senior Systems Programmer with certifications from manufacturers such as ETC, Crestron, and others. He has programmed networked systems, touch screens, and web based interfaces that interact with various manufacturers hardware and software giving the end user one simple interface to navigate and control. This effort bridges the gap between the sometimes complex systems and the often non-technical end user. Brent is member of the Advanced Programmers Group for ETC. At this time he is one of only seven APG members in the Eastern USA. He is also a member of ESTA which helps shape and create technical standards for entertainment technologies. You can find more information about the APG by visiting ... and for ESTA at http://esta.org/ .