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LTI Optics Staff Resume - Meg Tidd

Meg Tidd has been with LTI Optics since May of 2007 as an optical engineer. She has worked on material measurements, lamp modeling, optical design projects, and Photopia training seminars.

Education

Meg graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in May of 2007 with a Bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering with emphasis in Lighting Engineering. Being the top student of the Architectural Engineering program, she had earned several awards as shown below. Meg’s education included several classes focusing on different aspects of lighting, including luminaire design and radiative transfer.

  • Awards and Accomplishments:
    • Outstanding Architectural Engineering Senior Award
    • Active Learning Award
    • Graduation with Summa Cum Laude
    • 1st Place Award in Discovery Learning Symposium
    • Nomination for Outstanding Engineering Graduate Award
    • Ketchum Award 1st Runner Up
    • Dean's List Designation (all 8 semesters of college)
    • Various Scholarships

    • Optical Design Experience

    Meg’s optical design experience includes the development of several design types. Meg has also visited several photometric labs, luminaire manufacturing facilities, and lamp manufacturing facilities to gain an understanding of their processes.

  • Optical Design Projects:
    • Symmetric extruded prismatic lenses for fluorescent and LED, such as retail display and fluorescent troffers
    • Asymmetric extruded prismatic lens and reflector for hospital bed reading light and wall washes
    • Symmetric extruded/rolled/segmented reflectors for LEDs, range of beam angles
    • Asymmetric extruded/rolled/segmented reflectors for fluorsecent, CFL and MH cove lights and wall washers
    • Indirect reflector, solving metal halide color-mixing issues
    • Revolved and molded downlight reflectors for LED and CFL
    • Type II, III, IV & V roadway reflectors for MH and HPS
    • LED garage prismatic lenses
    • TYpe III and V roadway LED lenses
    • LED bollard lens
    • LED in-ground air vehicle landing light prism
    • LED dental light refractor lens

    • Employment Experience

    Meg held various internships during college. She worked at Kiewit Construction Company, one of North America’s largest construction and mining companies, where she gained experience in project management, field and office engineering and was awarded for exceeding expectations. She also worked as a lighting designer at Robert Singer & Associates in Aspen, CO. In addition to the internships, Meg held jobs through the University. For three semesters, she contributed to the Outreach program by creating and editing engineering-based lesson plans for elementary and middle school students through TeachEngineering.com. In this position, she also assisted in research on the topic of women’s interest in engineering. For two semesters, Meg was a grader and teaching assistant for lighting classes, where she used her experience to guide other students in their learning. For one semester, Meg was an assistant and graphic designer for Dr. Robert Davis’ lighting research work.