Knights' Electric, Inc. LIC. #432135

Luka Dexter is Knights’ Electric, Inc.’s TEGG Services DES Sales and Project Manager.  Luka has been with Knights’ Electric’s TEGG Services in this position since early in 2007.  Luka has 13 years of experience as a journeyman electrician in residential and commercial projects.  He has previously worked on projects with Sola Optical and OCLI in Sonoma County.

In the Knights’ Electric’s TEGG Services process Luka is responsible for repair estimates after the Knights’ Electric TEGG technicians have tested and evaluated the commercial customer’s electrical system.  The repairs are made by the Knights’ Electric TEGG technicians. 

Luka is also responsible for overseeing the work the technicians do onsite.  He monitors projects to insure that the proper safety equipment is used by the technicians and he also monitors technical aspects to make sure repairs are up to code with the proper breakers, wire and other electrical components used for repairs.

Cedric Pigg is a commercial estimator and project manager for Knights’ Electric, Inc..  Cedric has over 20 years of experience in the electrical industry.  Cedric, along with Art Knight, Vice President and Commercial Manager, and Richard Freitas, form the management team of the commercial department.

Cedric, who has been with Knights’ Electric since March 2007, has impressed Art Knight.  “Cedric is very knowledgeable.  His early experience was as an electrician in the field and he’s able to go on site and basically bid a job without plans.  He’s been very productive.  He’s a real asset to our company”, says Knight.

Starting in 1986, Cedric worked for Wiggins Electric for 15 years.  He was a purchasing agent for the better part of 10 years and then moved into the position of estimator and project manager in the residential and commercial sectors.  In 2001 Cedric went to work for Summit Electric, Inc. as a project manager, was promoted to senior project manager and eventually promoted to operations manager for the company.

Recessed lighting has become a staple of interior lighting design.  It’s used to accent living space, illuminate wall hangings, and artwork.  Recessed lights can be used with other light sources such as wall sconces, pendants and chandeliers to create the perfect lighting scene.  Knights’ Electric, Inc.’s residential department, which works exclusively in the custom home market, installs recessed lighting on virtually every project they take on.

Interestingly enough, the larger recessed lighting fixtures, such as a 6” fixture, are less expensive than a 4” fixture, which is generally preferred in lighting designs due to it’s smaller footprint.  Fixtures for smaller areas, such as half-bathrooms, can be lit with 3” recessed lighting fixtures, and nook lighting can be accomplished with 2” fixtures.  “It’s all about aesthetics”, says Scott Cameron, Knights’ Electric’s residential project manager.

Iris fixtures from Cooper Lighting have a modular system that can accommodate line, low voltage, or fluorescent applications.  “With a conventional incandescent light source Iris fixtures can create a warmer lighting effect for task or accent lighting, such as a ‘scallop effect’ for walls”, says Cameron.  “Iris’ MR-16, 4” low voltage fixtures is one of the most popular recessed lights because it gives off good color rendering, mimicking sunlight, which makes it ideal for art lighting.”

For sloped ceilings an adjustable slot housing and fixture can used to cast the light straight downward even though the ceiling surface is angled.

There are no hard and fast rules in using recessed lighting. There are numerous elements of design and space that can influence design decisions.  These are just a few hints and guidelines to use when exploring the luminous world of recessed lighting.