With LightFair two weeks away, we thought now would be a good time to introduce you to the members of our team who you’ll see during the show!

David Koller

David Koller became the Managing Director of SLP in 2002. He has a background in engineering and is very family oriented. Here’s what he had to say about the people at SLP, “I love the people I work with, they are a diverse group with a lot of knowledge and drive who like to have fun!”

Justin Mueller

Justin is the Plant Manager at our Sullivan location. He has been at SLP for six months and is very excited about attending LightFair!!! If you would like to see Justin, he will be at LightFair all three days (6/21 – 6/23). Outside of SLP, Justin is an avid fisherman who loves to travel and discover new places!

Steve Blake

Steve is our Director of Sales. He has been working at SLP Lighting since 1985 (37 years) and has attended every LightFair since the inception in 1990, making that a total of 32 LightFair events. He has met a lot of good people over the years and has enjoyed many travel trips over the years including international travel. We look forward for you to stop by the SLP Booth #1733. We hope to see you there! Be safe. Be well.

Patrick Kuenz

Patrick has been with SLP Lighting for 32 years and even after all of these years, still look forward to Lightfair! Where else can you see all of the people from the lighting industry that you don’t get the pleasure to see on a regular basis? COVID has definitely had a negative impact on Lightfair over the last 3 years therefore he cannot wait to show everyone what new products we have developed during that time. Come by booth #1733 to see what’s new!!

Craig Gravatte

Craig is a Regional Sales Manager with SLP Lighting. He’s in his 23^rd year with SLP and his first Lightfair was New York in 2007. He has only missed one Lightfair in all these years and it was New York last year. When he’s not on the road traveling his territory, you can usually find him with his golf group, The Ballwin Bandits, hacking it up on one of the many St. Louis courses. He can’t wait for Lightfair in “Sin City” this year and, if you have a chance, stop by Booth #1733 and say, “Hello!” COVID has kept many us apart wayyy too long!

Will Barron

Will is a Regional Sales Manager at SLP. He’s been part of SLP for 10 years. His first three years at SLP Lighting were in the IT department where he was one of the network administrators that maintained five different facilities. After leaving the IT department, he became the Regional Sales Manager for the West Coast where his territory includes every state west of Missouri as well as Canada and Mexico. Over the past 10 years, Will has developed an in-depth knowledge of SLP’s Citadel enclosures, louvers, lenses and eggcrates. One thing that he enjoys about his job is meeting new people and exchanging ideas to build a long lasting relationship. He will be at LightFair from June 16th through the 24th, please stop by and say hi!

Rob Kloepple

Rob is the Engineering Manager. Here is what he brings to SLP:

• A solutions-focused, highly accomplished engineering professional with in-depth knowledge and breadth of experience in manufacturing research, product development, and plant management
• 15 years in manufacturing operation management
• 17 years in engineering & new product development management

As far as Rob’s interests and passions go, He enjoys fly fishing, rock climbing, hiking 14ers, scuba diving, investing and fitness training. He is also a proud family man. Rob has a passion for disruptive technology, and the entrepreneurial spirit. He is the consummate manager and leader, and is liked by all who work with and deal with him.

John Campbell

John is one of SLP’s Design Engineer. He has been in the lighting industry for 17 years, designing lighting fixtures and components. John is a vital member of SLP’s engineering team, and is good for coming up with ideas and solutions on the fly. He also has a great knowledge of manufacturing processes. His background includes architectural and industrial lighting.

John’s interests include collecting and making Christmas lights, vinyl records, working with old electronics and computers, and making various creative items. His passions are basically anything involving either light or sound, and playing video games! He can also quote almost any old funny movie you can think of! He is married and has three young children.

Charlie Oldani

Charlie is another one of SLP’s Design Engineers. He brings 15 years of lighting experience to SLP’s team. He actually began his lighting career at Guth Lighting working under Rob Kloepple! Charlie is a valuable member of the SLP engineering team. He has a very thorough knowledge of SLP’s product line, as well as manufacturing equipment and capabilities, including additive manufacturing.

Charlie was born and raised in St. Louis and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from St. Louis University. He is an avid pool player and has won pool league trips to Las Vegas for his skilled play. He is also an avid Cardinals fan. Charlie enjoys monitoring his investments and will joke that he only has approximately 7,095 days until his retirement.

Meaghan Steele Swanson

Meaghan is the Graphic Designer/Marketing Manager at SLP. She has been with the company for a year now and is responsible for their marketing tasks and works on many types of projects in both team and solo environments. She is also responsible for the day-to-day digital and social media for SLP. She also coordinates trade shows! 😉

Meaghan loves to travel. She also enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, photography, painting and drawing. She is currently learning calligraphy…it’s not going well. She and her husband have been married for six years, and they have one adopted dog, Piper!