Michael Curtin is an accomplished industry expert specializing in the burgeoning field of electronic systems. His award winning projects artfully weave technology devices harmoniously with architectural elements, creating a uniform look and feel while minimizing wall clutter. His goal is to maximize the technology experience and benefit, while minimizing its inherent complexity.Technology is wonderful. It need not be ugly to look at or hard to use. It should be used to enhance one’s lifestyle, promote health and safety, conserve energy and preserve materials!Michael has worked on world class projects from 3,000 to 110,000 sq.ft. and is sought by top design and construction professionals as the “Technology” member of their team. His design and engineering work has made him a popular lecturer in the “Smart Home, Smart Building” technology field with topics including the design of lighting and shading systems, motor controls, home & business networks, audio, video, security, power, energy, entertainment and aroma systems.Certifications/Associations:CEDIA certified ESD. CRESTRON certified A/V system designLUTRON HomeWorks certified lighting control designCRESTRON certified lighting control LUTRON Radio Ra v2 certified lighting control designVANTAGE certified lighting and A/V system designLITETOUCH certified lighting control designIES (Illuminating Engineering Society)AES (Audio Engineering Society) CEA (Consumer Electronics Assoc.)DLF (Designers Lighting Forum)Specialties: smart homes, wiring infrastructure, user interface design, content aggregation, streaming audio, streaming video, media servers, energy management, green energy, computer networking, home area network (HAN), (DDC), (BMS), (UPS), (CCTV), aroma systems, audio video systems, multiroom audio, home theaters, video distribution, HDMI routing, security, access control, ip cameras, Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control 4, AMX, Vantage, Lifeware, Powerline, ZigBee, Z-Wave