Jon Champelli, LC, LEED AP
  • President

Jon obtained a BA in Theater from St. Mary's University in Winona Minnnesota, and an MFA in Lighting Design and Technical Direction from The Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana.

His diverse background includes experience with La Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre in New Orleans, the Comedie Francaise and Theatre du Vieux Colombier in Paris, France, as well as Foy Inventerprises (Flying by Foy), ShowTech Inc., and Fisher Technical Services in Las Vegas. Jon's 5 years as asst. designer, programmer, and operator for Cirque du Soleil's "O" adds a unique edge to his approach to lighting design.

Jon joined Paul Steelman Design in 1999, overseeing theater lighting, rigging, and seating layout, conceptual and schematic design for visual features, plus interior and exterior lighting. He has completed numerous domestic lighting projects for MGM, Harrah's, Silverton, Hard Rock and Stations Casinos and overseas work in Slovenia, Finland and China (for the award-winning Venetian Sands, Macau).

Jon has been President of shop12 design since its inception in 2007. He is currently working on the Fontainebleau Hotel and Casino, Silverton Steakhouse, and Mandalay Bay Center Bar in Las Vegas, Ho Tram Resort in Vietnam, City of Dreams and Studio City in Macau, and many more.

Jon is Lighting Certified (LC) by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), a professional member of Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA), and is currently studying feverishly for his LEED ® AP certification.

    George Huang, LC, MIES, Associate IALD, LEED AP
  • Senior Designer

George Huang started in the world of Lighting Design at The Pennsylvania State University where he received a five-year professional degree in Architectural Engineering - Lighting/Electrical Emphasis and graduated at the top of his class. At Penn State, he complemented his strong Architectural Lighting background with studies in Theatrical Lighting Design.

In the earlier years of his career, George worked extensively on Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure: Jurassic Park, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, and Hallmark's Kaleidoscope Traveling Exhibit as Associate Lighting Designer at PLD, now known as Visual Terrain.

For four years, George was the Lead Lighting Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) where he honed his skills and provided extensive lighting design development for Disney's California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, CA and Walt Disney Studios theme park in Paris, France.

After leaving Disney, George was the Senior Lighting Designer at Gallegos Lighting Design's Los Angeles office for five years, where he worked on award winning projects such as LEGOLAND theme parks, Argosy Casino in Kansas City, and Cerritos Millennium Library. His list of projects also included Blum & Poe Art Gallery, Palmdale Aquatic Park, Palmdale Marie Kerr Park, Mobile Landing Maritime Center, Camarillo Library, and Argosy Casino Lawrenceburg.

George joined Steelman Partners as Senior Lighting Designer in November of 2005 and has been with shop12 since its creation. He has completed various projects world wide including The Casino at the Empire, Leicester Square in London, Venetian Cotai Lot 2 Four Seasons in Macau, Michael Mina's StripSteak at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Silverton Hotel and Casino's Mi Casa Grill Cantina, Las Vegas, and The Nevada State Museum. Currently, George is actively working on Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Studio City Macau, Thunder Valley Casino Expansion, City of Dreams Macau, and many more around the world.

George is Lighting Certified (LC) by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), a professional member of Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA), an Associate Member of International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and serves on the Board of Managers of the local Illuminating Engineering Society in Las Vegas.

    Misty Conway
  • Junior Lighting Designer

Misty began her lighting career in theatre, making it the focus of her Bachelor's degree in Theatre Design and Technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As a senior, she expanded her design education to include architectural lighting design with the UNLV School of Architecture.

Misty has worked as a lighting coordinator for the senior lighting designers at shop12 since February 2006. She enjoys the challenges and continuing education the projects bring, as well as being the first point of contact for the many lighting vendors that come to call.

She is an active member of the Las Vegas Chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) and plans to become LC certified in the near future. Misty continues to hone her theatrical lighting skills by designing the lighting for various community theatre productions in the Las Vegas valley.

    Jeff Meyer
  • Lighting Coordinator

Jeff received his Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Dramatic Arts from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Lighting Design from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Jeff's theatrical work has taken him all over the country including The Denver Center Theatre Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Virginia Stage Company, Clarence Brown Theatre, Arden Theatre, Norton Center for the Arts, and The Great River Shakespeare Festival.

Jeff joined the shop12 team in May of '07, and began contributing immediately to projects in Las Vegas, as well as Atlantic City and Biloxi, Mississippi. In addition to assisting with the development of project designs and modeling lighting calculations, Jeff handles the programming of the bulk of the DMX controlled fixtures. Jeff was the programmer for all of the exterior lighting for the Hard Rock in Biloxi, including the writing of an hour-long loop comprised of over 2000 individual cues and effects.

Jeff is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).