Marshall Lester | CEO, and Chief Technical Officer

The inventor of the Universal Powerline Bus (UPB) communication method. UPB has been issued three US patents, a multitude of awards and is now licensed to seven other companies. Prior to the invention and deployment of the UPB technology and Pulseworx product line he led the development of the SceneMaster product line, which included the first true rocker high-tech powerline carrier Wall Switch with internal scenes. The SceneMaster product line led the way to the “Smart Switch” products developed by a host of other manufacturers over the past fifteen years. Mr. Lester received two degrees in Engineering and one in Psychology from California State University Northridge after serving as a helicopter crew chief in the US ARMY in Vietnam and Texas.

Ron Fienberg | Senior Software Engineer

Ron has been with PCS in one aspect or another since 1986. A veteran of the aerospace and medical software industry, Ron has been responsible for the UPB Core firmware that is in all UPB products worldwide. Ron has also written most of the firmware found in the PulseWorx product line as well as most of its documentation. Ron continues to be a key contributor to the design and development of PCS products - UPB, PulseWorx, UPStart, IPC, GreenWorx, and ZoneCommander.

Preston Lane | Senior Applications Engineer

MSEE, BSE, Tau Beta Pi, IEEE, Corporate Officer and Director, Senior Hardware Design and Test Engineer at Powerline Control Systems. Preston has been involved in the design, development, and testing of the Universal Powerline Bus power-line communications technology since its inception. Inventor of IPC, or Industrial Powerline Bus technology. His hobbies include riding motorcycles and hiking with his dogs. He holds an FCC General Class license as well as FAA A&P mechanic and private pilot licenses.

Erin Lima | Marketing & Communications Manager

For over fifteen years, Erin has worked with innovative giants like Hewlett-Packard, Sony Electronics and 3M. She offers an uncanny blending of technical skills and experience combined with a true passion for innovation and creative expression. Prior to PCS Lighting, she was Creative Director for Blue Mine Group, a marketing strategy firm specializing in strategic product management.  Before BMG, she founded Elevation Marketing Communications. Erin holds degrees in Business Marketing and Graphic Design.

Lonna Balderas | Office Manager

Lonna can be found crunching numbers, chasing down shipping trucks, calling accounts, answering phones (while laughing), shuffling paperwork, writing new policies or just plain harassing the staff here at PCS. If you have a problem she can generally formulate a solution! She is our Accounting Department and Human Resources rolled into one when she is not taking on assisting the CEO or managing the corporate offices. Lonna has been a part of the PCS family for 13 years and has been working for us for over two years having stepped in to fulfill the legacy of her late mom, Pamela Dutton, our Accounting Manager of 11 years.