John Tremaine - CEO  
  In 1993, Q-Tran, Inc. was founded by John Tremaine, an accomplished lighting designer who was born into a family of ighting entrepreneurs and innovators.  He began his career with The Miller Company, a firm acquired in the 1930’s by his grandfather, who founded the National Electric Lamp Association.  NELA served as General Electric’s lamp division and was transformed into a prestigious research institute that is still thriving today.
Operating with the mantra “EnlightenedThinking®,” Q-Tran was established to fulfill a need in the lighting industry for flexible remote transformers that eliminate noise and heat while enhancing the quality of light output. The firm has pioneered innovative transformers and Power Supply Centers to provide safety, reliability, superior performance and convenience.  In addition, it was the first company to develop an entire Power Supply Center designed specifically for low voltage lighting.

 Over the years, Gean Tremaine, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Jordan Nodelman, Vice President of Operations, would take their place by their father’s side, helping to build Q-Tran’s product line and presence throughout the industry.  Today Q-Tran is a leading designer and manufacturer of highquality, power supply systems, transformers and components. 

 

 
Gean Tremaine - VP Sales & Marketing
 Gean Tremaine entered into the lighting industry 12 years ago following the footsteps of his Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather & Great-Great Grandfather (who started NELA Park), becoming the 5th generation in the lighting industry. Gean is a member of the AIA, IALD, IES and AOLP. 

 

  Gean’s passion for Q-Tran shows in the rep network that has been established across the country, in the high brand recognition that Q-Tran enjoys and in winning many awards including the IES Progress report and LightFair Internationals’ award for Design Excellence in 2008.  Gean developed an AIA CEU course in 2005 and has trained countless architects on his Low Voltage Lighting Course. Additionally, Gean created Q-School, to train reps, specifiers, contractors and distributors, quickly becoming a highly anticipated and desired course.

 

 

 

  Jordan Nodelman - VP Operations
 Jordan Nodelman is VP of Operations at Q-Tran, Inc.   In this role, he manages all aspects of Q-Tran’s inside operations, providing essential support to purchasing, production scheduling, general administration, Human Resources and facility management and logistics.

Jordan joined Q-Tran in 2003 and has played an instrumental role in helping streamline internal processes, HR and purchasing logistics.  He maintains a work environment that is safe, comfortable & conducive to the highest quality production. 

Prior to joining Q-Tran, Jordan worked for First Equity Group, a firm with interests in a number of operating businesses related to transportation.  He gained necessary skills in administration and logistics serving in various roles that put him in charge of multiple, large-scale, domestic and international trade-shows and corporate events. Jordan has a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University.




Shannon Markey - West Coast Regional Manager
   Although Shannon has only been working for Q-Tran since 2007; he has sold the Q-Tran Brand in the Pacific NW for 6 years prior to that.  Shannon has held various roles in sales and marketing since 1987.  Just prior to joining Q-Tran, he worked at the agency level in both the Seattle and Portland markets for 11 years.  The majority of this time was spent as a specification salesperson representing over 75 brands of lighting to architects, engineers and lighting designers.  He also held the role of controls specialist which entailed specifying and laying out systems, doing commissioning and trouble shooting.

He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BS in Business & Journalism in 1985.  He is an active member of the Oregon IES, and has achieved the LC accreditation from the NCQLP and LEED AP from the USGBC.  He is also approved to do AIA continuing education seminars related to Low Voltage Lighting and Transformers.  His territory consists mostly of the Western US and Canada.





Phil Girard - Customer & Technical Support 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adrian Teschemaker - Industrial Design, Graphic Design & Webmaster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








Cheryl Buchanan - Credit Manager / Receivables


















Omar Villanueva - Assembly Supervisor


















Cheryl Uzzle - Factory Supervisor