Andrew Jaques
Senior Project Lighting Designer

Andrew is a Design and Planning (Arch) graduate of The University of Melbourne and holds postgraduate qualifications in lighting design. He has been a member of The Flaming Beacon for fifteen years and is a shareholder in the company. He has designed and managed a wide range of architectural projects from exclusive residential and boutique hotels, to large scale commercial projects, in Australia and internationally.

Nathan Thompson
Design Director

Since 1975 Nathan has worked in many aspects of the lighting industry including corporate and theatrical performance, manufacturing, specialist contracting, art making, education and design consulting. He has taught architects and industrial designers at the Universities of Melbourne, Adelaide, South Australia, RMIT, in Germany at The HfG School of Design and at UCLA in Los Angeles. Nathan is a visiting professor at UCLA Design | Media Arts during 2008 and 2009.

Ya-Hui Cheng
Project Lighting Designer

Ya-Hui holds an undergraduate degree in Interior Design (BA) from CYCU University in Taiwan and a Master’s Degree in Architectural Lighting Design (MALD) from Hochschule Wismar in Germany, her thesis being on "Daylight in the Sub-tropical region". She is a member of PLDA and IALD and has worked in Asia, Europe and North America.

Gonzalo Saez
Project Lighting Designer

Gonzalo studied lighting design in Chile achieving a degree in architectural lighting design from Universidad Nacional Andres Bello Santiago. He worked in Santiago for an independent lighting design studio for several years managing public and exhibition projects around Chile, before joining The Flaming Beacon in 2006.

Paul Jackson
Lighting Designer for theatre and performance

Paul is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and holds post-graduate qualifications in lighting engineering . He is an Artist in Residence at Malthouse Theatre, is a Churchill Fellow and has designed for most of the major performing arts companies of Australia. Paul has lectured in design at RMIT, The University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts.

Gelsie Falleti
Assistant Lighting Designer

Gelsie holds qualifications in Engineering Technology (Drafting) and postgraduate qualifications in lighting engineering. She joined The Flaming Beacon in 2004 and has been involved with most of the company's projects since that time.