John Ungerer
Lightware Australia
Introduction - John Ungerer
Regional Manager – Lightware Australia (Based in Queensland)
Please allow me a few condensed words regarding my background in the AV industry and some thoughts on my current position within Lightware Australia.
I guess you could say AV technology is in my blood… In the early 80’s I started in the Audio-Visual production side of things and have been involved in AV in one form or another ever since… even building video production and sound studios in my younger years! I Found myself in distribution of Pro-AV products, including programming, training and business development in the early 2000’s… Then immigrated to Australia in 2009 and spent 10 years working directly for a manufacturer running the business, helped build the brand and sell the products until the end of 2018.
The few years between 2019 and 2022 I have again spent doing project management, sales, design, installation, commissioning and programming amongst other tasks. The benefit of this temporary change in direction – (away from working for a manufacturer) was again getting in touch with System Integration and the end-user’s side of the AV landscape, which is serving me well in my new role representing Lightware, dealing with high-end AV integration technology on many levels.
Which brings me to Vision, the sharing of knowledge and training where needed...
It is well understood that people deal with people, so to serve, advise and support customers with this mindset is very rewarding to me. I believe knowledge in our industry is largely gained with experience in the field, so it is a privilege to be able to share this with young people and at times even the not-so-young!
“One can learn something new every day” a statement that is still as true as ever and one I live by... every day!