For the past 8 years, Christopher Lapides has been the Creative Services Production Manager for Acuity Brands. In this position, he leads a team of production artists that work on a variety of marketing and product collateral to help improve brand equity, increase product sales, and drive market innovation. In addition, he manages the company’s Digital Asset Management System, develops multiple standard work and brand identity guidelines, and provides support for interdepartmental software and hardware launches. When he has free time, he enjoys playing tennis, hiking, and writing fantasy novels. So far, he has self-published twelve and is currently working on his thirteenth and fourteenth books.