RC Lurie Co.
John Abberton LC, RCDD has extensive experience in the lighting and electrical engineering sectors, currently serving in Controls Specifications at RC Lurie Co. since January 2018. Previously, John was a District Manager at Philips Lighting, overseeing the Arizona and Las Vegas markets for various product lines from April 2011 to December 2017. Prior to this role, John held the position of Vice President of Engineering Services at Allied Group Sales from April 2000 to February 2011. Early in John’s career, positions included Regional Specification Sales Engineer at Leviton and Field Sales Representative at Hubbell Incorporated. John began professional endeavors as an Electrical Designer at LSW Engineers Arizona, Inc. Educationally, John studied at Arizona State University, Saint Tarcissus, Moon Valley High School, and Saint Patrick High School.
RC Lurie Co.
Founded in 1960 by Robert C. Lurie, the RC Lurie Company (RCL) is a full-service manufacturer’s representative for lighting and controls products and services across the state of Arizona. We are one of only two agencies to have represented Lithonia Lighting (now Acuity Brands) since the company began utilizing outside representatives. Today, RCL represents a wide range of other manufacturers, giving us the ability to meet the product needs of even the most demanding designs. RCL boasts the most experienced staff of lighting professionals in the market, including 11 associates with the prestigious Lighting Certified (LC) accreditation. As a 100% employee-owned company, we value our client relationships above all else, and we are fully engaged and dedicated to making each of our customers’ projects a success. With offices in Phoenix and Tucson, we serve all aspects of the commercial and industrial lighting and controls sector, specializing in Healthcare, Education, Commercial Office, Hazardous/Rated Environment, and Institutional subcategories.