William Carpenter, FAIA, PhD, LEED AP, is the founder and president of Lightroom. A nationally recognized architect, educator, and author, he received the National Young Architect’s Citation (1997) and the National ACSA/AIAS Educator of the Year Award (2000). Elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2000, William earned his doctorate from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design in 2005. He holds a Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Architecture from Mississippi State, where he studied under Samuel Mockbee. William enjoys spending time with his daughters, swimming, playing upright bass, and painting.

Violet Cerbone is a current under graduate student attending Georgia Technical Institute's College of Architecture and Design. Most recently she returned from participating as a Restoration Fellow on a Byzantine temple project just outside Istanbul, Turkey after completing her studying aboard program in Italy and Greece.

Chad D. Reineke, AIA, Ncarb is a well-rounded, dynamic technician with expertise in BIM technology and 3d visualization. His diverse professional experience includes drafting and design instruction, building code consulting, timber frame contracting, and architectural design. Chad’s versatile role ranges from design technology implementation to project design and building 3d architectural models. From his professional experience he has gained an expertise in several different variations of accessibility guidelines and FHA requirements. His unique hands-on experience from being a contractor himself, has developed an in-depth level of knowledge in all types of construction

Architectural Designer and recent college grad with a focus on playtesting & designing buildings in VR, established NCARB record and pursuing licensure while pushing to integrate innovative technology in the industry.

Julie Reineke manages the firm's administrative operations, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and paperwork is processed smoothly. Her role includes managing Bill's schedule, coordinating meetings, and overseeing the firm's financial and administrative functions. Additionally, she serves as the editor and co-writer for all internal publications and acts as the in-house editor for Bill's publications.

Sasha started her carrier interning for Lightroom before beginning her own company "Fierce Modern Designs", which uses our multi-disciplinary method in her architectural, fashion, and graphic design work still to this day.