Joel Spahn was born in the afternoon, graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a BS in architectural engineering (emphasis in illumination) in May 2004, and interned at Lighting Analysts during the summers of 2002 and 2003. His responsibilities at LAI include conceptual software design, software verification and benchmarking, technical support, and developing internet applications. Joel has a background in commercial landscape installation as well as some experience in printing.

In his uptime: he enjoys composing and recording music, inventing and adapting games and board games, coaching and playing soccer, reading, philosophizing, and theological problem-solving.