Tom Hamilton
Electrical engineer in Austin, TX · Founder & President of Nuvospec
About
Contractors are being asked to install increasingly complex lighting controls, automation systems, and network gear without any technical support. After years working alongside electricians on commercial jobsites, I saw how these systems were creating headaches: callback risks, failed inspections, and lost time due to products that just weren’t designed for the field.
That’s why I founded Nuvospec, a controls developer in Austin, TX that builds contractor-friendly lighting control and network gear for smart commercial buildings. Our pre-wired, pre-tested solutions make it easy for electricians to install and power up — lighting contactor panels with timeclocks, photocells, and HOA switches; PoE switch enclosures for networked lighting, access control, and building automation; and BACnet & DMX integration panels. We serve electrical contractors, distributors, engineers, and lighting rep agencies across the U.S. No minimum order sizes — just practical, field-proven gear that gets the job done.
Background
- President, Nuvospec — Jun 2025 – Present · Austin, TX
- Product Manager, Fluence — Sep 2023 – Jun 2025 · Austin, TX
- Outside Sales, Legacy Lighting Inc. — Jun 2019 – Sep 2023 · Austin, TX
- Ketra (acquired by Lutron, 2018) · Austin, TX
- VP Product Management — Aug 2018 – May 2019
- VP Solutions & Services — Jun 2016 – Aug 2018
- Vice President of Marketing — Nov 2011 – Jun 2016
- Global Platform Manager, Philips Lighting — Oct 2010 – Nov 2011 · Burlington, MA
- Global Product Manager, Color Kinetics — May 2007 – Nov 2010
- MBA, Business Management · Questrom School of Business, Boston University — 2005 – 2007
- MS, Information Systems · Boston University — 2005 – 2007
- BS, Electrical Engineering · University of Colorado Boulder — 1994 – 1999
What I build
- UL 508A lighting-control and automation panels for commercial buildings (Nuvospec)
- An ESP32-based DMX controller with Ethernet, and experiments exposing it to AI agents via MCP
- Day-to-day engineering and business workflows run with AI agents and coding tools (Claude, Codex, Warp)
Open to
Contact
Email sales@nuvospec.com · Phone (512) 615-9002 (Nuvospec)