Jason David Light

Jason, the son of David and Janet Light, graduated as valedictorian of Sullivan Central High School in 2009.  He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee with an honors degree in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering in 2013.  He is a Chancellor’s Honors Program (CHP) Alumni, and former president of UTK’s IEEE-HKN Honor Society (Eta Kappa Nu).  Jason completed a study abroad experience in Rome, Italy, focusing on the History of Ancient Rome and Italy.  During college, he completed an internship with Eastman in electrical power, multiple internships with Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTES) in fiber optic communications, and also worked as an industrial welder’s helper and industrial electrician’s helper at Tennessee Electric (TECI).

Jason is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in Electrical Power in the states of Tennessee, Maryland, and South Carolina.  He is a Principal Engineer at Eastman, working as the technical lead of the power systems subject matter expert (SME) team in Eastman’s Global Engineering & Design Services (GEDS) Department.  Prior to his current role, he served in multiple Utilities focused roles at Eastman, including Plant Engineer supporting Utilities Power Department, Plant Engineering Group Leader for the Utilities support team, and Utilities Power Distribution Staff Engineer.  He, his wife Kara, and their two daughters, Raylee and Layla reside in Kingsport.