Our Story

  • We discover a gap in the lighting control market: valuable upgrades and features are underutilized, because they require electrical expertise for installation.

  • We invent a modular switch and outlet system that empowers homeowners to install dimmers, smart switches, and USB outlets without tools, wires, or an electrician.

  • We are granted the first of 25 (and counting) patents for our modular switch and outlet system.

  • We license our patent portfolio to Leviton.

  • Leviton creates decora evolve™, a modular switch and outlet system based on our invention.

  • Leviton begins manufacturing decora evolve™, with installation in new-construction homes planned for Q2.

Our Team

  • Steve began his professional career as a strategy consultant at Monitor Group. He later purchased Market Metrics from Monitor Group, where he led the company to seventeen years of growth, including after its sale to FactSet. For the past decade Steve has mentored entrepreneurs, including several from Harvard’s iLab. Steve holds a BA from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard.


  • John has over 33 years of experience as a patent attorney, prosecuting over 700 patents for companies like Oki, Ramtron, United Memories, Motorola, Accenture, SBC, Infineon, Xilinx, and Samsung. He is an inventor on 41 US patents, including some licensed to Jasco Products for myTouchSmart™ timers. John holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a JD from Loyola University Chicago.

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