Career Highlights
- Earned doctorate from USC
- Spent two tours in U.S. Navy
- In 1961, formed Linear in den of his house to manufacture and sell radio controls for automatic garage doors
- Extended product line to wireless security
- Company later acquired Colorado Electro-Optics, added hardwired products and went public
Why He’s on the List
- Brought together talented group of people, including his partner, Bill Schanbacher, and melded them into cohesive commercial enterprise
- Linear has continued on as one of the industry’s most prominent manufacturers
Comments & Reaction: “It is remarkable, looking back, how few companies had any interest in home security only a few short years ago. I would like to be remembered as a good father and an all-around good guy. I am surprised to have been included in SSI’s list and pleased to participate.”
