Jordan O'BrienJohn Demskie, founder and CEO of RTI, has sadly passed away at his Florida home at the age of 48. The smart home pioneer died on September 15, 2016.
Having founded RTI in 1992, John has been instrumental in the development of the smart home industry. According to Mike Everett, vice president of sales and marketing, Americas, for RTI: “His passion for designing and creating innovative solutions has greatly influenced the control market. We are dedicated to furthering his technical vision which is at the heart of this company. He will be greatly missed within our RTI family and the industry as a whole.”
In 1994, John successfully launched his first remote control, the Lexicon 500T. The first of its kind, the remote was well received and spurred a new wave of home theatre and entertainment energy that centered on simple, elegant control and automation. Since that time, he continued to drive RTI’s successful product innovation, helping to engineer the company’s control solutions while building a strong team to lead the company into the future.
In recent years, John handed company leadership and operations responsibilities to his team, who is now dedicated to continuing his legacy of innovation and commitment to the custom installation industry.