Meet the Ray® makers

Eric Steinmeyer

CEO/President & Founder

Don Megrath

Chief Financial Officer

Don has over 25 years in finance and operating roles, with a specialty in driving companies from early stage to public.

Marty French

Chief Chemist

Marty is Focal’s Senior Chemist and owner of Specialty Analytical.

Donald Steinmeyer

Inventor and Sr. Technical Engineer

Donald is responsible for the idea of Ray® and is Focal’s lead engineer. Donald’s knowledge comes from a career in the Aerospace industry at Douglas Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas and Boeing.

Manufacturing Partners

Tri- Lett Industries

Tri-Lett Industries is a second generation, family owned, full-service fabrication company based in Oregon City, OR. A Skilled fabrication shop and a critical employee, Focal is proud of their partnership with this quality manufacturer.

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.

Established in 1948, Galaxy Plastic is a second-generation company located in La Crosse, Virginia that specializes in custom acrylic castings. They are responsible for casting Ray® lens, and Focal is delighted by their long-standing partnership.

Our Story

The inception for the Ray® lens came from Donald’s garage. After 50 years in the Aerospace industry, he decided to embark on an idea that he felt had been underestimated decades earlier.

 Upon seeing his father’s project, Eric instantly knew a scalable and low-cost lens had potential to increase sustainability across many sectors. Eric envisioned Ray® as a practical solution against harmful byproducts of everyday, necessary practices.

 Focal was formed when Eric put together a team of experts who were equally enamored with the potential of Ray®. They have created multiple generations of the Ray® unit in their commitment to creating a powerful product that their clients can depend on.

Investment Partners

VertueLab

VertueLab is a nonprofit organization that funds and supports cleantech entrepreneurs across North America. Established in 2007 as Oregon BEST, they were the first organization in the country to make direct, program-related investments in cleantech startups.

Element 8

Element 8 is a Seattle based investment group. It is the only exclusive clean technology angel network in the western US.

Join the Ray® Team

For investment information please contact Eric Steinmeyer or Don Megrath