Meet the Ray® makers
Eric Steinmeyer
CEO/President & Founder
Former EVP Fortune 500 Asset
Due Diligence companies. Has
led the company from concept
to market.
Luke Opitz
Senior Engineer
Former quality assurance engineer, Northrup Grumman Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Hudson Cashdan
Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA),
Hedge fund analyst to private equity
and now Fractional CFO to startups
and small businesses.
Donald Steinmeyer
Inventor and Sr. Technical Engineer
Former member of Chief Engineers office Boeing. Apollo, Skylab, Delta 4, Dish Sterling and DCX Rocket
Marty French
Chief Chemist
Marty is Focal’s Senior Chemist and owner of Specialty Analytical.
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. They are responsible for Ray® lens, and Focal is delighted by their long-standing partnership.
GearWurx
GearWurx was formed for the purpose of developing tracked robotic vehicles & sub-systems that could be priced within the reaches of smaller research organizations and defense contractors as well as to provide high value, low-cost engineering services to demanding clients.
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.
Our Board
Paul Rosenbaum
Owner SWR,
Former CEO, Rentrak
Dan Yarano
Finance and M&A
Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron PA
John Steinmeyer
Executive Director, Launch, US Air Force
Jeff Pettey
Owner, Gullywasher and former owner, United Surfactants
Grey Hecht
Farmer, Philanthropist, Waterkeepers Board Member
Raimund
Board Observer
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.
