Joe Whitaker
Executive Vice President of Product & TechnologyOrigin AcousticsJoe Whitaker, has 20 years of experience in Custom Systems Integration and Design Industry. As one of the most proactive members of the CEDIA Community and Control4 tech community, Joe continues to design and implement amazing solutions while contributing to the consumer knowledge base. Writing for CEPro, Electronic House, and TecHome. Joe has also helped in product development, creation, and preproduction testing with top manufacturers like Origin Acoustics, Sony, Platinum Tools, Sanus, Nyne, Stealth Acoustics, Simply Reliable, VANCO and many more.
Beyond developing many custom tools to assist in custom installations and custom rack building, video and audio products that benefit the integrator, and network gear for the CI Industry, he is a regular contributor of news, product reviews and tutorials at EH Publishing CE Pro Magazine, Electronic House Magazine, and Commercial Integrator Magazine, and TecHome.
-Founder / President - The Thoughtful Home
-Founder – JWhitaker Designs Llc.
-Global CEDIA Board of Directors
-Contributor CePro Magazine
-Contributor AVNation
-Contributor TecHome
Notable Achievements:
Co-Founder of Revolution IT, San Antonio, Texas
2011 CEDIA Board of Directors Nominee
Member of the Inaugural CEDIA Blog Mob 2012
Judge for CE Pro Best Products of the Year
Judge for Electronic House Magazine Best Products of the Year
2013 CEDIA Board of Directors Nominee
Inventor of Vanco HDBASET over Existing HDMI (CePro Best Product of the Year Winner 2013)
Inventor of VANCO No Tools Needed Quick Install Speaker
Elected to CEDIA Board of Directors 2013
Inventor VANCO Concealer Wireless Speaker Enclosure
(CePro Best Product of the Year Winner 2015)
CI 40 Most Influential Under 40 2015
Inventor "Traveler" High Volt Power Relocation over Low Voltage
Elected to 1st CEDIA Global Board of Directors 2016
Co-Inventor with Jeremy Burkhardt of Valet Amplifier (CePro Best Award winner 2017)
Co-Inventor Vanco EvoSkillz 2018
Inventor TruAudio Speaker Grill 2019
Disappearing Act: The Rise of Invisible Tech
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