Rob Lilleness
CEO

Lilleness has built multiple successful high-tech businesses in digital media, mobile, software and consumer products. Most recently he served as president and Chief Executive Officer for Medio Systems, an ACCEL-backed company, which was acquired by HERE Technologies (a company currently owned by BMW, Daimler, Audi, Intel, and Tencent). Prior to Medio, Lilleness was president and COO of Universal Electronics (NASDAQ: UEIC). During his tenure at Universal, earnings more than tripled and the market capitalization grew from approximately $100 million to $500 million.

Rob was also on the initial team that built the Windows Networking business at Microsoft where he served in a number of management roles. He was responsible for shipping multiple versions of Windows NT Server and building the Windows networking business from zero to over $500 million in sales.

Rob also holds seven patents in the digital media and wireless control space. He speaks German, Spanish, and English. Rob holds a B.A. from the University of Puget Sound and a MBA from Harvard Business School.

Matt Kowalec
President & COO

Over the past 30 years, Matt has developed a repeatable formula for driving significant growth and value from several underdeveloped and turnaround companies, specifically in the consumer products market.  With a diverse background in finance and operations, Matt is equally skilled in building productive teams and product creation.  Numerous companies have profited from his track record of increasing annualized sales and profit with combined rates averaging 40%, while delivering shareholder value that far outpaced market averages through multiple successful exits.

Matt also holds six patents in the consumer products space.  Matt earned his BS degree in Accounting from the Ferris State University as well as an MBA degree from Michigan State University – Broad College of Business. 

Dan Cregg
CTO

As the CTO of Insteon, Dan Cregg leads the advancement of Insteon’s technology and rapidly evolving product line. He is one of the primary developers of Insteon’s dual-band technology that was introduced in 2005. Since then, Insteon technology has been integrated into hundreds of products, bringing the Internet of Things to the mainstream. 

Cregg is a veteran in the home automation industry with nearly two decades of experience and came to Insteon via Smartlabs, which in 2000 acquired SmartLinc, a company Cregg co-founded. Cregg also founded and was president of HomeRun Automation, which SmartLinc purchased in 1997. He has held engineering and management positions at McDonnell-Douglas, SVG Thermco, and Universal Electronics.

Cregg holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in engineering from California State University Long Beach, where he now serves as an adjunct professor in computer engineering and a member of the engineering school's Executive Advisory Council.

Mike Nunes
CIO

For 20 years Nunes has served as CIO, first of Smarthome and throughout Smarthome’s evolution into Insteon. 

Over the years, Nunes's key technological accomplishments include building one of the world’s first e-commerce sites, enhancing Insteon's customer-facing website experience using Google and Endeca search/navigation systems; building the customer account management system and integrating payment options such as Google Checkout, Checkout By Amazon, and Paypal; customization and implementation of the Sage Enterprise Suite; building an extensive business analytics and reporting system; and PCI remediation and ongoing compliance. He is also credited with building the HouseLinc home control software package, winner of the 2006 Electronic House Product of the Year award. 

Nunes holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from UC Irvine.