Bio

Brian joined Salt Creek 2024, bringing over 30 years of engineering, manufacturing and general management experience in a variety of electronics-focused businesses. The key to Brian’s success in business is that he speaks the language of many disciplines and readily connects people with different vocabularies. He is a pragmatic product visionary, comfortably straddling entrepreneurial and regulated environments with vigor and intent. Prior to joining Salt Creek, Brian was CEO of Gold Heat, the leading provider of radiant floor heat to the RV industry. During his 5 years with the company, he professionalized the business, reduced working capital through formal inventory management and expanded the sales of the company to the residential and tiny home markets. He finished his tenure with a sale of the company to a horizontal integration buyer. Prior to Gold Heat, he led several product development and sales organizations, most often focusing on industrial and consumer products with substantial electronic systems content. Brian is a registered professional engineer, holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA from the University of California, Davis. Brian lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife Thyra. Their daughter, Diane, is a CPA and IT auditor. Their son, Glenn, is a Logistics Officer with the US Marine Corps.