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John is the Founder and CEO of SAVI Controls. SAVI is deeply rooted in the vision and conviction to radically simplify commercial AV, and John’s passion derived from years spent running a successful integration business – Diem Digital. Started in 1990, Diem Digital quickly became a premier integration provider, serving an international client base and growing to over $30 million in revenue.

John began his career in IT and has been a leader in the automation and tech industry ever since. A true entrepreneur and technical whiz-kid – John started his first IT business, Diem Computer Company, in 1990. Throughout his professional career, his innate aptitude for isolating solutions won him the favor of some of the largest Fortune 1000 companies, where he helped to automate and optimize their business operations. As a software integrator and document management specialist, John has been recognized as the #1 reseller in the country by key solution providers year after year. His visionary leadership and passion for excellence helped Diem Digital become one of the top residential and commercial audio, video, automation, and low voltage systems integrators in Texas.

John’s mantra, “Carpe Diem,” is not only his company’s namesake but the foundation for its culture. John thrives on building relationships based on mutual success and motivating his team to make the unimaginable possible. He seeks to inspire his employees to take chances, seize opportunities, and be the best – all while still having fun.

After years of running a wildly successful AV integration company, John began to recognize that the industry was shackled to outdated ideas and complicated processes. In response, John started his third company, SAVI Controls, in 2011 with the mission to revolutionize the world of commercial AV by creating a simplified system. Today, that dream is a reality as SAVI transforms and reimagines how they think about audio-visual integration, continually receiving industry recognition for their revolutionary programming tools.

John graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Psychology and is a fervent believer in servant leadership.