Ronald Wilson
CEO, Vantage Controls

As CEO of Vantage Controls, Ronald Wilson provides strategic direction and technical leadership in the development of its wireless automation, communication, networking, and display products. He has been involved with lighting control and commercial and home automation for more than 20 years.

Mr. Wilson co-founded TransEra Corporation in 1976 and has served as its President & CEO since then. He also served in a faculty position at Brigham Young University and was responsible for directing diagnostics and research on the University’s Topolotron fusion reactor project. He has done extensive research work in thin films, polycrystalline materials, and field emission. Mr. Wilson has also designed specialized test and measurement instruments used by NASA for development of systems used in the space shuttle program and for the space station.

Vantage Controls, founded in 1986, was acquired by Mr. Wilson and TransEra Corporation in 1993. While TransEra designs and manufactures hardware and software tools for test and measurement, and control systems markets, Vantage Controls specializes in automation controls for: dimmable lighting; audio/video equipment; security systems; heating and air-conditioning systems; blinds and drapes; irrigation systems; etc. Vantage also designs and markets a variety of attractive keypads in various styles that provide convenient and integrated points of control for all of these systems. Vantage is noted for its reliability and its simple installation based on a 2-wire control bus, a completely wireless RF control network, or even a combination of the two.

In 1976, Mr. Wilson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University. His graduate work focused on the solid-state properties of materials. In 1986 Mr. Wilson was awarded a United States Patent for a unique flat panel display design, and in 1994 he received the prestigious Honored Alumni award from Brigham Young University.

Mr. Wilson is also currently assisting a team of graduate students and faculty at Brigham Young University, providing technical direction and support. This research involves fiber optic communication, very high-speed optical modulation and optical processing.