Steve Janz

Steve Janz

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    President/CEO Technospeak Corporation

  • Education

    • University of Southern California

      1989 - 1993
      B.S. Corporate Finance

      Earned a B.S. in Corporate Finance

    • USC Marshall School of Business

      1995 - 1997
      MBA Marketing and Managment

      Earned an M.B.A in Marketing and Management

    • Los Angeles Trade Technical College

      2007 - 2015
      A.A. Electrical Construction

      Graduated with an AA in Electrical Construction and Design

  • Experience

    • Farmers Insurance

      Jun 1993 - Aug 1996
      Research Analyst

      Analyzed Risk/Return Ratios for FNMA, GNMA and Sallie Mae Mortgage-backed securities. Synthesized findings for upper management for which portfolio investment decisions were made.

    • Warner Bros. Consumer Products

      Dec 1996 - Aug 1999
      Senior Store Operations Analyst

      Provided Sales Forecasts for 500 store Warner Bros. retail chain. Analyzed all Financials and made recommendations on how to streamline controllable expenses. Acted as lead analyst to Senior Team during executive sales planning meetings. Automated all manual weekly reporting and took time to created from 4hrs to 3 minutes.

    • NBC Universal Studios Home Entertainment

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2007
      Senior Category Manager

      Sr. Category Manager Covering Home Video sales of all major retailers, including: Wal-mart, Sam's Club, Best Buy, Costco, Circuit City, and many smaller retailers in the grocery industry. Additionally covered Music Sales for Sam's Club as a business expert for Universal Music Group. Managed 3 other Managers.Developed Demand Based Clustering Modeling, for which a $2MM development budget was secured to bring the system to life. The system used multiple regression modeling to develop robust consumer profiling which allowed for mush more individualized product assortment and a store by store basis. Show less

    • Technospeak Corporation

      Jan 2007 - now
      President/CEO

      We are a full-service Electronics Integration Company specializing in Home Theater, Distributed Audio and Video, Full-home Automation, Data Networks, Whole house Wi-fi, Smart Lighting Systems, Intercom Systems, Surveillance Systems, Security systems and New Construction/Remodel pre-wire design and installation. We are an Authorized Direct-Dealer for Control 4 Home Automation products, Draper & Elite Screens, Samsung Electronics, Klipsch and Sonos. We are certified partners with Denon, RTI, Lutron, and Klipsch loudspeakers. We are licensed Electrical and Low Voltage Contractors with all the required licensing, bonding and insurance. We are also Alarm Company Operators with 24hr security monitoring capability. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Control4 Tech II Certified, Control4 Panelized Lighting Certified, RadioRA2 Level 2 Programmer, Certified Advanced RTI Programmer, Savant Programmer

      Control4, RTI, Lutron, Savant
      Mar 2009
    • Alarm Qualified Manager (ACQ)

      Bureau of Security & Investigative Services
      Jan 2019
    • Alarm Company Agent (ACE)

      Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
      May 2016
    • C10 - Electrical Contractors License

      California State License Board
      Feb 2010
    • C7 - Low Voltage Contractors License

      California State License Board
      Sept 2007
    • Alarm Company Operator (ACO)

      Bureau of Security & Investigative Services
      Dec 2016
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Steve Janz
      Best of Houzz in Service - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Houzz.com Dec 2014
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Soccer Referee U8 - U19 - Advanced Badge; Tournament Director - Traveling Teams

      Issued by AYSO Region 7 on Sept 2015
      AYSO Region 7Associated with Steve Janz