Vivint Creates Innovation Center

Home automation services company www.vivint.com&esheet=50565789&lan=en-US&anchor=Vivint&index=1&md5=4c3dabe03cef2a007eafa2e4892a4258">Vivint, has created the Vivint Innovation Center, which is intended to develop new products and technologies for the company. All technologies developed will be integrated into the company’s solutions in home automation, energy management, home security and solar energy.

The Vivint Innovation Center, located in Lehi, Utah, is made up of about 50 hardware, software and radio engineers, industrial designers, and user experience professionals. The Center is led by Matt Eyring, chief strategy and innovation officer; J.T. Hwang, chief technology officer; Jim Nye, vice president of product development; and Jeremy Warren, vice president of innovation.

“The ability to develop innovative products and services that offer tremendous value for customers is an instrumental component of our plans for future growth,” said Alex Dunn, president of Vivint. “At the Vivint Innovation Center, we will be engaged in expanding upon our existing platform as well as pursuing new market opportunities in the home, in the workplace, and beyond.”

The Center is already home to more than 50 product and software engineers that Vivint has hired over the past couple of months. The Center plans to add up to 100 more jobs within the next two years.