AU #274: From cyberManor to Daisy: A Journey in Smart Home Innovation with Gordon Van Zuiden

This is Automation Unplugged, and I’m Ron Callis. On today’s show, I’m talking to Gordon Van Zuiden, Silicon Valley Branch Partner at Daisy. Gordon is a returning guest, who was last interviewed on AU in 2018. Gordon founded cyberManor, a full-service home technology integrator headquartered in California’s Silicon Valley, in the summer of 1999. cyberManor was one of the nation’s first custom electronic integrators to focus on IP network-based technologies for the home. Their mission is to design, install, and integrate internet-empowered home networking solutions that enhance the entertainment, communications, and comfort of their clients’ homes. In March 2024, cyberManor was acquired by Daisy, a nationwide smart space installation and services company. Gordon is a past Chairman of the CEDIA Technology Council, served on CEDIA’s Board of Directors for 6 years, and is a regular author and educator on home networking topics in industry publications and trade shows. We recorded this interview the last week of August.