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MEEt the ray makers

Eric Steinmeyer

Eric Steinmeyer

Eric Steinmeyer

Eric Steinmeyer

Eric Steinmeyer

CEO/ President and Founder

Eric Steinmeyer

Don Megreth

Don Megreth

Charles Austen Angell

Don Megreth

Chief Financial Officer

Don has over 25 years in finance and operating roles, with a specialty in driving companies from early stage to public.

Charles Austen Angell

Charles Austen Angell

Charles Austen Angell

Vice President of Product + Development

Austen oversees design and development for Focal.  Mr Angell is also the CEO of Modern Edge Inc. Product Development.

Marty French

Charles Austen Angell

Charles Austen Angell

Chief Chemist

Marty is Focal's Senior Chemist and owner of Specialty Analytical .

Donald Steinmeyer

Donald Steinmeyer

Donald Steinmeyer

Inventor and Sr. Technical Engineer

Donald is responsible for the idea of Ray® and is Focal's lead engineer.   Donald's knowledge comes from a career in the Aerospace industry at Douglas Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas and Boeing.

Andy Rukliss

Donald Steinmeyer

Donald Steinmeyer

Sr.  Systems and Electrical Engineer

Andy has invaluable industry experience, formerly employed at Procter and Gamble and Georgia Pacific.

John Zagelow

Donald Steinmeyer

Emma Steinmeyer

Senior Consulting Engineer


John has decades of experience as an equipment and plant engineer with Renold's Aluminum, Precision Castparts and ORMET.

Emma Steinmeyer

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.

Emma Steinmeyer

Marketing Consultant


Emma is a 2020 graduate of the University of Oregon. She lends her aid to our website and  marketing materials.

Tri- Lett Industries

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.

Primary Fabricator


Tri-Lett Industries is a second generation, family owned, full service fabrication company based in Oregon City, OR. A Skilled fabrication shop and a critical employee, Focal is proud of their partnership with this quality manufacturer.

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.

Galaxy Plastic Industries, Inc.



Established in 1948, Galaxy Plastic is a second generation company located in La Crosse, Virginia that specializes in custom acrylic castings.  They are responsible for casting Ray's lens, and Focal is delighted by their longstanding partnership.

Board Members

John Steinmeyer

John Steinmeyer

John Steinmeyer

Executive Director, Launch Enterprise (SMC/ECL) at United States Department of the Air Force

Grey Hecht

John Steinmeyer

John Steinmeyer

Founder/ Chief Efficiency Optimizer at Rising Springs

Jeff Pettey

John Steinmeyer

Jeff Pettey

Founder of Gullywasher, Advanced Environmental Solutions Inc., and Filtration/ Treatment Systems, Ltd

Our story

The inception for the Ray lens came from Donalds's garage.  After 50 years in the Aerospace industry, he decided to embark on an idea that he felt had been underestimated decades earlier.

Upon seeing his father's project, Eric instantly knew the lens had potential to increase sustainability across many sectors.  Eric envisioned Ray as a practical solution against harmful byproducts of everyday, necessary practices.  

Focal was formed when Eric put together a team of experts who were equally enamored with the potential of Ray. They have created multiple generations of the Ray unit in their committment to creating a powerful product that their clients can depend on.

Investment Partners




VertueLab is a nonprofit organization that funds and supports cleantech entrepreneurs across North America. Established in 2007 as Oregon BEST, they were the first organization in the country to make direct, program-related investments in cleantech startups.

Element 8 is a Seattle based investment group. It is the only exclusive clean technology angel network in the western US.

Join the Ray Team

For investment information please contact Eric Steinmeyer or Don Megrath

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