Customatic Hires New Senior Electrical and Project Engineer

Furniture World News Desk on 3/30/2018

Dan Riley, a former product engineer with a leading mattress manufacturer joins Customatic's growing engineering and product design team.

Customatic Adjustable Bedz recently announced that they have add Dan Riley, a former product engineer with a leading mattress manufacturer and Big Ass Solutions to join its growing engineering and product design team.

Riley joins Customatic in the newly created position of senior electrical and project engineer. In the new position, he will work closely with the company’s engineering team to implement new technologies into the company’s growing product line. Riley reports to Robert Eskridge, vice president and chief engineer.

“We are making major strides in pushing innovation forward in the sleep products arena by developing creative products that help improve people’s sleep, and this step to enhance our design and engineering team is one more step for us to elevate product design,” said Phil Sherman, president of Customatic. “Our team is constantly thinking outside of the box to develop new approaches to design and product development, and by expanding our engineering department with smart talent will certainly allow us to build on our creativity.”

Riley’s industry experience includes nearly three years with Tempur Sealy International as global products engineer in the company’s research and development department where he helped develop advance technology and adjustable bedding products. Prior to joining Customatic, Riley was program manager and senior electrical engineer for Big Ass Solutions, the manufacturer of Big Ass Fans for residential and commercial installations. Additionally, he held a number of design and engineering positions with Lexmark, Texas Instruments, MacLellan Integrated Services and Lockheed Martin Astronautics.

“We’re thrilled to have Dan join our engineering and design team,” Sherman said. “He’s a perfect fit for our team, and his history in working with Robert during their time at Tempur Sealy and at Lexmark will give them an immediate jumpstart on work synergies.”

Riley earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Kentucky. He lives in Lawrenceville, Kentucky, with his children.

More about Customatic Adjustable Bedz: Customatic Adjustable Bedz is the foremost pioneer of the sleep products industry and is best known for its expertise and cutting-edge innovations in adjustable bed bases. Founded in 2010 by industry veterans Phil McCarty and Phil Sherman, today the company distributes products internationally through strong partnerships with top-name mattress manufacturers, leading distributors and major specialty sleep retailers. Customatic Adjustable Bedz is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, and operates in more than 750,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities in Taiwan. For more information, visit http://customaticbeds.com.