About Us
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR

Our Story
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Trident IoT is a technology and engineering company focused on simplifying RF development, increasing product success rates, and decreasing time-to-market for connected device manufacturers.
Founded by a team of IoT veterans with over a century of industry knowledge, Trident IoT is aimed at making connected devices work as intended. With an initial focus on companies manufacturing Z-Wave devices, Trident IoT seeks to expand and build new relationships through a human connection at every level, including certification and market knowledge.
Our Team

Mariusz Malkowski
CTO and Founder of Trident IoT

Michael Lamb
President and Founder of Trident IoT

Bill Scheffler
VP of Sales and Founder of Trident IoT

Peter Shorty
Director of Engineering

Samer Seoud
Senior Software Engineer

Johann Sigfredsson
Senior Software Engineer

Christian Salmony Olsen
Senior Software Engineer

Clay Dearman
Senior Firmware Engineer

DJ Younkin
Field Application Engineer

Laura Otto
Office Manager and Founder of Trident IoT

Jonatan Tobón González
Technical Support Manager
Alliances
Trident IoT is committed to being active in all RF ecosystems. Direct involvement, participation, and contribution to the Alliance organizations driving the industry is paramount to our overall mission.
Trident IoT is proud to belong to the following Alliances and we are constantly exploring new organizations to join that expand our expertise and benefit our customers.




Our Mission
In a world of mass-scale production and opaque global supply chains, Trident IoT’s mission is to provide a personalized approach to product engineering. Trident IoT is more than a semiconductor supplier – we provide product engineering and development support across a wide spectrum of connected smart home devices.
By close collaboration on product requirements, Trident IoT is able to help clients forge the most effective, timely, and cost-efficient path to market possible for your smart home devices:
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- Trident IoT works together with clients, collaborating at every level on product requirements and engineering solutions.
- Trident IoT optimizes designs to find cost-effective solutions, future-proofing devices with easily upgradeable components.
- Trident IoT supplies clients directly with the necessary silicon components, including firmware and software.
- Trident IoT expedites the certification process, minimizing roadblocks and accelerating the path to market for your smart home device.
With Trident IoT, businesses can navigate the intricate product development journey more efficiently to save time, money, and resources.
Ideas are not enough.
It takes action to bring new products to market. Trident IoT provides both strategic and tactical technology support to make this happen.
Latest News
Trident IoT Recap: 2023 Z-Wave Summit Member Meeting and Unplug Fest
The Z-Wave Summit Member Meeting was held on September 18th - 20th, 203 at the UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center in Orlando, FL.
Z-Wave Alliance Q3 2023 Newsletter Members Corner
Trident IoT: The Not-So-New-Kids on the Alliance Block While the name Trident IoT is new to most Z-Wave Alliance members and the Host Sponsor for the Z-Wave Summit, the brains behind the operation are quite familiar. Launched in mid-August as a “one-stop shop to help...
Trident IoT’s CTO and Founder, Mariusz Malkowski will be presenting at the CEDIA EXPO in Denver.
Trident IoT’s CTO and Founder, Mariusz Malkowski will be presenting on a Case Study: Smart System Cuts Hotel Energy Consumption by 20% at the CEDIA EXPO in Denver.