Engineered to disappear.

Not a wiring job. Invisible when it should be, responsive when it's needed, beautiful when it's seen.

Serving homes and small businesses across the San Francisco Bay Area, based in Pleasanton

Our Approach

Three things you should expect from any installer.

We hold every install to one standard: when the systems are right, you stop noticing them.

Invisible When It Should Be

The best technology gets out of the way. Concealed wiring, flush keypads, hidden speakers, color-matched touch panels — your design stays intact.

Built To Outlast The Trends

Lutron lighting, Sonos audio, Ubiquiti networking, Home Assistant control — chosen for track record and real upgrade paths, not the device of the month.

We Pick Up The Phone

You reach a real person, not a phone tree. When something needs attention, it gets it quickly.

What We Do

From the first drawing to ongoing care.

Installation & Integration

Full smart-home systems — designed and engineered by me, installed by my licensed partner, commissioned and signed off personally.

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Retrofit & Upgrade

We bring smart-home tech to existing homes — one room at a time or the whole house — without tearing everything apart to do it.

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Maintenance & Monitoring

We keep your systems running and current — remote monitoring, firmware updates, regular check-ins, priority support when you need it.

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The same approach works past the front door of a house. Offices, studios, and small commercial spaces get the same treatment: networking that holds up under real use, audio and displays that turn on without a fight, lighting and climate that follow the workday, and one system tying it together — designed, commissioned, and kept running by the same person who spec'd it.

How We Work

A proven path, with room for what makes yours unique.

Discovery

We start by listening. A conversation about how you use your home, what frustrates you, and what would make daily life feel effortless.

Design

We translate your priorities into a system blueprint — equipment selections, placement plans, control interfaces, scope of work.

Install

I plan, schedule, and inspect every detail — wiring, equipment, programming, testing. My licensed partner installs it to my drawings; I coordinate with your builder or run the project myself.

Support

Ongoing support keeps your systems current, monitored, and maintained — so you don't have to think about what's running behind the scenes.

Our Projects

We also build software.

When a problem is better solved with code than with hardware, we build it. Each app lives at its own home.

The Comet Family

Part of something bigger.

A small group of Bay Area businesses that share the Comet name and values.

Comet Innovations

Smart home and business technology — design, integration, and ongoing care.

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Comet Associates

Technical consulting and advisory.

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Comet Design Studio

Bespoke solution design and custom fabrication.

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Comet Adventures

Considered travel planning.

Get In Touch

Thinking about a project?

Whether it's a new build, a retrofit, or you just want to talk through what's possible — we're happy to start with a conversation.

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