City of Temecula announces Vinduino as 2018’s Innovator of the Year
TEMECULA — This year, the City of Temecula was pleased to announce Vinduino, LLC as
“Innovator of the Year” during Innovation Month in April.
Innovation Month marked an entire month of celebrating and showcasing various innovative companies and startups throughout the region. The month was set aside to highlight advances in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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The City of Temecula Economic Development Staff conducted a review process of several local startup companies that consisted of numerous key factors being assessed including forward-thinking innovation, leadership authenticity and sustainability potential. The review process concluded with Vinduino being identified as the company that met all of these key factors; thus, being awarded “Innovator of the Year” during Digifest Weekend in Temecula.
Temecula startup Vinduino and its’ Chief Executive Officer Reinier Van Der Lee were recently honored as the City’s Innovator of the Year.
Vinduino is a Temecula startup company focused on affordable water-saving technology serving agricultural communities. Their offerings provide solutions for agricultural landscapes to optimize irrigation through precise technology services. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Reinier Van Der Lee.
Vinduino is currently a Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange (TVE2) tenant who first qualified and was granted tenancy in 2017. In that same year, Vinduino was also awarded first place at the County of Riverside Innovation Month Pitch Contest.
Mayor Matt Rahn commented, “Reinier and Vinduino are a perfect match for our community. With the technology that is brought to the Valley by this company, it is only a matter of time before this company is a household name.”
For more information on Vinduino, LLC visit http://www.vinduino.com/. To learn more about Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange (TVE2) and the City of Temecula’s business startup resources, contact Charles Walker at 951-506-5180.
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Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.