Summary
John Caporale is a serial founder and CEO with over four decades building hardware, audio engineering, and tech businesses from prototype to global distribution. He has led companies across pro audio, systems integration, gaming, and pathogen-control hardware, combining product design, manufacturing, sales channel development, and IP incubation. Based in Redmond, he founded Capoland Media and steered 7SHELTER to commercialize Far UV-C disinfection systems informed by peer-reviewed science. Known for hands-on engineering as much as executive leadership, he also created retail and international distribution networks and managed artist and partner relations for globally recognized brands. Practical, multidisciplinary, and product-first, he excels at turning technical innovation into market-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
49 years of employment as a software developer