Mike Restrepo

What I work on

I run Restrepo Innovations out of Franklin Lakes, NJ. We design and install integrated control, lighting, audio, video, networking, and access systems across four divisions. None of them are secondary.

Residential

Luxury homes from full new builds through retrofits. Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Hudson counties in NJ, plus Alpine, Saddle River, Franklin Lakes, Short Hills, and Tenafly. Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Stamford, and Ridgefield in CT. Westchester, Manhattan, and the Hamptons for spillover work in NY.

Commercial

Boardrooms, training rooms, executive offices, and divisible meeting spaces. Conference automation that holds up under real use, not just on the install day.

Hospitality

Hotels, restaurants, and clubs that need guest-facing AV and back-of-house control that staff can actually run.

Military and government

Secure facility AV with documentation that auditors expect. We do not publish project details for this work.

Credentials

What I do not claim

We do not hold industry-association certification from CEDIA. We do not hold manufacturer certifications from Lutron or Ketra as a firm. We do design, install, and support Lutron and Ketra projects every day, but I will not list certifications we have not earned. Honesty on credentials is the entry fee.

How I think about the work

Listen to the customer

The first job is to find out what the client actually wants, not what is easiest to sell them. Most failed integrations I see in the field started with the integrator selling a kit instead of asking questions.

Documentation is the deliverable

The system has to outlive the install. Cable schedules, rack drawings, programming notes, and credentials get handed off so that anyone can service the work, not just us. That is what protects the client five years out.

Coordination across trades

Most of the value we add happens before drywall closes. We sit at the table with the architect, builder, electrician, lighting designer, and millworker so the low-voltage work is correct the first time.

Service after the install

The relationship does not end at sign-off. We support every system we install through care plans, remote diagnostics, and on-site service across NJ, NY, and CT.

Specialties

• Crestron control system design and programming
• Lutron lighting control and cable specifications
• Ketra and tunable-white lighting deployments
• Distributed audio and home theater calibration
• Distributed video, video tiling, and multiview
• Network infrastructure, fiber, and Ubiquiti deployments
• Access control and security integration
• Motorized shading and window-treatment control
• Conference room and boardroom AV
• Hospitality back-of-house and guest-facing AV
• Secure-facility AV for government clients

Where I publish

I write on the Restrepo Innovations blog about integration practice, product selection, and the real-world tradeoffs that show up on luxury jobs. Every post on the site is mine unless otherwise noted.