About Salient
Salient Technologies, Inc. has been bringing great ideas to life since being founded in 1998. Stephen Sanford and David Yakos have been the principals since 2007 and together with the incredible team of engineers and industrial designers at Salient, they’ve helped their clients repeatedly create successful and award-winning products.
Inspiration to Production
From pet toys to cryogenic valves, Salient applies experience from a variety of industries and disciplines to achieve a unique perspective into the product design and development process. The Salient design team combines creativity with engineering expertise to create products that are not only manufacturable, but also look great. Salient is proud to deliver a hands-on experience that walks our clients from inspiration all the way to production.
Salient’s Leadership
Building and managing a team to best support your development goals.
Stephen Sanford
President / Co-Founder
As president of Salient Technologies, Stephen Sanford has helped startups and leading brands commercialize thousands of products over a myriad of industries–from sporting goods to medical products and from toys to aerospace. Responsible for the design of over $1 Billion in products over his quarter century at Salient, he excels in optimizing products and processes for prototyping and manufacturing.
David Yakos
Director of Creativity / Co-Founder
David Yakos is Vice President and Director of Creativity at Salient. He is an Artist, Engineer, and Inventor with over twenty years of experience. He loves a world that allows him to prototype his imagination. His LinkedIn profile outlines his numerous qualifications. Forbes magazine highlighted him as a leading creative where he continues to innovate everywhere from NASA to toys and games.
