Company Performance Metrics
- John Manthey: Vice President EngineeringPast Role: Medtronic, Team Member
Max Baker: CEO
ILLUMAGEAR is a Seattle-based company focused on improving individual safety in risky environments. Founded in 2012 by Max Baker and Andrew Royal, ILLUMAGEAR’s mission is to illuminate people working in high-risk environments, making them safer and more prepared.
ILLUMAGEAR builds Personal Active Safety Systems (tools, equipment, and software
solutions) that lower the risk for people operating under hazardous circumstances. ILLUMAGEAR is focused on promoting real improvement in worker safety and bringing innovative products to market that define a new category of safety gear.
Illumagear has been on work sites. They know how dangerous they are. Every year hundreds of workers die and thousands more are injured on construction sites and other dangerous work environments. Companies have a great deal invested in those workers – and so do the families of those workers.
Illumagear believes safety protects that investment. So we strive every day to build the best safety solutions. They helps people work safe, so they get home safe.
Illumagear is focused on promoting real improvement in worker safety and building products that support that cause. They build personal products that offer complete safety solutions. Products that increase productivity and reduce on-site accidents. Products that set new, higher standards for worker safety.
In short, ILLUMAGEAR exists to save lives.

