About Our Team

Stephen Crane
VP of Marketing
MIT trained Naval Architect. World sailor and Army veteran. Visionary inventor. Industry expert. Meticulous about product design and quality.

Robert Johnson
VP of Engineering
Founder and President of two successful electronics companies. Expert in wireless technology.
Our History
- Feb 6, 2018
Beginnings
Inspired to convert measurements, the Digital Tape Measure was invented in a foreign shipyard by naval architect Stephen Crane.
- Feb 6, 2018
1986
Patents 5027526 and 5142793
- Feb 6, 2018
1995
L.S. Starrett "Digitape": 2.5 million units sold
- Feb 6, 2018
2014
eTape 16: QVC Home Shopping top seller
- Feb 6, 2018
2017
DataPro Tools: The Measuring Tape meets the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Feb 12, 2018
2018
DataPro Tools: A growing suite of software.