Intellitec Mourns the Loss of Founder William (Bill) Slavik Sr. – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
DELAND, Fla. – It is with profound sadness that Intellitec Products announces the passing of founder, William Slavik Sr., who died on Jan. 10, 2025 at the age of 84. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Slavik family and all of Bill’s friends and colleagues throughout the world,” the release stated.
Click here for Slavik’s obituary.
“Bill founded Intellitec nearly 50 years ago and led the company until his retirement around 2006. A phenomenal electrical engineer, William Slavik Sr. was the inventor of many of our products which we still sell widely. Our entire Intellitec family owes Bill a debt of gratitude for the business we enjoy today,” stated Patrick J. O’Neill, chairman and CEO of Intellitec Products. “Bill was extremely well respected throughout our industry and a good friend to all.”
“Bill revolutionized the electrical and control systems of RV’s, Ambulances, Trucks and specialty vehicles. From battery disconnects with his patented latching mechanism that has been used on millions of vehicles, to the introduction of energy management and multiplexing systems, Bill’s designs forever changed the vehicle market,” added Ned Schiff, president of Intellitec Products.
“Today at Intellitec, we continue Bill’s legacy and business vision of understanding our customers challenges and developing solutions through the intelligent use of technology,” Schiff continued. “We are deeply grateful to Bill for all of his contributions.”
About Intellitec
For over 40 years, Intellitec Products has been a leader in the development electrical controls and systems for the RV, specialty vehicle, and marine markets. The comapny’s unique products are used for power distribution, battery management and electrical control and monitoring systems in a wide variety of applications including RV, bus, truck, emergency service, and marine markets. Intellitec’s products are manufactured in the USA.
