About Us

MEASURE GEAR STORY

My name is Mark Pompeo, the inventor and founder of Measure Gear.  I grew up in a large family south of Boston Massachusetts.  My father was a general contractor and taught me how to build anything.  This foundation of construction knowledge and working with my hands would eventually lead me to brainstorm the Measure Gear concept.

Professionally I was a successful stockbroker for over 25 years.  After sustaining injuries in an automobile accident in 2015, and not being able to return to my career of choice, I worked for the family business until I could get back on my feet.  It was during this extremely challenging time that I came up with this problem-solving solution.

I was working on a large construction site and saw hundreds of workers carrying a small 12’ tape measure for work.  Every worker would put their tape down, drop it or just not have it handy right when they needed it.  I went home that night and figured out that if you wore it on your wrist, you’d never have to put it down and it would always be ready for use.

I patented and trademarked Measure Gear and started building prototypes by hand to have try it out.  The feedback was conclusive that I had something people wanted! I used my Wall Street background to raise enough capital to bring it to market.  It has now been launched as a new product online and soon to appear in retailers nationwide.

Thank you for reading the Measure Gear story, and feel free to reach out to me anytime with questions or feedback.

Mark Pompeo