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Leadership

Our Team

Joe Costello

Executive Chairman

Joe is Executive Chairman of Altowav, where he has been a founding investor and Executive Chairman since the company's inception. Joe is most well known as the founding CEO of Cadence Design Systems, which he led from 1987 through 1998 to become the number one company in Electronic Design Automation (EDA). In 1997, Chief Executive Magazine named him the top performing CEO of all publicly traded companies in North America. In 2004, Joe received the Phil Kaufman Award for his service to the EDA industry. Joe also founded Kwikbit Internet, which uses Altowav technology to provide high-speed internet to mobile home parks and is today Altowav's largest customer. He currently serves on the boards of several private companies. Joe holds a BS in Mathematics and Physics from Harvey Mudd College, an MS in Physics from Yale University, and an MS in Physics from UC Berkeley.

Itzik Marcovich

COO

Itzik is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Altowav, where he leads company-wide strategy and cross-departmental execution. With over 20 years of experience, he oversees operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and process optimization, driving initiatives that enhance efficiency and scalability. Previously, Itzik held key operations roles at Ceragon Networks, Siklu, AudioCodes, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), with a proven track record of guiding products from development through mass production. Itzik holds a BA in Economics and Logistics from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA from the University of Haifa.

Vladimir Kelman

CTO

Vladimir is CTO, where he guides strategy and development of Altowav's technology. With more than 25 years of experience in the mobile broadband and internet industry, Vladimir has been at the forefront of many groundbreaking efforts, including the development of the first widely deployed NLOS broadband access system. Prior to Altowav, Vladimir was co-founder and VP of Development for NextNet Wireless (acquired by Motorola). NextNet developed pre-4G broadband access products that were deployed by Clearwire and other service providers worldwide. Vladimir holds a BSEE degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota.

Todd Schieffert

EVP Business Development

Todd is EVP of Business Development at Altowav, where he focuses on new market expansion and strategic partnerships. He brings more than 30 years of executive experience across sales, business development, product management, and marketing. Todd spent over two decades at ADC, where he helped grow the company through roles in sales, product management, marketing, and executive management, and later led its push into wireless. He then co-founded an in-building wireless solutions company, which he built and sold three years later. Todd holds a BS in Business Administration from Saint John’s University.

Kyle Krug

VP Product & Solutions

Kyle is VP Product & Solutions at Altowav and brings more than 25 years of experience in the wireless industry, both with vendors and operators. Previously, Kyle was responsible for business development and territory management (Asia-Pacific, North America) at Motorola and NextNet Wireless. Prior to that, Kyle was Director of Technology at Prairie iNet, a pioneering wireless internet service provider that covered 4 Midwest states. Kyle received his BA in Economics at University of Northern Iowa.

Our Mission: Multi-gigabit wireless solutions for the places fiber can't reach, ready to deploy in a matter of hours.