A Team That Does

By dedicating themselves every day to building a cutting-edge Mobile IoT location technology, Polte leadership is revolutionizing the way people do business around the world.

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Meet Polte Leadership

Polte executives have hundreds of years of combined experience in radio, wireless, power, telecommunications, engineering and cloud technology. Our team has worked with 4G LTE and voice-over-LTE, radar systems used on battlefields, and life-saving E-911 technology. Polte CEO Ed Chao has even done work in the White House.

What makes Polte’s leadership lineup most impressive, however, is how we leverage our deep knowledge to fuel innovation in Mobile IoT location intelligence – for any industry that has assets that move. 

Read more about the careers and education of several members of our team below.

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Russ Markhovsky

Russ Markhovsky

President/Founder
  • 15 years in the location space
  • 12 patents in location technology
  • Juris Doctorate, University of Iowa
  • MS Computer Science, University of Chicago
Ed Chao

Ed Chao

CEO
  • 26 years in the wireless industry, including roles at Bell Labs and T-Mobile
  • 3 Patents in mobile technology
  • MBA Columbia University
  • MS EE Georgia Tech
  • BS EE Rutgers University

Andrew Wolverton

CTO
  • 20 years in software engineering and strategy
  • 4 co-patents in wireless technology
  • BS Computer Science, Math, & Physics, Texas A&M

Robert Wondoloski

SVP Operations
  • 26 years in wireless engineering at MetroPCS, IoT
  • 3 Patents in LTE/wireless technology
  • MBA University of Texas at Dallas, summa cum laude
  • BS Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University
Dan Rudich

Dan Rudich

SVP Business Development
  • 20 years in enterprise solutions and SaaS
  • 3 patents in the mobile industry
  • MBA, Yale
  • Bachelor of Commerce, McGill University

Jason Hockett

VP Finance
  • 20+ years in early stage, start-up industry
  • 15+ years financial executive
  • MBA UT Dallas, CPA

Len Schuch

General Manager Business Development EMEA and AP
  • 20+ years in telecoms including international roles with carriers
  • Co-Founder of Ubiquisys, acquired by Cisco
  • Founder of Stratto, acquired by major Private Equity firm
  • BBA Finance, George Washington University

Polte’s technology allows a significant cost-per-device savings, a power consumption savings of 70 percent–up to 90 percent for indoor locations–along with indoor accuracy superior to GNSS devices. With Polte technology integrated, we add real and measurable value to our Monarch platform.

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