
By dedicating ourselves every day to building a cutting-edge Mobile IoT location technology, the Polte team is revolutionizing the way people do business around the world.
The Polte leadership team has hundreds of years of combined experience in radio, wireless, power, telecommunications, engineering and cloud technology. We’ve worked with 4G LTE and voice-over-LTE, radar systems used on battlefields, and life-saving E-911 technology. Fearless leader, 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 that deep knowledge to fuel innovation for a concept that has been stagnant for years – for any industry that has assets that move. Our mission? Become the world’s next global location system.
Give it a go: learn more about the careers, education and personalities of Polte executives by clicking on their headshots below.
What was your quarantine binge-worthy show?
“F*ck, That’s Delicious on Vice with Action Bronson.”
One thing you’ll never do again?
“Grow hair on the top of my head.”
What’s your go-to karaoke song?
“Club Tropicana by Wham! I grew up in West Hollywood in the 80’s, so it fits.”
A fun or dorky fact about you?
“I was in a band. We had 15 minutes of fame my senior year in high school. We were playing a lot of punk and heavy metal. We just had this really bad band that I was the lead singer of, and I would yell into the mic. That’s me.”
What’s your hobby?
“Other than guitar, I play golf on occasion, fishing, raising the kids. That sounds very old – I fish and I golf.”
What was your first concert?
“The first, first one was probably the Replacements, which is my favorite band of all time, when I was 14. I got my head bashed in basically slam dancing. Bruises right along the side of my head.”
A fun or dorky fact about you?
“I don’t believe in facts.”
If loving this is wrong, you don’t want to be right…
“I host a secret anonymous ramen noodle blog and podcast with more than 200k subscribers.”
What was your first job?
“Bailing hay.”
What was your quarantine binge-worthy show?
“If I have to admit, my daughter and I watch Bob’s Burgers.”
What are you competitive about?
“I was a college athlete, so I rowed on the crew team. I was a competitive rower, but still when I get on the rowing machine, I’m still competing with myself.”
What’s your all-time favorite movie?
“Lethal Weapon.”
What was your quarantine binge-worthy show?
“I think you gotta go back to Joe Exotic. Tiger King. By the end of the show there are things going on that seem normal for the show, that if you had started there you would have been like ‘WHAT?’ It’s a trainwreck after another.”
One thing you’ll never do again?
“Run a 40 yard dash in under 5 seconds. Can’t do it anymore.”
What was your first job?
“I worked at a sub sandwich place. It was good too. It was called Sub-Conscious. It was a great place for a 16-year-old to work because we got free food and we had steak sandwiches, and I ate the heck out of those. I don’t think I found anyone who makes them anymore.”
What’s your favorite hobby?
“I enjoy being active and sharing that passion with others – I’ve been doing triathlons for 30 years. In fact, I’m actually even a part of the Atlanta Triathlon Club, where I coach and bring a lot of people into the sport. Beyond that, I’ve also led spin classes at Energy Lab for the last 9+ years.”
What was your first concert?
“I am a huge fan of live music and am a frequent concert goer. My first concert was Chicago, followed by Madonna in her Like a Virgin tour. My taste morphed into a bunch of heavy metal like Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Guns N Roses. Now I carry on the tradition with my daughters, hitting 22 concerts in 2019 alone.”
What was your first job?
“I was a bag boy at a local grocery store – and a strategic one at that. I may have observed and attempted to place myself in the lanes yielding the highest tips.”
What’s your go-to karaoke song?
“I bet you no one has done karaoke like me in Tokyo. I can guarantee it. I can clear a room because they run for the exits. It’s usually New York, New York because I scream it. It only comes out of my mouth one way.”
If loving this is wrong, you don’t want to be right…
“Snail pizza. You don’t know what you’re missing, really. The cheese has to be right. The garlic has to be right.”
What was your first job?
“I had a summer job in London in a jean shop. I was too occupied looking at the attractive people coming in. When you’re 17, that’s all you do. You forget why you’re there.”