Corporate Leadership
David Wiley
Chairman
Practice Areas: Business Advisory, Network Deployment, Business Development
About: David has nearly three decades of sales, professional services and management experience in the telecommunications industry. He is a high integrity, dynamic manager known for leading successful corporations through complex start-up, turnaround, and high-growth cycles. Prior to founding Widelity, he served as the Vice President of Operations Planning and Support for First Avenue Networks, a major broadband fixed wireless company. He also served as Vice President of Services at MobileAccess Networks, a leading provider of in-building wireless solutions, where he was responsible for the successful implementation and maintenance of multi-million-dollar projects on time and within budget. Before joining MobileAccess, David was a Director at XO Communications where he led national network deployment and service initiatives. Prior to that, he was Director of Business Operations at Iridium, and managed systems development and delivery at Verizon and as a consultant at Accenture. Throughout his career, David has capitalized on market opportunities to drive revenues, profits, and team-centered cultures. He combines strong organization and communication skills with a proven ability to conceptualize, architect, and implement successful solutions for complex customer needs.
Education: College of William and Mary, MBA, BA, Economics
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Family Vacations, Work, Skiing, Hiking, Biking, Running and Walking with Jennifer, Courtney, Lindsey, Whitney and/or our ugly dog, Tippa
Paul Altoz
Ceo
Practice Areas: Business Advisory, Finance
About: Paul is a multi-skilled telecommunications industry veteran with experience in the wireless, in-building, long distance, satellite, and CLEC segments. His unique blend of operational and financial expertise has focused on Accounting, Budgeting and Reporting, Program and Project Management, Contract Administration, Operations and Process Development and Internal Controls. He combines strong organization and communication skills with a proven ability to develop and execute on management’s objectives.
Education: Virginia Tech, BS, Accounting. CPA licensed in Virginia
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Running, Baseball, Travel
Kwan Kim
Chief Financial Officer
Practice Areas: Finance, Business Advisory, Operations Management, Reporting & Analysis
About: Kwan is a senior finance professional with three decades of financial and management experience, in a variety of public and private settings. He has expertise in a number of accounting systems and platforms, including QuickBooks, implementing Oracle-based financial systems, and ensuring Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) compliance. Kwan is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in Virginia. Prior to joining Widelity, Kwan served as the CFO for PSI International, and also BizFlow Corp, both Washington DC area government contractors. Kwan also has extensive non-governmental experience, including manufacturing, real estate, and financial advisory and consulting services firms.
Education:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Virginia
Location: Washington DC
Enjoys: Family time with his wife, Jung, and three sons. Following English Premier League, La Liga, and League 1 soccer.
Parag Singh
Managing Director
Practice Areas: Business Development, Technology Strategy, and Network Engineering
About: As Managing Director, Parag has responsibility for Business Development and Solutions at Widelity. Parag is an accomplished athlete in the Telecom sector, with over 25 years of global leadership experience in launching next generation technologies. Focusing on business development and professional services delivery, Parag has built profitable network engineering services and software businesses, and managed high-performance organizations throughout Europe and the Americas. Multi-year strategy and engineering engagements with companies such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable, McKinsey, IBM, Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung have further enabled him to deliver innovative solutions to address and solve complex problems in multibillion-dollar technology ecosystems. As head of the TeleworX consulting division, Parag utilized a blend of strong strategic, operational, and financial discipline to elevate the company to become a joint solutions partner to Tier 1 US service providers. Prior to TeleworX, Parag enjoyed a successful engineering career with Siemens A.G., where he managed concurrent large-scale RF network design and implementation programs in both Europe and Asia. He is highly skilled at cultivating relationships, identifying growth opportunities, building a winning business model, and delivering high quality engineering expertise to get the job done.
Education: Johns Hopkins University, MBA, Strategic Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, BSEE, Electronics & Communications
Location: Washington, DC Metro Area
Enjoys: Family Time, Travel, Soccer, Music, Fine Cuisine
Sanford Jewett
Director
Practice Areas: Satellite, IoT, Strategy, Positioning and Business Development
About: Practice Areas: Sanford is a veteran of the mobile & satellite industries, having worked in various sectors of the wireless industry for over 30 years. He helped bring into existence some of the modern telecommunications networks that today are the engine for communication and commerce worldwide, launching new services including pagers, cell phones, mobile satellite phones and broadband terminals, and more recently M2M (or IoT) solutions. His broad experience, gained from working with a variety of network operators, gives Sanford a rich understanding of wireless technologies and business models. Over the years, he has worked in many different countries, and held management positions in a number of functional areas — Business Development, Strategy, Marketing, and Operations. This broad exposure has afforded him an understanding of market dynamics and cultural norms, and a deep network of contacts worldwide. On the satellite technology side, he has worked with a number of the leading MSS and FSS operators (L-Band, Ku-Band, Ka-Band, S-band.) On the terrestrial wireless side, he has worked with cellular operators (GSM/LTE, CDMA, WiMAX) as well as cable MSOs and ISPs.
Education: Yale University, BA, Economics
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Hiking, Tennis, Ice Hockey, Art, Music, and Literature
Heather Helmig
human resources
Practice Areas: Recruiting, Human Resources, IT
About: Heather handles Widelity’s human resource needs. From vetting applicants, to onboarding, to managing benefits, to maintaining Widelity’s top talent, she is the go-to person for all things HR. Prior to Widelity, she was an executive assistant in the financial industry before becoming an IT/software specialist for an online learning company.
Education: Ohio University, BS, Business Administration
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Hanging out with her husband and 2 daughters, watching movies and reading
Lisa Libby
Finance
Practice Areas: Finance, Accounting, Business Process, Reporting & Analysis
About: Lisa is a project manager specializing in payroll and financial reporting with nearly 20 years of experience in the Telecom industry. After being recruited to manage HR and Payroll for Widelity in 2011, she has since sourced and implemented back-office systems for timekeeping, payroll, and contract management, and established required processes and procedures. Lisa also provides various operational and financial reports to management as needed. Prior to Widelity, Lisa served in project management for XO Communications, NAS, and Verizon Avenue where she worked in provisioning, process engineering, business analysis, requirements, and financial and operational reporting.
Education: James Madison University, BS, Psychology
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Soccer, Travel, Fine Cuisine
Principals
Gain Bunten
principal
Practice Areas: Managed Services and Operations Development
About: Gain has over three decades of Telecommunications and Information Technology management experience focusing on communications product development and services development & support. Prior to joining Widelity, Gain managed his own consulting firm serving clients in the voice and IP industries and headed Service Development for Cable & Wireless’ Global Markets division serving large multinational clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. He was responsible for overseeing the implementation of an integrated global network management platform. Establishing and developing operations centers (NOCs) in Bangalore, India and Hong Kong, Gain’s team employed a global network management platform in support of Managed Network Services products successfully serving the United States, European and Asian markets. He has extensive experience in conceptualizing and developing managed services solutions from a client’s and vendor’s perspectives. A service operations expert with a sound grasp of developing and integrating operations process development based on ITIL with OSS tools to enhance operations staff efficiency, he is well versed in all business elements required to achieve effective operations management. Gain is also experienced in developing business continuity and disaster recovery models and plans.
Education: The George Washington University, MS, Telecommunications, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, BA, Biology Sciences/English – Journalism
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Hiking, Running, Fishing, Boating, and other outdoor activities
Barry Graves
Principal
Practice Areas: Network Design and Engineering
About: Barry has over 25 years of experience in design and deployment of wireless communications systems including public safety 2-way radio, point-to-point broadband wireless, macro cellular networks, and in-building wireless distributed antenna systems. His experience includes R&D management, product management, network engineering, site acquisition, and construction. His previous positions include Director of Engineering at InnerWireless, Director Broadband Wireless Engineering at XO Communications, Director Broadband Wireless Engineering at Nortel Networks, and Senior Product Manager at Nortel Networks. Barry has significant international experience having completed in-building projects in China and Hong Kong. His career has also taken him to Singapore, Pakistan, Israel and several European locations.
Education: Texas A&M University, BS, Engineering
Location: Austin, TX
Enjoys: Classic Cars, Water Sports, History, College Football
Michael Lasky
principal
Practice Areas: Media, Broadcast, Service Management
About: Michael has over thirty years of business management and consulting experience in the technology and communications industries. Prior to joining Widelity, Mike was the Managing Director of the Stargazer Foundation developing products and services for emergency responders. Prior to Stargazer, he developed and launched PropertyChannel.com, a joint venture of Cox Newspapers, Tribune Company, Knight-Ridder and Advance Publications. Mike also spent a number of years in television and satellite communications including time with Bell Atlantic Video Services overseeing the creation of interactive services, and managing the programming acquisition. He was Vice President of Programming at SKYPIX as well as the Director of Film Acquisition. at Showtime/The Movie Channel.
Education: Cornell University, BA, Fine Arts, Johnson Graduate School of Management, MBA
Location: Washington, DC
Enjoys: Movies, Music
Steve Martinez
Principal
Practice Areas: Network Design and Engineering
About: Steve is a senior professional with over 25 years of experience in planning, deployment, and operations of wireless and core network solutions. He has extensive direct customer experience, with multiple industries including carriers and enterprise clients in domestic and international markets. He is PMP certified, and is fluent in both English and Spanish. Prior to joining Widelity, Steve was a Director at StarVox where he managed complex IP telephony and bandwidth projects for a variety of corporate clients. His previous experience includes Director at NORTEL, Network Deployment Director at MobileStar, Sr. Project Manager at Inner Wireless, World Wide Talk and Crown Castle.
Education: University of Central Florida, BS, Electrical Engineering
Location: Dallas, TX
Enjoys: Viticulture, Fencing