Management
Vello’s management team has developed and successfully managed some of the most innovativre and powerful telecommunications products and services in the world.
Mark Dzwonczyk | President and Chief Operating Officer
With more than 20 years of executive experience and product development leadership, Mark is an accomplished international business and management professional. Before joining Vello in May 2007, Mark was the founder and CEO of Sigpro, a telecommunications company focused on Internet telephony products and services. Mark grew Sigpro from a small consulting firm in Silicon Valley to a recognized leader of innovative products for the hospitality industry, with engineering and manufacturing teams in the U.S., China, Singapore and Malaysia. Prior to Sigpro, Mark was at Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he developed robust signal processing systems for embedded applications. Mark has a BSEE summa cum laude from Tufts University, an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from MIT, and spent several years in the PhD program of Stanford's Information Systems Lab, including teaching graduate level signal processing courses.
Daniel Orr | Vice President of Business Development
Dan sets corporate strategy and manages strategic business development at Vello. He is a seasoned professional with over 25 years in strategic planning and business development for both Fortune 50 companies and startups. In these roles, Dan has excelled in financial analysis, deal structuring and negotiations involving multi-billion dollar transactions.
Prior to joining Vello, Dan was an executive at Hewlett-Packard, where he was responsible for developing corporate strategy and leading business development in the digital entertainment sector. He has enjoyed award-winning product and program leadership success with revolutionary interactive consumer electronics and interactive services, playing a key role at Microsoft in the creation and introduction of WebTV, UltimateTV and Xbox. Dan began his career in Silicon Valley as a technology investment banker with Alliant Partners, where he served as Principal. He received a BA in international relations from Pomona College and a M.B.A, Accounting from the University of New Mexico.
Larry Rosenthal | Founder
Larry has significant experience in the telecommunications and wireless markets as both a founder and CEO of multiple companies. He was a co-founder of Cellular One in Sonoma County, California, and subsequently started Landmark Networks, now known as Firetide, a mesh networking company. In addition, Larry holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at Cal. Larry has also been a Fulbright Professor at the University of Naples and speaks fluent Italian.
