Management Team

Walt Halasowski
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Walt Halasowski’s professional experience includes over 20 years in technology. Prior to Helium Networks, Walt was Vice President, Sales Operations for Marconi Communications (formerly FORE Systems, Inc.), a developer and manufacturer of high-speed computer networking equipment.

At Marconi, he was responsible for worldwide sales operations (inside sales, sales administration, contracts, order entry and management and customer service). Prior to FORE Systems, Walt held management positions at Carnegie Group, Inc., an artificial intelligence software development company; and Cubic Corporation, a defense company specializing in the development and manufacture of simulated training devices for the military.

Walt holds a Bachelors degree in business administration from San Diego State University and has served four years in the United States Marine Corps.

Dr. Alex Hills
Chief Scientist

Alex Hills is Distinguished Service Professor of Engineering and Public Policy and Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he teaches wireless communications and does research concerning wireless communications technology. He is the creator of Rollabout, which was developed as a way to help others build large-scale wireless LANs like the Wireless Andrew network at Carnegie-Mellon.

Dr. Hills conceived and founded Carnegie-Mellon’s Wireless Andrew project in 1993 and led the project until 1999. Wireless Andrew is a campus-wide, high-speed wireless network that is available to all students, faculty and staff of the university. It was the first network of its kind in the world and has served as a model for many other universities and businesses. Under his leadership, the Wireless Andrew team resolved many issues, including creating a system design able to provide adequate coverage and capacity.

Dr. Hills is an internationally recognized expert in a variety of wireless technologies, including wireless LAN, cellular and PCS (including 3G), and fixed wireless technologies like MMDS and LMDS. He is an active wireless researcher and a frequent speaker at conferences, conventions, and corporate training sessions. He has also been a guest lecturer at many universities. He is currently involved in the development of next-generation wireless technologies, including those which provide both voice and data.

He holds a Bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Masters degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in engineering and public policy from Carnegie-Mellon University.