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Mr. Amir Makleff is President, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at BridgeWave Communications, Inc. and an Advisor at Silicom Ventures LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at BackWeb Technologies Ltd.
He is a co-founder of BridgeWave Communications, a provider of gigabit wireless products and high frequency Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, and has served as its President and Chief Executive Officer since January 1999.
From November 1995 to November 1998, Mr. Makleff served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering of Netro Corporation, a fixed wireless networking infrastructure provider.
From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Makleff served as General Manager and Vice President, Engineering of the Access Division of Telco System, a telecom equipment supplier.
Prior to that, Mr. Makleff held senior engineering and marketing positions at Nortel, Amdahl Corporation and Telestream Corporation, of which he was co-founder.
Mr. Makleff served for eight years in various senior research and development roles in the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Mr. Makleff holds B.S.
and M.S.
degrees from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Former positions of Amir Makleff
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Netro Corp.
 Netro Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Netro Corp. provides wireless ATM access networks for the local loo | Chief Operating Officer | 01/11/1998 |
Telco Systems, Inc.
 Telco Systems, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Telco Systems, Inc. provides transport and access solutions for IP and TDM networks. Its products includes ethernet access rings with sub 50mSec restoration, multiservice ethernet access, circuit emulation & pseudowires, ethernet demarcation, residential & enterprise VoIP, and MPLS/VPLS access. Telco Systems was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Foxboro, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Silicom Ventures LLC
 Silicom Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicom Ventures LLC (Silicom Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Gadi Behar. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California. | Director/Board Member | 15/10/2009 |
BridgeWave Communications, Inc.
 BridgeWave Communications, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications BridgeWave Communications, Inc. develops and supplies wireless gigabit solutions, including point-to-point wireless bridges. Its products include 80 and 60 GHz Wireless, FlexPort and Flex4G. The company was founded by Amir Makleff, Eli Pasternak and Gregg Levin in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Founder | - |
| BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Amir Makleff
| Technion-Israel Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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BackWeb Technologies Ltd.
 BackWeb Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BackWeb Technologies Ltd. is an offline web software company. It provides communications and offline web infrastructure, which enables companies to communicate their content, data web applications and offline web applications to their customers, partners and employees. BackWeb Technologies products include offline web applications and data replication. Its products address the need of mobile users who are disconnected from a network to access and transact with critical enterprise web content, such as sales tools, forecast management, contact lists, service repair guides, expense report updates, pricing data, time sheets, collaboration sessions, work orders and other essential documents and applications. BackWeb Technologies sells its products to the telecommunications, financial and computer industries. It operates in Israel and the United States of America. The company was founded by Iftah Sneh in August 1995 and is headquartered in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. | Technology Services |
Silicom Ventures LLC
Silicom Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicom Ventures LLC (Silicom Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Gadi Behar. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California. | Finance |
BridgeWave Communications, Inc.
BridgeWave Communications, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications BridgeWave Communications, Inc. develops and supplies wireless gigabit solutions, including point-to-point wireless bridges. Its products include 80 and 60 GHz Wireless, FlexPort and Flex4G. The company was founded by Amir Makleff, Eli Pasternak and Gregg Levin in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Communications |
Netro Corp.
Netro Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Netro Corp. provides wireless ATM access networks for the local loo | Electronic Technology |
Telco Systems, Inc.
Telco Systems, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Telco Systems, Inc. provides transport and access solutions for IP and TDM networks. Its products includes ethernet access rings with sub 50mSec restoration, multiservice ethernet access, circuit emulation & pseudowires, ethernet demarcation, residential & enterprise VoIP, and MPLS/VPLS access. Telco Systems was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Foxboro, MA. | Electronic Technology |
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