Ed Jostes

Ed Jostes has extensive experience in sales, specifically in the telecommunications industry. Ed started their career in 1984 at Tau-Tron, where they sold test equipment and systems to telephone companies, CLEC's, and TELMEX in Mexico. Ed held various positions before becoming the Sales Director for the Western-half of the U.S. and Mexico.

After Tau-Tron, Jostes worked at PairGain Technologies as a Regional Sales Engineer, selling all PairGain products to the 5 Ameritech states. ADC acquired PairGain in 2000.

Ed then joined AFC in 2004 as a Regional Sales Manager for SBC, and later became a Midwest Sales Director at Aktino Inc. in 2005.

In 2015, Jostes joined Actelis Networks as a Sales Director.

Before their current position, they were a Regional Sales Director at Positron.

Throughout their career, Jostes has had significant sales responsibility, including managing $73M in sales in a 3-year period at PairGain.

Ed Jostes attended DeVry Technical Institute from 1968 to 1971, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics. Afterward, from 1972 to 1974, they attended Elmhurst University, focusing on Marketing. No specific degree was mentioned for this period.