The Team at Arcato Global
Allan Metts - President and CEO
Allan Metts has over 20 years of systems engineering and software development experience, and has directed the development of market-leading solutions for the telecommunication and transportation industries. Prior to forming Arcato Global, Allan was the Vice President of Technology at AirSage -- where he architected and directed the implementation of an innovative approach to producing real-time traffic information (using signaling information from CDMA and GSM cellular phones instead of traditional sensors).
Allan has established highly-productive software development centers in three different countries, and has engineered telecommunications applications that process hundreds of millions of events each day. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech, a MBA from Georgia State University, and has held several engineering and financial management positions at BellSouth (now AT&T).
Allan takes a hands-on approach to technology challenges, so don't be surprised to find him writing C++ code, setting up Linux-based web servers, or assisting programmers with a new design. He is also a talented writer, musician, photographer, and audio engineer -- and is published regularly in the pages of national magazines such as Electronic Musician and Mix.
Italia Metts - Vice President, International Operations
Italia has over 20 years of experience in logistics, project management, and international operations -- in several industries including the telecommunications and medical practices. Italia successfully established a high-tech facility for software development in Chile, which is still in operation today with nearly 40 employees. As part of this project, Italia negotiated over $400,000 of R&D incentives for her client company -- all paid by the government of Chile.
All told, Italia has led successful projects in nine different Latin American countries, plus additional ones in the US and elsewhere. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Italia holds a degree in Telecommunications Management, and project management certifications from Georgia Tech. She is an expert negotiator, extremely detail-oriented, and very adaptable to foreign cultures.
Career Opportunities
We're always looking for talented people to help us with our wide variety of exciting projects.
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