Management Team
The Bivio Networks team combines industry leading management, operations, and engineering talent. Our team is experienced at driving technology innovation for the networking industry, and understands what it takes to build companies whose products offer compelling value.
Elan Amir
President and CEO
Dr. Elan Amir brings to Bivio broad technology and leadership experience in the networking industry. Dr. Amir joined Bivio Networks in 2003 as CTO and assumed the present CEO position in 2004. Prior to joining Bivio Networks, he served as CTO for OmniSky Corporation, one of the pioneers in the wireless data application, software, and services sectors. Dr. Amir oversaw all aspects of the company’s technology development, its direction and strategy, intellectual property development, and merger and acquisition due diligence.
Prior to OmniSky, Dr. Amir was CTO and vice president of engineering at ProxiNet, one of the first developers of web browsing solutions for mobile devices. ProxiNet was acquired by Puma Technology (now Intellisync corporation) in 1999. Before ProxiNet, Dr. Amir co-founded FastForward Networks, a developer of broadcast media distribution software. FastForward Networks was acquired by Inktomi Corporation in August 2000.
Dr. Amir received his PhD and MS in computer science and a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Keith Glover
Chief Financial Officer
Keith Glover has over 25 years of business and financial experience in the telecommunications, networking, and wireless industries. Glover is responsible for all aspects of finance, operations, and administration management for the company.
Prior to joining Bivio, Glover served as the executive vice president of finance, CFO, and corporate secretary for Proxim Corporation, a leading developer of wireless products and technologies. He led the process to complete Proxim’s IPO; in addition, he led the secondary public offering, several private placement financings, and merger and acquisition activities. Glover has also served as vice president of finance for Vitalink Communications Corporation and previously held finance positions at ROLM Corporation and KPMG.
Glover holds a BS in business administration and accounting from California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
Andy Lovit
Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations
Andy Lovit brings 25 years of sales leadership experience to Bivio Networks. He is responsible for worldwide sales, systems engineering and customer support.
Prior to Bivio, Lovit was Vice President of Worldwide Sales at AirTight Networks. He was also Senior Vice President, Service Provider Sales for Tandberg Television, which was acquired by the Ericsson Group. Prior to Tandberg Television, Lovit was Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Field Operations for SkyStream Networks where he successfully grew SkyStream’s revenue and customer base, which resulted in SkyStream being acquired by Tandberg Television. He also served as Vice President of Sales at Paradyne Corporation where he was instrumental in taking the company through its initial public offering. Lovit has also held executive sales management positions at Onetta, Mayan Networks, and 3Com.
Lovit holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University.
Timothy Waters
Vice President of Marketing
Tim Waters has more than 18 years experience in marketing data and telecommunications products and services. He is responsible for overall marketing and product management of Bivio networking appliances.
Prior to joining Bivio, Waters was vice president of marketing and business development at NetDevices, Inc., a leading supplier in the emerging enterprise service gateway marketplace. He has held similar positions at SkyStream Networks, a manufacturer of IP video headends, and Onetta, Inc., where he led the creation of the intelligent optical engine market. Waters previously was vice president of marketing and business development for Promatory Communications, a leading supplier of next-generation DSL access multiplexers, subsequently acquired by Nortel Networks. Earlier in his career Waters served as vice president of data product management for Ameritech in Chicago, Illinois, and held several management positions at Paradyne Corporation and AT&T Computer Systems.
Waters holds an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a BA in economics from College of the Holy Cross.
Alex Kleyman
Vice President of Hardware Engineering
Alex Kleyman brings to Bivio over 19 years of experience developing systems for networking applications with large and emerging networking and systems companies.
Prior to Bivio, Kleyman managed engineering efforts at Livingston Enterprises, now a division of Lucent that provides remote access servers, routers, and solutions for ISPs and enterprise networks worldwide. Previously, Kleyman held lead engineering positions with Cayman Systems, Texas Instruments, Lightstream (acquired by Cisco), UB Networks (acquired by Alcatel), and Cabletron Systems.
Kleyman holds a BSEE from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
Raj Srinivasan
Vice President of Software Engineering
Raj Srinivasan has over 15 years of experience as a lead software architect with some of the world’s most prominent networking and systems companies.
Before joining Bivio, Srinivasan was a senior manager at Nokia, where he was responsible for Linux and IP Routing projects. He led the initiative to establish Linux as the primary platform within Nokia, along with others. Previously, Srinivasan held software management positions at Lucent, where he was involved in the deployment of access router equipment at major carriers in many countries. Srinivasan also spent several years at Sun Microsystems, where he played an instrumental role in several networking projects involving proprietary and standards-based networks and network management systems.
Srinivasan holds an MS in computer science from Syracuse University and an ME in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science.
