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Supporting Your Success

At Tessco we’re committed to going above and beyond to deliver the best solution for every need, from a single source. Our comprehensive product offering, passionate and experienced team members, and versatile
end-to-end services place us a step ahead when it comes to customer
service and satisfaction. We’re the true total source in wireless.

About Tessco

Tessco has a long and well established heritage in the wireless industry. We provided key equipment for the second ever cellular network built in the USA, in 1983.  And over 30 years later, Tessco is continuing to set the pace as the leading value-added distributor to the wireless world.

We have strong relationships with the leading manufacturers that serve the wireless industry - relationships across a broader array of technologies than any other distributor - so that we can offer everything from the tower to the edge.

Our commitment to our customer’s success is demonstrated in

  • The tens of thousands of customers we serve across a broad array of industries and markets;

  • Our relationships with manufacturing partners across a full spectrum of technologies;

  • Our focus on supply chain and distribution expertise, our specialized market knowledge and technical proficiency, and our broad range of solutions that augment our customers’ capabilities. 

In recognition of our outstanding quality, we have been awarded TL 9000 certification – the communication industry’s highest standard for operational excellence.

Wireless technology will continue to transform our lives.  Tessco has the experience, expertise, and vision to stand at the forefront of the wireless evolution as the vital link connecting our partners and our customers.

Tessco is organized into three core Business Units:

  • Commercial products and services

  • Retail products and services

  • Ventev product development

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Commercial Products and Services

As one of the leading distributors in wireless, we supply more than 50,000 products from nearly 400 of the industry’s leading manufacturers to thousands of customers each year, ranging from private system operators to state and local governments, the federal government, system integrators, resellers, and more. Our breadth is matched only by our depth, with solutions for everything from base station infrastructure to installation and testing tools, backhaul equipment, Wi-Fi, and more.

Retail Products and Services

As a leading provider of mobile device accessories and retail solutions, we have long standing relationships with an expansive portfolio of accessory brands and a diverse customer base, allowing us to serve as the vital link connecting our customers and manufacturer partners. We are committed to exceptional speed-to-market so our customers have the right products for new device launches and beyond.

We also deliver a host of services including managed inventory, direct fulfillment, marketing campaigns, and training to maximize profitability for our customers.

We serve retail markets including major and regional wireless carriers, airport retailers, regional CE retailers, cellular phone repair, food and drug, mass retailers, pre-paid wireless retailers, and the enterprise.

Ventev Product Development

Over the course of decades in the industry, we found that our customers have unmet needs – unique challenges and opportunities to enhance their wireless technology that were going unserved by our manufacturer partners. We have, through the brand name Ventev, created our own product development capability to deliver innovative solutions to support the needs of our commercial and retail markets.

Under the Ventev name we design, manufacture, and distribute wireless infrastructure products including antennas, enclosures, and cable to deploy, protect, power, and improve the performance of wireless networks.

We also produce premium Retail Mobile Accessories including chargers and portable batteries. Ventev allows us to complement our industry-leading service with market-driven innovation to deliver the right solution for any scenario.

Certified TL9000:2016 R(6)

What is a TL 9000:2016 Certification?

TL 9000:2016 is a globally recognized standard of quality management and processes geared specifically towards the Information and Communications Technology Industry and reflects the latest revisions of the ISO 9001:2015 requirements. TL 9000 defines the unique communications quality system requirements for design, development, delivery, and service and it specifies measurements utilized to evaluate a company’s effectiveness of quality implementation and improvement programs. TL 9000 provides a consistent set of quality expectations for partners and customers.

What does Tessco’s TL 9000 Certification mean for you, the customer?

By being TL 9000 Certified to the newest revision of R(6), we are demonstrating our commitment to excellence and quality in the way we do business, making us your most reliable wireless partner. We are held to a high standard when it comes to streamlining, training, and documenting how we do business because our capabilities are regularly assessed and graded. Our continuing certification in TL 9000:2016 R(6) is a testament to our mature quality process. Our biggest competitors in the wireless industry can’t say that.

Additionally, because the TL 9000 Certification is specific to the Information and Communications Technology industry it reaffirms our expertise in the wireless industry. We are expert insiders in your business and being TL 9000 Certified places us in an exclusive club of fewer than 50 companies, along with major players like AT&T, Cisco, and Verizon, who share data and best practices to ensure best-in-class service across the industry. Our TL 9000 Certification is all part of our promise to you, our customers, to hold ourselves to the highest standards possible. We continually update and adapt the ways we do business to keep pace with the evolving landscape of the wireless industry.

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Supplier Diversity Commitment

The innovative ideas provided by diverse suppliers allow us to continue to deliver superior value to our customers, to uncover new products, markets and technologies, and to develop new levels of productivity. We are committed to developing relationships with diverse suppliers (comprised of MBE, WBE and DVBE), HUBzone Small Business Concerns and Section 8(a) entities.

Our Promise to Manufacturers

At Tessco, we define diverse suppliers as those who are certified as minority, women, or disabled veteran-owned entities. These business enterprises must be at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by United States Citizens who:

  • Are Women; African, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American; Disabled Veterans

  • Adhere to our high quality standards—providing excellent service, competitive pricing, innovative solutions and/or products

  • Have a minimum of three years of business history

We also work with HUBzone entities and Section 8(a) vendors. HUBzone entities are companies located within one or more qualified census tracts, qualified non-metropolitan counties, or lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation. For purposes of this HUBzone designation, Tessco recognizes small businesses that appear on the List of Qualified HUBzone Small Business Concerns, maintained by the SBA. Section 8(a) Vendors are small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, which are certified by the SBA to participate in the Section 8(a) program.

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Leadership

Executive Team

  • Murray Wright

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Murray Wright, 61, joined Tessco’s Board of Directors in September, 2016, concurrent with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Tessco, Mr. Wright served from 2013 – 2015 as Chief Executive Officer and President of Zones, Inc., a global IT solutions provider. From 2010 to 2013, he served as President, the Americas of Tech Data Corporation, a publicly traded, global distributor of IT products and services and was Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales from 2006-2009. Prior to his time at Tech Data Corporation, Mr. Wright was President of Lenovo Canada Inc., General Manager of Ingram Micro Canada, General Manager of Sharp Electronics of Canada, Ltd.
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    Brenda Jean Budzynski

    Brenda Budzynski joined Tessco in January 2018 as General Manager, Vice President leading the Ventev brand and business unit. Miss Budzynski has had a successful 25+ year career in the wireless, wireline, and mobile communications industry, most recently as Vice President of R&D Engineering for Unitec Electronics. She has managed diverse functional teams around the world including Engineering, Product and Program Management, Operations, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service and Support. Miss Budzynski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University, as well as a Project Management Certificate from George Washington University, and additional executive education in the US and Europe.

  • Joseph M. Cawley, Jr.

    Joseph Cawley joined Tessco in June 2017. As the Chief Information Officer, Mr. Cawley is responsible for setting the technology direction for applications, infrastructure, networks, and data centers that provide support for Tessco product offerings. His top priorities are to stimulate innovation and to bring those innovations into the marketplace quickly; to apply these innovations to help the Tessco businesses grow; and to identify and nurture new and future areas for investment and growth. Previously, Mr. Cawley was the Vice President of IT for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation where he led the digital transformation of web, mobile, and cloud. He has held a number of executive positions across IBM, including the Storage Software business where he led the introduction of IBM's iSCSI network attached storage platform. He has also held positions leading worldwide technical support for IBM’s Networking Division and the development of the WebSphere enterprise workgroup portfolio. Mr. Cawley holds a BS in Computer Science from Old Dominion University and an MS in Computer Science from Binghamton University.

  • Charles Kriete

    Charles Kriete joined the company in 2017. Mr. Kriete is Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales, Product Marketing and Supply Chain leading vendor partnerships and developing new go-to-market product and service solutions. Prior to joining Tessco, Mr. Kriete served as Chief Marketing Officer of Kore Wireless Group, upon their acquisition of Wyless Group, where Kriete served as Chief Revenue Officer. Previously, Mr. Kriete founded a mobile technology supply chain company, OTBT, which was ultimately acquired by Tech Data Corporation. Mr. Kriete also held various positions at CDW Corporation, after completing his studies in Physics at Lake Forest College in Illinois.

  • Douglas A. Rein

    Douglas Rein joined the company in 1999. Mr. Rein is Senior Vice President of the Performance Systems and Operations groups. Previously, he was the Director of Operations for Compaq Computer Corporation and was responsible for fulfillment operations for the commercial and consumer personal computer product lines. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Distribution and Logistics Operations for Intelligent Electronics. Mr. Rein obtained both a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and an MBA from Virginia Tech.

  • Elizabeth S. Robinson

    Liz Robinson joined the company in 1998. Ms. Robinson is Senior Vice President of Retail Sales and Product Marketing leading the vendor partnerships, go-to-market strategies and services for the Retail market. Previously, she held several leadership positions in Sales, Business Development and Product Management at Tessco. Prior to joining Tessco, Ms. Robinson served in leadership positions at AT&T Capital Corporation, both in sales management and affinity program development. Ms. Robinson was educated at Washington and Lee University.

  • Aric Spitulnik

    Aric Spitulnik joined the company in 2000. Mr. Spitulnik is Chief Financial Officer and also serves as the company's corporate secretary and principal financial and accounting officer. From 2005 to 2013, he served as the Company's corporate controller. Prior to joining Tessco, Mr. Spitulnik spent 6 years in public accounting. Mr. Spitulnik received a Bachelor's degree and an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Board of Directors

  • Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.

    Executive Chairman of the Board
    Robert B. Barnhill, Jr. 72, founded TESSCO Technologies Incorporated in 1982 as Your Total Source® products for 2-way radio dealers and carriers, and evolved to serving all wireless users, operators, builders, infrastructure providers and resellers with total end-to-end wireless solutions to deploy networks and connectivity systems. In September 2016, Mr. Barnhill transitioned his role as President and Chief Executive Officer to Murray Wright, and now is Executive Chairman and remains Chairman of the Board.

  • Murray Wright

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Murray Wright, 61, joined TESSCO’s Board of Directors in September, 2016, concurrent with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining TESSCO, Mr. Wright served from 2013 – 2015 as Chief Executive Officer and President of Zones, Inc., a global IT solutions provider. From 2010 to 2013, he served as President, the Americas of Tech Data Corporation, a publicly traded, global distributor of IT products and services and was Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales from 2006-2009. Prior to his time at Tech Data Corporation, Mr. Wright was President of Lenovo Canada Inc., General Manager of Ingram Micro Canada, General Manager of Sharp Electronics of Canada, Ltd.

  • Jay G. Baitler

    Jay G. Baitler, age 70, has been a director of the company since 2007. He is an operating partner with Atlas Holdings, a private equity firm. Mr. Baitler also serves on the boards of Soundview Paper, Finch Paper and Twin River Paper. Prior to his retirement in 2012, Mr. Baitler was Executive Vice President of Staples and was responsible for the Contract Division, including the 2008 acquisition and integration of Corporate Express.

  • John D. Beletic

    John D. Beletic, age 65, has served as a director of the company since July 1999 and Lead Director since August 2008. Since July 2002, Mr. Beletic has been a venture partner or operating partner with Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital firm. Mr. Beletic is also a director of Cheddars Inc., a 140+ unit restaurant company; Shareablee, a social data analytics company; and J5 Infrastructure mobile carriers. Mr. Beletic served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of Xiotech Inc. (X-IO Technologies), a provider of enterprise level disk storage systems from November 2011 to November 2016 and was President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2011 to May 2014. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of iPass, an internet access company, from 2008 to 2015. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beletic served as CEO of telecommunications companies Tigon Corporation, PageMart Wireless, and Weblink Wireless.

  • Benn R. Konsynski

    Benn R. Konsynski, Ph.D., age 66, has been a director of the company since November 1993. He is the George S. Craft Distinguished University Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University. He was director and founder of Emory's Center for Digital Commerce, one of the first of its kind in the country. He was named Hewlett Fellow at the Carter Center in 1995. Prior to arriving at the Goizueta Business School, he was on the faculty at the Harvard Business School, where he taught in the MBA program and several executive programs. Dr. Konsynski specializes in issues of digital commerce and information technology in relationships across organizations.

  • Dennis J. Shaughnessy

    Dennis J. Shaughnessy, age 69, has been a director of the company since 1989. He served as Executive Chairman of the Board of FTI Consulting Inc. FTI is a leading global consulting firm with $1.8 billion in revenues and operations in 24 countries. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with a market cap of approximately $1.6 billion. Mr. Shaughnessy retired as Chairman of FTI effective December 17, 2013. Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Shaughnessy served as General Partner of Grotech Capital Group, a private equity firm, leading its traditional industry group, managing $1.0 billion in private equity. Prior to joining Grotech, Mr. Shaughnessy had been President and CEO of CRI International, an international petroleum refining service business, which was sold to Shell Oil in 1989.

  • Morton F. Zifferer, Jr.

    Morton F. Zifferer, Jr., age 68, has been a director of the company since November 1993. He has served as Chairman and CEO of New Standard Corporation, a privately held metal products manufacturing firm, since 1983. Mr. Zifferer and New Standard Corporation have partnered with several Fortune 500 execute lean manufacturing techniques and sophisticated supply chain strategies and practices.

  • Jerome C. Eppler

    The late Jerome Eppler spent his entire career in the securities industry, forming his own firm, Eppler & Company in 1961. From 1953 to 1961, he was a general partner of Cyrus J. Lawrence Sons, New York – a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Also, from 1967 to 1978, Mr. Eppler served as chairman and chief executive of Insurance Securities, Inc. TESSCO Technologies appreciates Mr. Eppler's contributions and leadership during his tenure on the Board of Directors.

Vice Presidents

  • Michael Chase

  • Marika Patto

  • James R. Gaarder

  • Tammy Ridgely

  • Jeffrey A. Kaufman

  • Jeffrey L. Shockey

  • Cynthia L. King

  • Matthew Simmons

  • Jim Markisohn

  • Mary Beth Smith

  • William A. Moten

  • David Straus
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Contact Information

800.472.7373

Corporate Addresses
Maryland
Global Logistics Center
11126 McCormick Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1494
Nevada
Americas Logistics Center
4775 Aircenter Circle
Reno, NV 89502

San Antonio
5259 Prue Road
Suite 475
Building S4
San Antonio, TX 78240

Corporate Phone Number
1.410.229.1000 (USA, Canada)

Sales and Service Phone Numbers
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TESSCO.com Help
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FAX
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Email
General Questions
Send your general TESSCO questions to cs@tessco.com.

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