Dave Costello has been in agency and corporate communications, public relations, and marketing for 20 years. He is the Founder & Principal of TechSposure, a high-tech PR firm. Previously, he was Founder & Managing Director of IT Media Group, Inc., an award-winning PR firm. He was a professor of communications at Boston University and Emerson College for 10 years. He also spent many years in corporate marketing and PR.

Prior to his career in communications, Dave was the youngest operations manager at a division of a Fortune 500 company. Here, he managed a $25 million a year production line and worked in engineering, research and development, and manufacturing. Dave was also in the U.S. Air Force, where he was a decorated Airman; receiving the Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal, Good Conduct, and was rated a top Airman at Hanscom Air Force Base.

He has a Master of Science in Public Relations from Boston University's College of Communication (Dean's Highest Distinction for Academic Excellence), a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Northeastern University's Graduate School of Business, a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Harvard University (Cum Laude). a Paralegal Certificate in Litigation from Bentley College, and an Associate in Applied Sciences in Electronic Systems Technology.

Dave has studied and competed in the martial arts for many years obtaining the level of black belt and is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner. He has helped many businesses, charitable groups, and youth sports organizations. He spent 3 years in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Boston's inner city, mentoring and coaching young adults.

He is a blogger at (www.techsposure.com) and has had numerous feature articles published in the business and trade press.