EverestLabs names senior vice president

EverestLabs, the developer of RecycleOS, the first artificial intelligence- (AI-) enabled operating system for material recovery facilities (MRFs), has announced a new addition to its leadership team. 

Steve Costello joins the team as senior vice president of sales as the company enters a new phase of growth after several successful partnerships with industry leaders including Phoenix-based Republic Services; Pioneer Recycling Services, Tacoma, Washington; KW Plastics, Troy, Alabama; Universal Waste Systems, Los Angeles; and Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR), Brooklyn, New York.

Costello brings to EverestLabs more than 30 years of expertise across deep technology, commercial sales and executive leadership. Having successfully built and led revenue and partnership teams for complex software as a service (SaaS) and hardware solutions at early and growth-stage companies, Costello will lead the commercialization of EverestLabs’ AI robotics and data solutions in his new role.

“EverestLabs has scaled quickly as MRFs double down on adopting flexible, easy-to-install AI and robotics solutions to automate sorting. Greater visibility into operations is also becoming paramount as EPR (extended producer responsibility) policies drive stricter recovery and audit requirements,” EverestLabs founder and CEO JD Ambati says. “Steve joins our team at a pivotal time, and his expertise will immensely support our next phase of growth as we continue to be a recognized leader in our category.”

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Prior to EverestLabs, Costello brought transformative technologies to market, including New York City-based-nTop (formerly nTopology), a tool for designers in additive manufacturing technologies, which he sold to manufacturing companies in aerospace, automotive, consumer and medical industries; Z Corp, Rock Hill, South Carolina, a 3D printing technology pioneer; and SpaceClaim, a leading simulation engineering software that was acquired by Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based Ansys.

“I’m thrilled to be joining EverestLabs and to put my experience scaling early technology startups to action for a company that is positioned to lead the $10 billion waste sorting robotics market,” Costello says. “The U.S. throws away $11.4 billion worth of recyclable containers and packaging every year. EverestLabs’ RecycleOS platform addresses a real problem in an industry primed for better efficiency and modernization. I’m excited to help the team drive widespread adoption of its AI and robotics that support a more sustainable future.”

EverestLabs also is expanding its engineering, marketing and robotics operations teams.