Star City Six – Tadd Vanschoiack

ALLO Communications (allocommunications.com) specializes in providing world-class communications services by creating gigabit communities, offering solutions to businesses, residents, and government entities. Tadd Vanschoiack is a sales engineer at ALLO Communications.

Tell us a little about your business.

ALLO is a fiber company that brings fiber directly to the customer, whether it is business or residential. Unlike traditional copper line, which was intended to transmit voice data only, ALLO’s all-fiber network was built for the high-speed, high-volume, long distance communication of the future. We offer symmetrical speeds to maximize your upload/download speeds. ALLO offers many services that include but are not limited to: internet, data, voice, television, Layer 2 circuits, hosted phones, and many more. It’s been over 15 years since we first provided Nebraska businesses with these unrivaled services. We’re honored to support our customers with unparalleled speed, easy installation, and responsive customer service—and they’ve come to rely on it.

How did you get started in the business?

I’ve been in computer and networking for 20 years and have worked on many network and phone systems during that time.

What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced professionally?

Technology is always changing, so you must stay ahead of everyone and keep up to date with all that is being offered today while also looking toward the future at how we can advance our offerings.

What has been your most important achievement professionally?

I get to work with many different people and companies. It is a great pleasure to help those individuals and businesses with their goals and expectations.

Tell us a little about your family.

I’m a single dad with one daughter who is a sophomore in high school. I enjoy watching her play golf tournaments, especially when we get to travel around to different courses for tournaments in the summer months.

What do you see as one of the biggest turning points in your life?

The day my daughter was born. It created a whole different meaning for my life, and changed what I once thought was important.

What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?

Most of my days off are spent on the golf course! If I’m not cheering on my daughter or playing a round myself, I’m probably riding my bicycle on the many trails in town.

What is the most unique or interesting thing about you that most people probably don’t know?

I sang in three different weddings back in the day when I first got out of college.

If you could choose only one descriptive word to be remembered as, what would it be?

Dependable.

If you could have a super power, what would it be? –

To be able to see the future.

If you could choose any other profession to be successful in, what would it be?

Professional golfer. It would be nice to play golf and get paid for it!

If our readers would like to contact you, how should they do so?

Phone: (402) 781-4093; Email: tvanschoiack@allophone.net; Website: allocommunications.com.