Meet the team

Velasea is led by a team of executives whose roots are firmly ingrained in the high-performance computing and datacenter technology verticals. Together, they bring a wealth of experience, a vast network of partners and a healthy curiosity to the OEM and surveillance industries.

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Tom Larson
Tom Larson
President
Fredy Issa
Fredy Issa
Managing Director
Jimmy Whalen
Jimmy Whalen
CEO
Doug Kari
Doug Kari
CLO
David Walker
David Walker
CFO
Stuart Jeffries
Stuart Jeffries
Executive Director of Sourcing
Jamie Carwana
Jamie Carwana
Sr. Controller
Jeremy Bailey
Jeremy Bailey
Director of Sales
Jason McCarty
Jason McCarty
Director of Information Systems
Michael Cain
Michael Cain
Director of Engineering
Brittany Lewis
Brittany Lewis
Director of Marketing
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Fredy Issa

With a career spanning over 15 years, Fredy has managed sales initiatives across many different countries and cultures through Europe as well as Middle East and Africa. Eight of those years, Fredy has lead sizeable, and largely remote based sales teams, taking a hands-on approach in guiding sales activities and improving operational efficiencies. He has gathered a variety of practical and proven abilities that make him a results-driven, strategic and proactive thinking Business Leader. Most of his career expertise has been attained through diverse verticals including Healthcare, Security and IT where he had the privilege of working with some of the most revered organizations across these sectors such as Dell, EMC and GE.

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Jimmy Whalen

Jimmy Whalen, a graduate of USC’s Marshall School of Business, is the CEO and President, as well as a founding member, of Velasea. He and his team are leaders in providing tech products at competitive pricing, designing solutions for complex projects, and sourcing constrained items to support mission-critical systems. 

When Jimmy was an Account Executive for Arbitech, his team consistently led the company, and the independent channel, in sales volume. An industry visionary, Jimmy is a member of Velasea’s board of directors, and he travels extensively to meet with tech business executives nationwide. 

When not on the road, Jimmy enjoys golfing at the country club adjacent to his home in Laguna Niguel, California, where he lives with his wife and three children.

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Doug Kari

Doug Kari serves as Velasea’s Chief Legal Officer and is a principal in the company. Prior to becoming involved in the technology business, Doug was a partner at Orrick, one of the nation’s premier law firms, where he specialized in intellectual property and business litigation.

In 2012, a brief authored by Doug was cited in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case involving international trade in copyrighted products. In 2017, Doug represented several hundred technology companies as amici curiae in a patent law case before the Supreme Court.

Doug’s articles about law and technology have appeared in Ars Technica, LA Weekly, Las Vegas Review-Journal, SF Daily Journal, LA Lawyer, Nevada Appeal and San Diego Union-Tribune.

Doug has a B.A. in English from U.C. Berkeley and a J.D. magna cum laude from Hastings College of the Law. Doug is also an accomplished mountaineer who has scaled Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua, two of the world’s highest summits.

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David Walker

Mr. Walker is Velasea’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a key member of the executive team. He comes to Velasea with over 20 years of accounting, operations and corporate finance experience within distribution, software, consumer products, and professional services industries. He has been in an executive role for over 10 years.

David has had broad experience with companies in various stages of growth -- from start up, to middle market, to public companies -- and has been involved in numerous strategic initiatives, including more than 10 M&A transactions. He started his career at Deloitte, before eventually moving to middle market investment banking, where he served as Managing Director of Professional Services at RSM EquiCo. He then went on to various executive roles over the next 10 years, where he found great success in implementing financial controls and stimulating growth opportunities. 

David graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a Masters of Accountancy, a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, and a minor in Spanish. David is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), speaks Spanish fluently, and is active in various professional organizations -- most recently serving as a board member of Orange County Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI).

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Stuart Jeffries

Stuart brings over 25 years in vendor relations, inventory strategies and product lifecycle development to Velasea. 

“When we work together to understand the marketplace and maximize the opportunities, our vendors benefit by increasing their sales, Velasea is able to continue its fast-paced growth, and our customers make more profits and gain a competitive edge. It’s a win-win and I love it!”

Stuart loves to be outdoors; hiking trails, bagging peaks, slacklining in the park or cruising the boardwalk on his red beach cruiser with his puppy LeeLoo.

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Jamie Carwana

Jamie Carwana is Velasea’s Sr. Controller. Jamie has been in the industry since 2001, originally joining the company in February 2003. Jamie has held numerous positions for Velasea’s sister company, including Accounts Payable Manager and Assistant Controller. 

In her role, Jamie is responsible for the maintenance and auditing of financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems. She is also an invaluable member of the company’s human resource and compliance departments. 

Jamie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cal State Fullerton, with an emphasis in American Studies in 2001. She is also a certified professional of human resources (PHR).

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Jeremy Bailey

Jeremy has been a Member of the Board of Velasea since its inception in 2019 and currently serves as the Director of Sales (Security Integrators).

Prior to Velasea, Jeremy started his career at Arbitech in Business Development as a cold caller, then slowly climbed the ladder from Inside Sales to Account Executive to Partner. 

Jeremy grew up in Bend, Oregon and graduated from Long Beach State with a B.S. in International Business and Finance. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, golf, Netflix, Call of Duty, trying to surf, and playing semi-professional hockey. Above all else, he loves spending time with his wife, Adri, and their two little boys, Charlie and David.  He also has two dogs, if anyone is in the market.

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Jason McCarty

Jason McCarty is Velasea’s Director of Information Systems. Jason manages all of Velasea’s IT staff and leads in the development and maintenance of internal and external IT needs. Jason’s enthusiasm and commitment to the company’s strategic IT goals helps the company maintain a balance of operational excellence and innovation.

Previously, Jason has held IT Management positions with New Millennium Financial and First Appraisal Network. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from DeVry Institute of Technology and embraces continual education as a natural part of his career.

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Brittany Lewis
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Regional Sales Managers

With an average of 15 years' experience in the appliance-building industry, each Velasea Sr. Account Executive is poised to assist in creating or scaling unique solutions across multiple verticals.

Jason McGregor

Jason McGregor

Regional Sales Manager, Africa

Jason McGregor
Kevin Whalen

Kevin Whalen

Regional Sales Manager – Northwest

Kevin Whalen
Gary Stickler

Gary Stickler

Regional Sales Manager – Southwest / South / Hawaii & Alaska

Gary Stickler
Andres Capous

Andres Capous

Regional Sales Manager – Southeast & LATAM

Andres Capous
TJ Currens

TJ Currens

Regional Sales Manager – Great Lakes

TJ Currens
Phil Luongo

Phil Luongo

Regional Sales Manager – Northeast

Phil Luongo
Anis El Hage

Anis El Hage

Regional Sales Manager, META (Middle East, Türkiye and Africa)

Anis El Hage

Executive Accounts

With an average of 15 years' experience in the appliance-building industry, each Velasea Sr. Account Executive is poised to assist in creating or scaling unique solutions across multiple verticals.

Evelyn Kent

Evelyn Kent

Sr. Account Executive

OEM Accounts

With an average of 15 years' experience in the appliance-building industry, each Velasea Sr. Account Executive is poised to assist in creating or scaling unique solutions across multiple verticals.

Dave Mitchell

Dave Mitchell

OEM Product Manager

Jay Bowes

Jay Bowes

OEM Sales Manager

Richard Valdez

Richard Valdez

OEM Product Manager

Jose Llerenas

Jose Llerenas

OEM Product Manager

Post Sale Accounts

With an average of 15 years' experience in the appliance-building industry, each Velasea Sr. Account Executive is poised to assist in creating or scaling unique solutions across multiple verticals.

Andrew Dertli

Andrew Dertli

Sales Engineer

Rocky Ramirez

Rocky Ramirez

Support Services Lead

David Clark

David Clark

Sales Engineer

Strategic Accounts

With an average of 15 years' experience in the appliance-building industry, each Velasea Sr. Account Executive is poised to assist in creating or scaling unique solutions across multiple verticals.

Cole Allbritton

Strategic Accounts, BDM

Brian Collins

Sr. Account Executive

Glenn Harrick

Sr. Account Executive

Dan Leon

Sr. Account Executive

Jared Kvidera

Sr. Account Executive

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