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, 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.

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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.