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Whatley

President & Co-Founder

Whatley

President & Co-Founder

About Whatley

Mark Whatley (AKA “Whatley”) is an entrepreneur with 10+ years of restoration industry experience that incorporates all aspects of a loss, from mitigation to repair. As an Xactimate Certified Trainer, a Matterport Certified Trainer and a licensed general contractor, Whatley’s hands-on expertise in the industry provides context for his drive and problem-solving persona. Whatley currently serves as President of sureti, a third-party fund control payment company. He is also a founder of Actionable Insights, a non-profit that establishes adjusting guidelines that serve as a baseline for noble claims settlement.

Chris Longano

Chief Revenue Officer

Chris Longano

Chief Revenue Officer

About Chris Longano

Chris Longano, CPCU serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at sureti, where he specializes in revenue generation and go-to-market strategy. Chris has over 13 years of insurance industry experience, including sales and product expertise in data and software products for Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurers. Throughout his career, Chris has promoted organic company growth through sales, customer satisfaction and account management, supported by creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

Jacquie Nelissen

VP of Finance & Operations

Jacquie Nelissen

VP of Finance & Operations

About Jacquie Nelissen

Jacquie Nelissen, CPA, MBA is an accounting and finance professional with 15+ years of experience in corporate and public accounting. Her appreciable knowledge includes corporate compliance, financial reporting, tax planning, contract management, and equity financing. Jacquie has also taught college business courses and provided corporate training at CPA firms. Through her extensive work with small business clients, Jacquie understands the internal and external requirements to help a start-up succeed to IPO.

sureti Advisory Board

Jeff Moore

Chief Acquisition Officer, ATI Restoration

Jeff Moore

Chief Acquisition Officer, ATI Restoration

About Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore is the Chief Acquisition Officer of ATI Restoration, a family-owned business founded in 1989 that has grown into the largest family owned restoration firm in the U.S. Jeff is responsible for managing ATI’s future through strategic initiatives and accelerating growth through organic and M&A activities.

Aaron Brunko

President, Verisk Property Estimating Solutions

Aaron Brunko

President, Verisk Property Estimating Solutions

About Aaron Brunko

Aaron Brunko, MBA is president of Property Estimating Solutions at Verisk, leading the development of products including Xactimate, XactContents and ClaimXperience. He determines and executes the department’s business strategy and vision while ensuring its alignment with the rest of Verisk. Since joining Verisk in 2001, he has held roles in technical support, quality assurance, product testing, national account sales, training and implementation. He established the account management and implementation teams in Property Estimating Solutions and drove the department’s first-ever flexible business intelligence and analytics platform. He previously served as a project manager for XactContents and Senior VP of Claims Products for Property Estimating Solutions.

Adam Lezack

Managing Director, Fortis Advisors

Adam Lezack

Managing Director, Fortis Advisors

About Adam Lezack

Adam Lezack currently serves as the Managing Director of Fortis Advisors, a leading shareholder representative firm. Adam co-founded Fortis, which was acquired by PNC Bank in 2018. After the acquisition by PNC, Adam served as the Managing Director of PNC’s escrow and payment business. He led its formation, commercialization and growth. Prior to forming Fortis, Adam was an M&A attorney at DLA Piper, a global law firm.

Joel Sole

Senior Research Scientist, Netflix

Joel Sole

Senior Research Scientist, Netflix

About Joel Sole

Joel Sole is a seasoned professional in the telecommunications industry with a strong academic background and extensive industry experience. He holds an M.Sc. degree from the Technical University of Catalonia and Telecom ParisTech, as well as a Ph.D. from the UPC. With a proven track record of success, Joel has held key roles at renowned companies such as Technicolor, Qualcomm, and Netflix. His expertise lies in video coding, standards, and production deployment. As a Senior Research Scientist at Netflix since 2018, Joel continues to drive innovation and contribute to the company’s success.

Clint Nelissen

Software Engineer & Cloud Architect Expert

Clint Nelissen

Software Engineer & Cloud Architect Expert

About Clint Nelissen

Clint Nelissen is a software engineer and cloud architect with 20+ years of experience designing and building mission-critical applications. He currently serves as the Senior Director of Software Engineering at Aicadium, an AI software company based in Singapore. Prior to this role, Clint was a Partner and Vice President of Technology at Sunray, a managed services firm providing network engineering solutions to luxury brands in the hospitality industry, which was acquired by an East Coast-based technology firm in 2019. His extensive knowledge covers server and network administration, cloud-native architectures, software engineering, project management and executive leadership.

Wayne Wudyka

Founder & CEO, CRDN

Wayne Wudyka

Founder & CEO, CRDN

About Wayne Wudyka

Wayne Wudyka is a nationally recognized leader in dry cleaning and contents restoration as well as a highly regarded franchise executive. As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CRDN, Wayne has an established record of success in the residential and commercial insurance restoration spaces, leading an international network of service providers in specialty and general contents restoration. Wayne’s expertise extends beyond restoration and cleaning to emergency planning and large-scale, logistical response, providing technical guidance during some of North America’s largest catastrophic events, including wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and mass flooding.

Bill Schmitt

Partner, Cambrian Capital Partners

Bill Schmitt

Partner, Cambrian Capital Partners

About Bill Schmitt

Bill Schmitt is an experienced startup executive who has focused his career building high performing go-to-market organizations at fast growth technology-enabled companies. Notable exits include: Matterport, Agile Software, Quintstreet, LEVL Technologies, Tempo Automation. Bill has a particular passion for AI/ML powered businesses and is an active advisor/mentor for early stage companies in both B2B and B2C sectors.

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sureti Leadership

Whatley

Chris Longano

Jacquie Nelissen

sureti Advisory Board

Jeff Moore

Aaron Brunko

Adam Lezack

Joel Sole

Clint Nelissen

Wayne Wudyka

Bill Schmitt