Meet the Team
We are a team of dedicated professionals, ready to do what ever it takes to make your business secured.
Harpreet Walia
Founder & CEO
Harpreet Walia is a dynamic and highly accomplished entrepreneur with more than two decades of global executive leadership experience. He has established a long-standing and impressive track record of developing and executing global business strategies and directing worldwide growth. As WaveStrong’s CEO, Harpreet is leading the company through its next stage of growth and solidifying its position as the leader in CyberSecurity Consulting and Services domain. His unique business sense, technical acumen, vision for the future of the industry, and unwavering focus on culture have contributed to his building a world-class MSSP in the North America market. Based on his wealth of experience, Harpreet brings vital knowledge of operational direction and strategies as a board director and chairman in different companies in United States and Canada. Harpreet graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Computer Science program at University of Southern Mississippi.
Dan Joslin
VP Sales Partnerships & Strategic Alliances North America
Dan is accountable for client engagements, strategic planning, channel programs and operations focused on the execution of WaveStrong’s successful GTM. This includes talent development, partner and employee training initiatives, executive communications, and partner advisory boards. He lead a team focused on increasing revenue and margin with global partners by unlocking new routes to market with global system integrator partners, cloud hyperscalers, consultants, security staffing, managed services, existing channels, ISV, data center and industry IOT partners. From working with our resale channel, managing our direct sales teams, and marketing to driving solution innovation, co-sell programs (and tools), navigating collaborate/compete partnering motions, He am accountable for incubating new ecosystems and partnerships, and opening untapped business value with new route-to-market initiatives focused on sustainable growth and profitability.
Joe DunnCarter
VP Sales and Services – US West
Joe’s IT sales/management career spans 20+ successful years, working for the second largest software company in the world to numerous startups to achieve success. His experience and expertise is working with enterprise clients to provide Security/Compliance, Infrastructure, Data Center Solutions, Managed Services, Disaster Recovery, Change Management, Optimization & Programming Tools, Data Networks, Storage, Servers, Wireless, Telecommunications, Consulting, Mobility and Staff Augmentation. Whether selling or managing a sales team, his goal is always to deliver value to the client and drive profit while maintaining ethical and professional standards.
Specialties: Driven and motivated to succeed while building strong and trusted relationships, listening to my clients needs, formulating/delivering solutions that solve real business problems, deliver value and provide ROI.
Robert Israel
VP Sales and Services – US East
Rob has over 25 years of diversified leadership in Leadership, Consulting Personnel and Sales Management. As a technology leader with a proven record of defining and delivering IT strategy and capabilities across the enterprise, Rob is responsible for driving growth and working with clients to map a go-forward strategy for emerging technologies across the Eastern US territory. Rob spent ten years with IBM where he was a recognized leader in Security Services and Software and led the Public Sector team for NA Security Services & Software and was recognized as BEST of IBM in 2019. Rob has an extensive background that includes 6 years with the United States Navy running IT operations, as CIO and CISO at John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix, AZ. Areas of expertise include executive engagement, solutions delivery, customer support, infrastructure, cloud adoption, security and technical services. Industry experience includes Healthcare, Life Sciences, State and Local Government as well as Higher Education.
Ali Wilson
Director of Sales, U.S. Northeast
Ali Wilson has over 13 years of cybersecurity sales leadership and consulting experience in various sized organizations across multiple industries. As Director of Sales for the Northeast US, Ali helps organizations execute effective cybersecurity strategies through all stages of initial planning, building, management, and ongoing advisory services. Ali brings further value to her clients by maximizing their existing technology investments while bringing a large ecosystem of best of breed solutions and capabilities to the table.
Dr. Saket Kaushik, CISSP
Director Managed Services
Dr. Saket Kaushik is a cybersecurity practitioner with more than 20 years of experience - as an academic with several peer reviewed publications, as a security software developer, as a solutions architect, as a security consultant and as a security team leader solutioning and delivering security solutions for customers. Saket currently serves as the Director overseeing successful delivery of all Manged Security Services (MSS) at WaveStrong. Prior to this, he worked as the VP - Identity and Access Management at AIG, and as an Assistant VP Information Security at Moody‘s Corporation. Additionally, he has held positions as a Graduate Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at George Mason University. Saket’s research interests include the application of formal methods in distributed systems, particularly flexible control over email systems through separation of policies and mechanisms, as well as new avenues in semantic web. Saket earned a BTech degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Bombay. Subsequently, he attended George Mason University and earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science.
Jim Rodriquez
Director Professional Services
Jim brings over 25 years of high-impact experience facilitating high-growth and Fortune 500 organizations in defining vision, mission, objectives, and goals of corporate IT and information security programs to realize bottom line gains, amplify performance, strengthen system architecture, maximize throughput, and improve corporate economic posture. Most recently Jim was head of Professional Services (PS) and Delivery at TUV Rhineland (formerly OpenSky) for 7 years Providing Risk and Compliance Services, Cybersecurity Expertise, and Enterprise Secure Technology solutions for strategic clients. He also brings Security Software and Product expertise. As Director of PS at WaveStrong, he is responsible for growing the practice, managing the delivery team and having an eye toward improving the operation.
Janet Anderson
Human Resources Manager
Janet is an experienced Human Resources(HR)/Office Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and biotechnology industries. Skilled in Corporate Communications, Marketing Support, Payroll, Human Resources, and Financial management. Strong administrative professional with an HR Management Certificate from USCEB focusing on Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration. Recently earned the SHRM-CP certification.
Raj Sehrai
Manager Talent Acquisition
Raj Sehrai brings over 18 years of extensive experience in talent acquisition, pipeline development, and sourcing for contract, contract-to-hire, full-time positions and SOW projects (W2, C2C). He is entrepreneurial, has diverse cultural knowledge, and he is passionate about building relationships and collaborating with clients to find the best and brightest in talent.
Alan Littlefield
CyberSecurity Executive Consultant
During Alan’s early career he spent time designing and implementing networks for a nationwide retailer, introducing himself to a career that would become a passion. Alan’s unconventional route in his 25+ years of IT has pushed him to prove himself as a force in the industry. During the beginning of IT Security, he focused himself on learning all aspects of networking and security and became the lead security engineer at a nationwide telecommunications firm, designing its ISP security strategy as well as implementing most security controls required. During his time as the only security engineer for this telco, he began to delve into scripting and taught himself multiple programming languages to build efficiencies in day-to-day tasks. Alan also spent over 5 years as a senior security consultant and management role for a large government contractor with a focus on energy, oil and gas, and municipalities. Alan’s most recent tenure was 7 years with IBM Security Services, focused on helping CIO’s, CTO’s and CISO’s develop and implement a security strategy based on the business needs and as well as industry needs. Alan’s unwavering commitment to excellence in delivering to the client’s unique needs and navigating the complex maze of cybersecurity led to him being recognized as a Top Contributor, within IBM, in 2023.
Jonathan Ghahreman
CyberSecurity Executive Consultant
Jonathan Ghahreman is a Cybersecurity Executive Consultant , brings over 18 years of experience with notable roles such as N.A. SIOC Manager at IBM, Deputy Director of SOC/MSS Operations for CGI Federal, Security Analyst with the NNSA, and IT and network security operations manager in the United States Marine Corps. He has been recognized with a Distinguished Employee award from IBM and has received consecutive awards for his significant contributions at CGI, CGI Federal, TRNXS, and Clark County School District. Jonathan specializes in formulating strategic security measures, leading incident response teams, and optimizing cybersecurity technologies to strengthen organizational defenses across various industries. Advising and consulting to many Fortune 500 companies, he has delivered cybersecurity programs, frameworks, and optimization strategies. His expertise in adopting agile processes, integrating emerging technologies, and adhering to best practices has significantly improved security and operational efficiency, marking a transformative impact on clients within the cybersecurity realm. Jonathan holds a Master’s in Internet Security and a Bachelor’s in Information Systems Security.
