Our Team

Katherine Welles, President and founder of QIE, Inc.
Katherine@qieparts.com
Prior to opening QIE, she worked at JAE (Japan Aviation Electronics, a global connector manufacturer) and franchised distributor Avnet. She holds a Bachelor Degree from Whittier College in International Business.

Kevin Welles is the VP of Sales and Marketing at QIE, Inc
Sales@qieparts.com
Prior to working at QIE, Kevin worked for franchised distributors Sterling Electronics, Marshall Industries and Avnet. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Marketing from California State University, Fullerton.

John Gulsby, Director of Quality and Engineering
John@qieparts.com
John has an Electrical Engineering Degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology. John worked at Kennedy Space Center for NASA on the Apollo Moon Landing Program. After NASA John worked for Rockwell Engineering as a System Engineer for the Space Shuttle Orbiter.

Ryan Welles, Sales Representative and Warehouse Manager
Ryan@qieparts.com
Ryan overseas our shipping warehouse and supervises all aspects of QIE’s shipping and is our senior sales representative.

Meagan Welles, Customer Service Agent, Shipping Department
Meagan@qieparts.com
Meagan handles customer service questions as well as processing orders for our shipping department.

Gabriel Gonzalez, Shipping Agent
Gabrial@qieparts.com
Gabriel is our chief shipping officer who oversees all shipping operations.