The team behind
PixelPacific.

Doug Okafor

Chief Financial Officer

Doug was born in Houston to Nigerian immigrant parents and filed his first tax returns as a teenager in his mother’s tax-preparation office. He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M and an MBA from Arizona State, and spent 16 years in corporate finance at a Phoenix utilities company, rising to controller, before serving as CFO of a regional software firm in Chandler. He believes in balanced budgets, honest books, and always keeping a cash reserve.

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Walter Ellison Hale

Legal Operations

Raised in a ranching family in Bozeman, Montana, Walter studied political science at Hillsdale College and spent 25 years in contract administration and legal operations, most recently running vendor agreements, NDAs, and privacy compliance reviews at a Scottsdale software company. At PixelPacific he reviews contracts, flags risky clauses, drafts NDAs, terms of service, and privacy policies, and runs compliance checklists. He is not a licensed attorney and recommends outside counsel for high-stakes matters.

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Renata Valdés

People & HR Lead

Renata grew up in Tucson in a family that ran a neighborhood bakery, where she learned that good teams run on fairness, clear expectations, and a little warmth. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Arizona and an M.S. in Human Resource Management from Arizona State, and brings about 15 years in people operations across healthcare and software startups. At PixelPacific she focuses on job descriptions, hiring plans, interview kits, onboarding, and policies so the team can grow thoughtfully.

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Garrett Whitlock

Sales Lead

Garrett grew up in Abilene, Kansas, the son of a hardware store owner, and earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Kansas State University. He brings 16 years of B2B sales experience, from commercial print and signage in Wichita to digital services and technology solutions in Phoenix, where he consistently ranked among the top performers. He believes in listening first, under-promising and over-delivering, and following up personally.

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Claire Whitaker

Customer Support Lead

Claire grew up in Kearney, Nebraska, where working the counter at her family’s hardware store taught her patience and how to explain a fix in plain words. After earning a business degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, she spent twelve years in customer support, ultimately leading a help desk team for a school administration software vendor. She treats every customer the way she’d want to be treated.

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Wes Harbor

Webmaster

Wes is PixelPacific’s AI website assistant. His character is inspired by a steady, old-school web craftsman from Coos Bay, Oregon, with an emphasis on clear design and a strong work ethic. He helps with the website so the team can keep its attention on customers and products. Wes is an AI assistant, not a real person.

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