Protection, reimagined for everyone.

Shane Jorgensen is the Founder of VELKRA and the VELKRA Foundation, bringing more than 15 years of combined military and private security experience to the development of a new approach to personal safety and professional security services.

After serving six years in the military, Shane transitioned into the private security sector, where he built extensive experience across security operations, risk management, investigations, and protective services. His career ultimately led him to become Managing Director of Fearless Security Solutions & Consulting, working alongside experienced former military and law enforcement professionals and gaining firsthand insight into the complex security challenges faced by individuals, families, businesses, and communities.

Throughout his career, Shane identified a significant gap within the security industry: professional protection is often difficult to access, particularly for everyday people and vulnerable individuals who may need support the most. At the same time, highly skilled security professionals can lack flexible and meaningful opportunities to apply their experience where it can make a genuine difference.

This experience became the foundation for VELKRA a technology-driven platform designed to modernize access to professional security by connecting individuals, families, and businesses with trusted, vetted security professionals. VELKRA is being built around accessibility, transparency, responsiveness, and the belief that professional security should extend beyond traditional high-end clientele.

Recognizing that financial circumstances should not determine a person's ability to access protection, Shane also established the VELKRA Foundation. The Foundation is designed to support vulnerable individuals and families who may otherwise be unable to afford professional security assistance, including those affected by domestic violence, personal safety risks, and urgent welfare concerns.

Through VELKRA and the VELKRA Foundation, Shane's vision is to combine real-world operational experience, technology, and social impact to help reshape how personal security is accessed and delivered creating a system that is more responsive, more accessible, and ultimately more human.

Keith Billiot is a former Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), bringing more than 30 years of experience in criminal investigations, executive protection, threat assessment, tactical operations, and risk management. Throughout his distinguished federal career, Keith led complex investigations targeting international drug cartels and violent criminal organizations while helping ensure the safety of hundreds of protected witnesses without a single security breach.

Following his federal service, Keith founded Fearless Security Solutions & Consulting, providing close protection, security consulting, investigations, and risk management services to political leaders, celebrities, executives, high-net-worth individuals, and private clients across the United States and internationally. His work has required a high level of discretion, professionalism, operational planning, and the ability to assess and respond to complex security risks.

As Co Founder of VELKRA, Keith brings this extensive operational experience directly into the development of the platform. He plays a key role in shaping VELKRA's security strategy, operational standards, professional vetting, training frameworks, and risk-management procedures, helping ensure the platform is built around strong professional standards and real-world security practices.

Keith's experience across federal law enforcement and the private security sector also provides valuable insight into the challenges faced by both security professionals and the individuals who rely on their services. His involvement helps bridge the gap between traditional security practices and VELKRA's technology-driven approach to making professional protection more accessible and responsive.

Recognized for his integrity, leadership, and proactive approach to security, Keith brings decades of frontline experience to VELKRA's mission of creating a trusted platform that connects skilled security professionals with individuals, families, businesses, and communities seeking greater safety and peace of mind.

Dale Hawthorn is the Brand/Creative Director of VELKRA, bringing more than 20 years of experience across brand strategy, creative direction, design, digital marketing and business growth.

Throughout his career, Dale has worked across health technology, property, insurance, eCommerce and professional services, helping businesses develop distinctive brands and translate them into meaningful customer experiences. His experience spans brand development and positioning, digital strategy, performance marketing, eCommerce, communications and creative leadership.

Dale spent more than a decade running his own creative and brand consultancy, working with businesses at different stages of growth to develop brand identities, digital platforms and marketing strategies. His broader career includes senior brand and marketing roles within rapidly growing organisations, six years as a Creative Director within the insurance sector and extensive experience developing brands and digital experiences for businesses operating across Australia and international markets.

His work has included rebranding an international business serving more than 300,000 customers across 108 countries, developing eCommerce platforms generating millions of dollars in annual revenue and delivering digital marketing strategies that consistently reach millions of people.

As the designer behind the VELKRA brand, Dale has worked closely with Founder Shane Jorgensen to translate the original vision for VELKRA into a distinctive brand identity and market position. From the visual identity and brand system through to digital experience, communications and go-to-market strategy, his role is focused on ensuring VELKRA builds
a brand that reflects the credibility of the security professionals behind it while remaining accessible to the people it is designed to protect.

As VELKRA develops, Dale will lead the evolution of the brand across its digital ecosystem, marketing and communications, helping establish VELKRA as a trusted and recognisable name within the global security sector.

For Dale, the opportunity behind VELKRA extends beyond building another technology brand. It is about helping create a new category of security service that uses technology, strong branding and human connection to make professional protection easier to understand, access and trust.