About Us

Curiosity and intuition are a powerful combination when combined to solve a problem, and when necessity struck to sand a complex concave and convex project I relied upon a lifetime of woodworking experience’s to invent the Tango360 system. Once the initial testing and validation phase was over building a team and a brand would be the next phase for my huge idea!

I am a Mechatronic Engineer, Product Designer and founder of IDW, a company based in Mexico and dedicated to product design. I have 8 years of experience developing products throughout the whole product development life-cycle for clients from all over the world, including the US, UK, Europe and India.

Gary Young President and CEO (Houston & Shanghai) young@avela.com Gary Young received his Bachelor of Science from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. After gaining a real-world education serving in leadership capacities for various companies, Mr. Young launched his own company, Vela Productions, in 1984 which specialized in educational publishing. He then launched a second company in 1988, Ad Lib, a boutique advertising agency. Mr. Young operated both ventures separately, until merging the two in 1996 to create a full-service advertising agency called Avela Corporation. The name derives from the “A” in Ad Lib followed by “Vela,” the name of his first business. Avela Corp. When Mr. Young visited China in 2002, he had no idea that the visit would change the course of his life and the direction of his company. Captivated by the Chinese culture and the country’s business dynamic, Young transformed Avela Corporation from an ad agency to a company that would source products and services for his existing ad-agency customer base. Since then, his list of clientele has grown tremendously, as has his knowledge of and appreciation of China, its people, and its customs. Mr. Young is married with three adult sons, all of whom are electrical engineers. He is a member of Vistage International; enjoys dividing time between his home bases of Houston, Texas, and Shanghai; is a seasoned world traveler, and is an avid reader of science and technology literature.

Chris Meister Marketing Director (Houston/Detroit) cmeister@avela.com Mr. Meister has been involved with marketing and contributing to Avela on an occasional basis for a long time. He notes that, “It has been great to watch the remarkable growth of the company over the years.” His background of telling client’s stories through graphic design, art and written words has given him insight he brings to the job. “I am familiar with the challenges faced by businesses as well as all the wonderful niches that people find to be productive. I am excited about helping individual clients realize their goals, which stimulates the economy for everyone.”