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Valeri Oliver
Valeri Oliver - Managing Editor, Avnet Content Marketing

Valeri Oliver is Avnet’s managing editor for content marketing. She has over 30 years of experience telling stories about the technologies that make our lives more interesting.

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Roundtable discussion: For today’s supply chain, it’s all about resilience
By Valeri Oliver   -   December 9, 2025
Technical article
The modern supply chain is always evolving, whether due to geopolitical upheaval, natural disasters or other factors. Hear straight from three of Avnet’s supply chain experts about the latest trends in supply chain resilience, data mapping and more
Runner wearing fitness tracker representing a global fitness wearable brand that improved supply chain resilience through a unified distribution strategy and real time inventory visibility.
How a leading fitness wearable brand rebuilt its supply chain for resilience and global growth
By Valeri Oliver   -   October 13, 2025
Case Study
By consolidating distribution, embedding Avnet as a strategic partner, and implementing a global hub model, this fitness device customer created a supply chain capable of navigating both volatility and growth.
Automotive EV start up scaling global production using Avnet’s strategic supply chain hub model with regional inventory hubs, real time visibility tools and risk mitigation processes supporting multi region manufacturing.
EV start-up scales global production with Avnet's strategic supply chain hub solution
By Valeri Oliver   -   October 8, 2025
Case Study
With manufacturing partners in Mexico and Asia, this electric vehicle manufacturer needed a supply chain solution that could support its “design anywhere, build anywhere” strategy without compromising quality, delivery or financial efficiency
AI powered huupe smart basketball hoop displaying real time shot tracking on its backboard screen, demonstrating computer vision analysis and Avnet supported technology used in the huupe PRO system.
How AI-powered huupe is transforming basketball training with smart hoop technology
By Valeri Oliver   -   April 21, 2025
Technical article Case Study
See how Avnet helped usher in a new era of basketball technology. Think of it as the Peloton of basketball, an innovative basketball hoop using AI and computer vision components.
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The future of farming: Smart, automated & sustainable
By Valeri Oliver   -   January 14, 2025
Technical article
Design engineers are leading the way in harnessing and creating the next generation of autonomous systems to address the world’s growing food challenges, improve productivity and reduce the environmental impacts of farming.
The PitchCom device on a catcher’s wrist.
How a small Arizona electronics firm got to baseball’s biggest show
By Valeri Oliver   -   April 15, 2024
Technical article
The PitchCom device made its way from the drawing board to MLB fields last season in a fascinating tale of persistence, know-how and simple luck. Two Arizona inventors explain how they made it happen.
EV charge point
What happens when the American muscle car goes electric?
By Valeri Oliver   -   July 21, 2022
Technical article
As we march onward to EV ubiquity, words like “muscle car” and “EV charging” are more often appearing together in conversations. Can an EV car really go fast? Will it feel like a muscle car when it does? We’re about to find out.