Sequoia Voting Systems

Antonio Mugica
Co-founder and Chairman / President / CEO SGO Smartmatic
Co-founder of Bizta Corporation, formerly Software Softer

Principal leader in the negotiations with the Venezuelan Government, responsible for the implementation of the SAES system in conjunction with the National Electoral Council.
Its corporate structure is based in London through multiple shareholdings.

Roger Piñate
Co-founder President of Smartmatic

Responsible for negotiations in the Asia-Pacific region, leader of the implementation of the Venezuelan and Philippines electoral system. Faces bribery and money laundering charges related to contracts obtained in the Philippines. Indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami, August, 2024.
After his arrest he was released on $8.5 million bail.

Alfredo Anzola ✝
Co-founder and Vice Chairman / Vice President /
President of Bizta Corporation, formerly Software Softer

Smartmatic’s partner was one of the architects of the SBC consortium, a strategic alliance between Smartmatic, Bitza Corporation and Venezuela’s telephone provider, CANTV, to manage the technological platform for the elections in Venezuela.

On April 28, 2008, the plane where he was traveling to the island of Curaçao crashed within minutes of takeoff.

Antonio Mugica Sesma (Father)
Co-Founder & Director of Smartmatic and Bizta Corporation, formerly Software Softer

Jack Blaine
President, Smartmatic

Sequoia president and CEO
President of Smartmatic Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sequoia Voting Systems Inc. Was a director for International Sales at Dominion Voting Systems Corporation.

Jack Blaine held multiple positions within Sequoia, Smartmatic, SVS Holding and Dominion Voting Systems. As president of Smartmatic, he worked with Antonio Mugica and Roger Piñate in all the strategies for the development and delivery of electoral products for 16 states within the United States. The relationship was not always amicable. In his affidavit of March 21, 2014, Blaine stated that “For all practical purposes, the only company other than Sequoia with which SVS had any significant involvement was Smartmatic.” Maintained business relationships with its former owner.

David Moreno
Sales and Support Engineer for Smartmatic.
Product Manager for Sequoia Voting Systems and Director of Election Production and Testing for Dominion Voting Systems

Engineer integrator of Smartmatic’s SAES Solutions in the Sequoia product line and later integrator for Dominion Voting Systems, being responsible for the Warehouse, production and testing of the products and solutions that are deployed during an election.

Federico Arnao
Software Developer, Bizta Corporation, formerly Software Softer / Usability Architect, Smartmatic Corporation / Usability Architect, Sequoia Voting Systems

Innovative engineer responsible for the integration and architecture of Smartmatic’s SAES, HAAT, Edge2Plus solutions in Sequoia’s product line and later in their integration and maintenance in Dominion Voting Systems solutions.
Arnao is the author of multiple patents from his time at Dominion Voting Systems.

Ronald Morales
Technology Integrator / Software Engineer

Responsible for the integration of legacy solutions from Smartmatic to Sequoia Voting Systems and later to Dominion, currently maintaining the WIN EDS based systems for the Chicago/ Cook County area.
Morales is responsible for the certification process of the Sequoia and Dominion product lines before the certifying units and the EAC.
Morales is a member of the team that developed the first version of the SAES software implemented for 13 years in the Venezuelan regime’s elections.

Edilmo Palencia
Software and Hardware Developer / Senior Director of Product Management

Responsible for the design, development of the hardware, firmware, and software of SAES and HAAT systems.
Leader of the development team for the Venezuela and Chicago elections.
Manage the development and QA Team in charge of the election solution for Venezuela, Brazil, Belgium, and the Philippines.

Eduardo Correia
CTO Bizta Corporation, formerly Software Softer / Chairman of the Board, Smartmatic Cibernetica C.O.E For internet Voting / CTO Smartmatic

Leader of the SAES, SAES-1800+, SAES-A3 and HAAT solution development team and managing partner of the companies associated with the corporation.

Carlos Rafael Ramirez
Master Software Specialist / Product Architect / Software Lead

Developer of the Electoral Management Systems (EMS), leader of the integration and distribution team of the electoral solution used in Venezuela, United States, and the Philippines.

Carolyn Maloney
U.S. representative for New York’s 12th congressional district from 2013 to 2023 / representative for New York’s 14th congressional district from 1993 to 2013

Started the investigations by sending a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury outlining concerns about possible Venezuelan government investments in and acquisition of Smartmatic. She warned that Smartmatic’s possible connection to the Venezuelan government represents a potential national security risk due to the acquisition of Sequoia Voting Systems, whose electronic voting machines could be susceptible to manipulation.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)


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