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Vetted Consulting Professionals in the Chicago Metro
Pre-screened and vetted in the Chicago Metro.
Vivek Anand
Executive Technology Leader (CIO/CTO/CDO) specializing in AI, cloud, and data strategy
“Founder with an end-user-ready product who has self-funded/used angel investing but has not yet launched marketing in earnest. Motivated by identifying a market gap with a differentiated product and is now seeking value-add investors who can provide both capital and go-to-market expertise/connections.”
John Ward
Executive Applications Development & Analytics Leader specializing in enterprise transformation
“Candidate has prior startup experience building systems and has firsthand experience with a venture that lost angel funding. They show thoughtful reflection on why the startup failed—emphasizing unclear success criteria, weak funding planning, and lack of team consensus—and would seek experienced advisors earlier in future ventures.”
Sebastian Thalanany
Director-level telecom standards leader specializing in 3GPP, 5G/6G architecture, and AI-driven networks
“Telecommunications strategist with more than two decades of experience spanning 3G through emerging 6G, focused on shaping global standards and advising senior leadership. Created a global AI-enabled autonomous systems framework in NGMN, has multiple patents in telecom, and is particularly differentiated by his ability to represent company interests in 3GPP while driving interoperable, multi-vendor 6G ecosystems.”
Mid-level Solutions Engineer specializing in cloud, data analytics, and AI/LLM solutions
Intern-level economist and strategy analyst specializing in econometrics and macroeconomic research
Sarfaraz Karim
Mid-level Finance Analyst specializing in product, analytics, and technology strategy
“Startup-oriented business development candidate who built outreach and pipeline processes from scratch for early-stage companies including a law firm and consulting-related work. Stands out for highly persistent, research-driven prospecting across social, email, phone, and even in-person outreach, including winning a hotel client after failed remote attempts by showing up with a tailored strategy.”
Senior AI/ML Engineer specializing in agentic systems and applied research
Senior Generative AI Creative Director specializing in AI-driven image and video production
Senior Full-Stack Java Developer specializing in FinTech and cloud-native microservices
Senior Production Application Support Engineer specializing in banking and financial systems
Sandesh Shridhar
Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer specializing in LLM and RAG applications
“Consulting-style LLM practitioner who builds enterprise knowledge assistants using RAG and takes them from prototype to production with guardrails, evaluation, and full-stack observability. Experienced partnering with IT and customer-facing teams to demo solutions, build tailored prototypes, and drive adoption through API-based integration.”
Executive IT Leader specializing in End User Experience & IT Operations
Executive technology leader specializing in supply chain, logistics, and AI platforms
Senior innovation and business development leader specializing in AgTech and Food systems