Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in California

“Cloud consulting veteran building DragnCloud, an agentic cloud infrastructure builder aimed at teams outgrowing Heroku/Supabase who need complex setups (data pipelines, custom LLM hosting, multi-tier apps) without hiring consultants. Has SaaS background and has served as a Fractional CTO for funded companies; currently focused on landing the first 20 customers and expanding automation into higher-value workflows.”

“Silicon Valley operator with ~30 years of experience as a board member, advisor, VC, founder, and turnaround executive, claiming 50+ venture-backed turnarounds. Has driven outsized outcomes including a $1B Nokia spinout and a 9-figure Jaspersoft exit to TIBCO, and is known for pragmatic, people-and-financials-first operational diagnosis (including CRM forensics) and rapid team scaling via structured hiring pipelines.”

“IT professional exploring a startup in digital transformation and IT security, motivated by repeated client needs around efficient resource utilization and better adoption. Emphasizes user-centric, iterative transformation with strong training and feedback loops, paired with security fundamentals like privacy and least-privilege access. Has limited familiarity with VC/accelerators and is not currently pursuing investment.”

Jason Sipula

Screened

Executive Technology Leader & Strategic Architect specializing in cloud-native platforms

Sacramento, CA15y exp

“Technology leader with experience driving multi-year transformations at Jewelry Supply, including migrating a legacy custom e-commerce platform to SaaS and leading a 3-year ERP program from requirements through implementation and training. Also led a major architecture shift from self-hosted virtualized infrastructure to cloud Kubernetes with a strong DevOps/DevEx focus, emphasizing stakeholder buy-in and scalable processes for distributed engineering teams.”

“Marketing designer with hands-on experience delivering high-impact physical brand experiences, including end-to-end trade show booth/space design for Payactiv across 5+ events (booth layouts, walls, print collateral, and swag) with heavy cross-functional and vendor coordination. Also builds scalable Figma systems for frequent landing-page production and produces lightweight marketing videos in CapCut using templates, AI background removal, and platform-specific exports.”

“Has prior experience working closely with venture capitalists and was instrumental in running a company started by a venture fund. Also has experience with an entertainment company and with companies going through acceleration/growth, and evaluates new ideas using flexible budgeting, financial projections, and operational due diligence.”

“Engineering leader who modernized infrastructure by migrating a ~100-server co-location setup to AWS/GCP with IaC, auto-scaling, and fault-tolerant design, reducing hardware upgrade burden. Also led a key analytics architecture shift from MySQL to ClickHouse to enable highly granular ad revenue attribution and profitability insights, while scaling the dev org from 2–3 to ~12 with stronger CI/testing and review processes.”

“Co-founder at Skarbe who built “Oskar,” an autonomous sales agent that handles inbound email, lead qualification, and automated follow-ups using a multi-agent architecture (OpenAI Agents SDK) with a human-in-the-loop learning phase for reliability. Also owned scaling and reliability of Gmail/Outlook sync, including a Node.js-to-Rails migration and incident response during a Product Hunt launch that generated hundreds of signups and a ~2M-email queue.”

“Serial entrepreneur who recently sold a service business to facilitate a move; now looking to start or invest in a new company. Has a track record of executing multiple pest management acquisitions, turning underpriced offerings into high-paying recurring revenue, and improving margins through service-area overlap and headcount optimization.”

Jason Tsui

Screened

Executive Finance Leader specializing in FP&A, BI, and cash flow optimization

Orange, CA14y exp

“Founder and financial-operations-focused consultant who builds FP&A/BI frameworks for early-stage and legacy businesses, including KPI systems tied to month-end close and integrated manufacturing/distribution datasets (BOM, PPV, rolling forecasts). Drove a 400% cash-position increase for a distribution client by redesigning collections analytics (customer-level DSO + proprietary PTC ratio) and has coached PE-installed executives through U.S. operational/legal and cultural nuances.”

Matthew Affinito

Screened

Entry-Level Entrepreneurship & Product Strategy Candidate in EdTech and Innovation

San Luis Obispo, CA

“Founder who spent a year building an EdTech startup (Hopscotch) and developed high-volume outbound sourcing skills from zero-intro outreach across LinkedIn, cold email, and communities. Demonstrates strong EdTech GTM understanding (school district purchasing) and uses transparent, research-driven relationship building to turn cold outreach into high-quality founder/investor conversations that influence product direction.”

“Growth and brand marketing leader with experience repositioning product-centric brands into differentiated narratives (e.g., reframing MrSteam as a wellness brand) and driving measurable pipeline and organic growth. Built and scaled ABM and multi-channel acquisition programs with tight sales alignment, including landing Ewing Irrigation and turning it into a distribution partner worth ~$20M annually. Known for using KPI feedback loops to inform product development and rebranding to unlock regional growth.”