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.”

“Engineering leader with hands-on architecture depth who has improved team delivery cadence to weekly releases by redesigning SDLC ownership and validation workflows. Currently leading AI/LLM product work around meeting-transcript intelligence for sales use cases, with a strong emphasis on observability, prompt tuning, and iterative UX refinement.”

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.”

“Business Administration/Finance graduate from SJSU who spent roughly five years at Guidewire Software, growing from intern to Partner Program Coordinator supporting major insurance ecosystem partners like Deloitte, PwC, Cognizant, and EY. Later relocated to Jakarta to serve as an MBG Kitchen Operations Director, where they built SOPs, organized administrative systems, and used invoice and food-waste analysis to reduce costs and improve meal satisfaction in a mission-driven operating environment.”

“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.”

Spenser Mix

Screened

Executive operations leader specializing in EdTech growth and strategy

Los Angeles, CA11y exp

“Founder and COO of Thinking Nation, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit, with a standout track record of raising nearly $4M from a private foundation over five years. Brings a mix of Pepperdine MBA training and real-world operator experience, with particular strength in mission-driven fundraising, timing-sensitive strategy, and translating abstract ideas into actionable go-to-market plans.”

“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.”

Oleksandr Andriyanov

Screened

Director-level Technical Architect specializing in AI, spatial computing, and industrial platforms

Pleasant Hill, CA20y exp

“Senior engineering/product leader with startup-oriented experience spanning mobile apps, SaaS, ML systems, and full-stack architecture. They combine executive-level product/architecture thinking with hands-on debugging and a strong point of view on scaling engineering teams, while also actively using AI copilots and agentic workflows to accelerate software delivery.”

“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.”