Vetted Operations Professionals in California

Bobby Sanders

Screened

Mid-level Game Designer specializing in systems and gameplay

Anaheim, California6y exp

“Game QA tester/designer hybrid with hands-on Unreal Engine 5 technical debugging experience, focused on NPC AI navigation and performance. At Lantern Tower Games (Telmahre), owned end-to-end quality for an NPC system (dynamic navmesh, moving platforms, EQS, actor pooling), using Unreal Insights and asset reference refactors (hard->soft + async loading) to resolve critical memory/performance issues while collaborating closely with engineering and level design in Scrum.”

“Quality professional with QC technician and QA experience across medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturing (contract and direct hire). Has hands-on experience preventing shipping/packaging/labeling defects by tightening work instructions and documentation, and driving investigations/CAPA using 5 Whys and tools like TrackWise and DocuSign. Comfortable commuting to Beverly Hills and targeting $40–$50/hr.”

taylor joseph

Screened

Mid-level Buyer and Merchandiser specializing in fashion retail and wholesale

Hollywood, CA4y exp

“Current Revolve merchandising/buying professional with prior wholesale brand management experience, bringing a blend of retail and wholesale partnership perspective. Strongest differentiator is hands-on, data-driven inventory and assortment management—she cites improving turns/productivity by roughly 50% in a slow-moving business area and helping support consistent year-over-year growth through better reorder and inventory processes.”

“Merchandising and buying leader with experience at Rue Gilt, Zappos, and Fisker, owning end-to-end category strategy, OTB, and vendor negotiations across multi-channel e-commerce. Known for structuring high-impact vendor deals (tiered cost breaks, exclusivity, vendor-funded markdowns) and using SKU-level analytics to drive outsized results, including 15% sales growth/8% margin improvement on a $55M category and 80% YoY profit growth from partnership agreements.”

“Implementation/CS professional with enterprise account ownership in fintech/payments and ERP-integrated workflows (NetSuite, QuickBooks), including complex hybrid AP/mass pay setups and bidirectional sync challenges. Partners closely with Product/Engineering on integration plans and sandbox validation, and has driven expansion by upselling REST API automation beyond initial iFrame/ERP scope.”

Nicholas Picarelli

Screened

Senior Procurement Manager specializing in hospitality FF&E/OS&E sourcing

Los Angeles, CA8y exp

“Procurement/sourcing professional with experience at Avantstay, owning end-to-end sourcing for furnishing new properties under tight go-live deadlines. Demonstrated trade/tariff cost mitigation by shifting a Canada-based linen supply flow to bulk US warehousing, and built cross-functional SOPs and vendor KPIs to improve operational execution despite lacking an ERP.”

Rebekka Taubman

Screened

Senior Procurement & Facilities Manager specializing in P2P and art logistics

Inglewood, CA20y exp

“Procurement/sourcing professional with hands-on experience across facilities build-outs, custom print/envelope supply, and complex logistics. Demonstrated ability to reduce costs (20% savings on custom envelopes) while maintaining delivery performance, and to mitigate trade/tariff exposure through alternative routing strategies. Uses Critical Path Method to manage multi-step production and packaging dependencies and has improved supplier performance in multi-site service delivery environments (Iron Mountain/Office Depot).”

“Merchandising/brand partnerships professional with hands-on experience sourcing and executing end-to-end fashion deals (e.g., Lemaire), including line reviews, budget and terms alignment, and coordinating launches with marketing/social teams. Uses detailed performance data (OTB, SKU productivity, margin, sell-through, and attribute-level insights like color/material) to build assortments—especially in complex categories like footwear—and applies structured post-launch reviews plus remediation tactics (markdowns, RTV/swaps) when launches underperform.”