Vetted Operations Professionals in the Los Angeles Metro

“Sourcing/procurement-focused candidate who owned vendor selection and risk planning for an IoT pressure/temperature gauge prototype, partnering with a procurement expert on negotiations. Demonstrates strong operations/process mindset by fixing a sales-to-production handover bottleneck with a simple checklist and managing milestones via master trackers and RACI.”

“Lifelong basketball player with extensive exposure to elite Southern California high school basketball (Servite/Trinity League) and familiarity with college recruiting through close connections, who applies a structured PFF-style evaluation lens to scouting. Comfortable identifying talent via film and in-person viewing and proactively engaging prospects through social media outreach; also brings experience working demanding overnight/on-call schedules from Amazon last-mile logistics.”

“Senior-level fashion buyer specializing in seasonal footwear, with demonstrated results driving +22% YoY growth (700K+ pairs; $16.8M revenue) through assortment, pricing, and inventory strategy across store and e-commerce. Experienced in vendor cost negotiations at SKU level, OTB/line planning, and executing cross-functional brand repositioning initiatives while coaching junior buyers into promotions.”

“Audio editor/mixer and music editor working on the Something Scary podcast’s weekly ~30-minute suspense/true-crime horror video component, where they shape tension and narrative beats through precise music editing, dialogue pacing, and strategic use of silence. Pro Tools–centric, template-driven workflow with automation, subtractive EQ, bussing, and loudness targeting to deliver consistent mixes at high volume and iterate quickly based on producer notes and audience retention.”

“Procurement/supply chain leader at Boshi Pets supporting North America new product launches and building Vietnam/Taiwan supply chains. Uses KPI-based supplier scorecards, virtual audits, and commodity/FX/logistics indicators to manage cost and risk. Drove a systems-enabled forecasting/process change (IWM integration) that improved supplier on-time delivery to 95%+.”

“Game industry QA tester with several years of experience supporting multiple AAA titles, including multiplayer ownership and work spanning pre-alpha through gold master and post-launch updates. Known for proactive edge-case exploration—e.g., finding and documenting a late-stage crash tied to a mission timer interaction—backed by strong evidence capture (video, crash dumps) and thorough verification/regression practices.”

“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.”