Vetted Operations Professionals

“Sole founder of Bazaaro who built the company’s operations across product, hiring, GTM, finance, and investor relations—securing initial investment by effectively spanning multiple functions. Also drove a high-stakes operational turnaround at Ciena by process-mapping end-to-end workflows, correcting cost mis-modeling, and building Excel dashboards to recover $60K+ while improving margin visibility.”

“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.”

“Veteran college/high school basketball coach and recruiter with a proven track record signing elite talent (7–8 ESPN Top 100 players) and contributing to top-ranked recruiting classes (including #1 in Conference USA and multiple Big 12 Top 25 classes). Also produces athletic department and recruiting video content, with strong editing skills in Final Cut Pro/CapCut and comfort being on camera for social media.”

“Transformation-focused operator with experience at CVS Health and Wurth, leading usability analysis across dozens of programs during a major operational transformation. Known for data-driven prioritization and executive-ready communication (weekly metric/risk updates, concise progress briefs) to drive cross-functional alignment and measurable operational improvements.”

“Strategic sourcing/procurement professional with experience at Gumpro and Micron leading indirect (MRO/CapEx) and critical component sourcing initiatives. Uses structured category strategy (spend/Kraljic/Pareto), RFX, risk management, and TCO/should-cost models; reports $10M+ savings and lead-time reduction from 60 days to 2 days while mitigating geopolitical/tariff exposure and strengthening supply resilience.”

“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.”

“Project/operations leader who helped a growing company (2023–2024) overhaul its internal delivery operations by standing up a PMO and customizing PMI-based project management frameworks end-to-end (requirements, sprint cadence, bug handling, dashboards/KPIs). Strong in diagnosing operational inefficiencies through current/future-state analysis and advising founders/executives with a servant-mentor style grounded in deep listening and candid feedback.”