Vetted Sales & Business Development Professionals

Joseph Vito

Screened

Principal Technology Transformation Executive specializing in cloud modernization and data platforms

New York, NY35y exp

“AWS advisory leader and long-tenured (4 decades) execution-focused operator who helps startups and enterprise "startup-like" business units scale operations through customer-centric mechanisms (Working Backwards/PRFAQ) and tech-enabled modernization. Delivered concrete process gains (e.g., ~30% faster mortgage workflow and ~10 manual handoffs eliminated via automation/microservices) and advises VC/startups on data/infra ops, AI-driven differentiation, and go-to-market positioning across multiple industries.”

“CRO/operator with experience at both AWS and a rapidly scaling Hawaii-based startup (Mana'olana International), focused on building lightweight but scalable operating systems. Known for implementing QBR/OKR rhythms, capacity/territory planning, KPI dashboards, and ROI-tied funding controls, and for mentoring founders through GTM accelerator work (Blue Startups) using a minimum-viable-process approach.”

“Alliance leader with experience at both AWS and Equinix who built and commercialized multi-megawatt GPU/AI infrastructure opportunities in partnership with Oracle. Strong in structuring contract models (including Federal reseller scenarios), value-based negotiation to defend pricing, and navigating hyperscaler-style procurement (RFPs, security/compliance, multi-year budgeting) while coordinating architects/SEs and customer stakeholders.”

“Commercial/GTN leader with GCP experience managing multi-year, multi-megawatt AI/GPU infrastructure commitments, owning segment P&L and governance for take-or-pay/reserved capacity. Drove a major client partnership scaling ARR from $50M to $100M in 18 months by aligning Product/Engineering, GTM, and infra teams and building flexible, margin-protective commercial structures. Known for speeding hyperscaler procurement/security reviews (FedRAMP/SOC2, IAM, data residency) and operationalizing multi-region delivery with landing zones and IaC.”

Raymond Otero

Screened

Director of Customer Experience & Success specializing in regulated cloud and agentic AI transformation

Philadelphia, PA28y exp

“Founder of a self-funded side advisory (e-Regency Advisory Services LLC) focused on helping early- and growth-stage technology companies improve customer experience, modernize cloud platforms, and build customer success/operations strategies leveraging AI. Has worked closely with founders and startup leadership teams and has supported companies as they prepared for or pursued funding, bringing a pragmatic, operationally disciplined approach to validating and scaling new ideas.”

“Serial entrepreneur and 5x founder with 20+ years spanning VC-backed startups and large public companies, including multiple successful fundraises and exits. Currently evaluating new ventures in AI-driven health and purpose-driven smart glasses, with a thoughtful founder lens on asymmetric impact, mission alignment, and structural advantage.”

“Customer Success Lead in healthcare AI (diabetic retinopathy screening) who owns enterprise accounts end-to-end and drives measurable adoption/retention outcomes. Experienced navigating complex stakeholder dynamics during a health system acquisition, using Tableau/Salesforce analytics and ROI storytelling to expand from pilot to full deployment, and leading cross-functional delivery of EMR-integrated SSO to unblock clinical workflow adoption.”

Mazhar Haq

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior AWS Cloud Architect and Technical Leader specializing in security, migrations, and cost governance

Santa Monica, CA26y exp

“Infrastructure/platform engineer with strong AWS and hybrid on-prem networking depth, spanning Kubernetes platform engineering (IaC, autoscaling, GitOps, observability) and large-scale VMware operations. Managed thousands of VMs across 56 US military bases/airports and has resolved real production hybrid incidents involving BGP/Direct Connect route advertisement and prefix-limit constraints.”

Yevgeniy Sergunov

Screened

Principal Partnerships & Business Development leader specializing in AI alliances and SaaS growth

San Francisco, CA22y exp

“Candidate explicitly states they focus on SaaS and software (not hardware/GPU infrastructure) and withdrew their application due to the role’s hyperscaler/AI infrastructure focus and screening criteria.”

“B2B SaaS MarTech/GTM seller with 7+ years experience across Adobe Marketo, Salesforce, and TriNet; known for disciplined daily outbound and trigger-based prospecting. Self-sourced and closed a $300K/3-year Marketo Engage deal (MNTN) by multi-threading marketing and ops stakeholders and quantifying ROI, and has led org-wide enablement (trained 400+ sellers) on ZoomInfo-driven, trigger-based outreach.”

George Villacis

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Business Development Manager specializing in financial data for VC/PE

New York, NY6y exp

“Sales/business professional from PitchBook who managed a high-volume pipeline (50–100 opportunities) and drove hundreds of thousands in new business while simultaneously leading cross-functional initiatives, including a product/data dataset implementation and ERG (La Cultura) campaigns. Strong in executive alignment, operational tooling (Salesforce/Asana/Excel), and handling sensitive information with discretion.”

“Finance professional (Citi) blending strategic account work with hands-on analytics/automation: led Asia’s first digital banking conferences and delivered 6 institutional client acquisitions. Built self-serve dashboards/VBA tools and self-taught Python to create an ML classifier still used daily, and uncovered ~$5M in untapped annual revenue. Experienced partnering with compliance/legal and navigating sensitive regulatory information in FX markets.”

Wesley Barnes

Screened

Senior Enterprise Account Executive specializing in AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity

Ontario, Canada9y exp

“Enterprise/mid-market SaaS seller with MarTech/marketing SaaS experience (Momentive AI) and prior top-performer stints at Microsoft and Oracle. Describes a repeatable outbound motion (verticalized ICP, multi-channel sequences) and strong deal execution via mutual action plans, controlled pilots/POCs, and security/compliance navigation, including land-and-expand into adjacent departments.”

Deepa Karunakaran

Screened

Senior Customer Success & Cloud Migration Leader specializing in AWS data and analytics

Cupertino, CA20y exp

“AWS enterprise customer leader supporting the Apple Maps account, focused on large-scale migrations from on-prem (e.g., Cloudera) to AWS EMR/EBS. Known for deep troubleshooting and cross-functional execution (Grafana-driven autoscaling fixes, Graviton capacity/ICE mitigation) and for tying roadmap alignment to commercial outcomes, including a cited $30M incremental ARR expansion.”