Vetted Chief Operating Officers in the Greater Philadelphia

Jon Silvon

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive COO and brand/operations leader specializing in HealthTech and consumer growth

Wilmington, DE26y exp

“Operator/consultant with ~25 years of experience who co-founded and scaled a startup from “two people and a PowerPoint” to a $10M raise and eventual merger exit, building the full operational stack (HR, support, FP&A, investor relations) and scaling to 30+ employees plus 25–30 contractors. Has led rigorous compliance programs (HITRUST, SOC 1/2, PCI, HIPAA) and applies structured methodologies (Miller Heiman, Lean, Agile) while advising founders across sectors including defense tech, blockchain/Bitcoin, and food safety.”

“Talent acquisition leader and former COO who has led distributed recruiting teams (up to 20) and specializes in executive search and C-suite talent intake. Has driven enterprise recruiting transformations (talent intake overhaul, ATS implementation, workforce culture change) and delivered high-impact leadership hires including deputy commissioners for a prison system while scaling organizational leadership structures internationally.”

“Manufacturing and operations leader (industrial engineer turned plant manager) who has driven major operational and business-model change in legacy manufacturing, including demand-driven Kanban replenishment and lead-time reduction. More recently built KPI systems and capacity-scaling improvements at Laboratory Testing Incorporated while integrating an acquisition, and now supports Laminators Incorporated at the board level while hands-on building a formal product development process from ideation through launch.”