Vetted Chief Operating Officers in Texas

“Hospitality entrepreneur who founded and launched Hotel Lucine, a hotel resort in Galveston, TX, raising approximately $30M and opening in 2023. Led the venture end-to-end—from business model and investor pitches to entity structuring, deal docs, design/construction (including acting as primary general contractor), and ongoing operations spanning service standards, finance/capital strategy, brand, and event bookings.”

“Operations-focused executive and management consultant who has led operational buildouts across sectors: first CEO at a founder-led company, COO of a large nonprofit food bank, and co-founder of a 501(c)(3) that has run for over a decade serving thousands of at-risk children. Brings a structured, metrics-informed approach (process mapping, financial alignment, benchmarking, SWOT) and coaches leaders to connect vision and strategy to scalable operational execution.”

Charles Darling

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Executive Founder and Venture Builder specializing in Healthcare, MedTech, and AI-driven commercialization

Houston, TX22y exp

“Medtech-focused venture builder with experience as a VC venture partner, family office investor, venture studio COO, and repeat founder (Techstars Boulder alum). Currently incubating two medtech deals with a VC fund, applying a rigorous diligence process spanning KOL interviews, regulatory/reimbursement strategy, manufacturing sourcing, GTM/competition analysis, and exit/acquirer milestone mapping before company formation or fundraising.”

“Engineering leader who drove the conception, PRD, architecture, and delivery of MaxCDN’s next-generation CDN platform ("E2"), including control plane work, hardware deployment planning, and observability/billing data processing. Also built Krypton Labs’ engineering team from the first hires, using a flat Agile structure and emphasizing constructive conflict, strong documentation, and remote-team accountability.”

“Operations leader with manufacturing-heavy experience across Greene Tweed, Chem-Trend, and Ketjen, known for building operational structure (org design + KPI flow-down) and translating shop-floor realities into measurable financial outcomes. Has delivered significant profitability gains (20% site profitability; 15% product profitability) through Lean methods, process documentation, SIOP/production planning improvements, and cross-functional alignment with Sales/CCO.”

“Candidate is pursuing a CTO role and has helped multiple startups turn early technology concepts into concrete, real-world technical requirements. They cite a systems science and mathematics background, along with experience at JPMorgan Chase, and appear strongest in technical strategy, concept fleshing, and identifying strong people to help teams succeed.”

“Multi-time founder (with exits) currently bootstrapping BrightVoice, an early-stage AI SaaS platform focused on improving law firm intake, client communication, and revenue workflows. Operates with a lean, capital-efficient approach centered on rapid validation and real customer traction, and is highly familiar with VC, venture studios, and accelerators.”

“Operations leader with repeated startup/entrepreneurial experience building internal operating systems from the ground up—creating department-by-department SOP/policy manuals and implementing KPI-driven management. Strong in diagnosing issues via operational/financial data and rolling out scalable people systems (structured interviews, training/certifications, onboarding) with retention measured across 14/30/60/90-day cohorts.”

Melanie Gittiban

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Executive Healthcare Operations Leader specializing in AI-enabled value-based care

Dallas–Fort Worth, TX19y exp

“Operations leader with deep healthcare delivery experience who joined a struggling VC-backed company and helped architect a full strategic pivot away from a fragmented home care LTSS agency model into a scalable chronic care telehealth/value-based care platform. Designed the end-to-end virtual care operating model (clinical team structure, triage/escalation workflows, EHR/RCM/call center ops) and rebuilt performance management around leading indicators to help leadership steer scaling decisions.”

Alessandra Lembi

Screened

Executive Finance & Operations Leader specializing in automation and turnaround performance

North Texas, TX25y exp

“Transportation industry professional with 10+ years of hands-on experience building a software + app solution to reduce manual work, fix poor document/information flow, and simplify driver-facing workflows. Focused on creating an affordable, easy-to-use alternative to complex, expensive transportation software for small companies, and is actively piloting/testing the product in a real company before seeking funding.”

Li Pan

Screened

Junior Investment Banking / Hedge Fund Analyst specializing in equity research and valuation

Austin, TX2y exp

“Early-stage investor/operator profile with experience at AugCap sourcing and evaluating founder-led opportunities via high-volume outbound (email/LinkedIn) and turning cold outreach into partnership discussions, including supporting valuation and strategy work. Also built Carquote.AI and drove early traction by landing 20+ paying pilot users in four weeks.”