Vetted Chief Operating Officers

Patricio Rabellino

Screened

Executive operations leader specializing in scaling, M&A integration, and multi-site businesses

Austin, TX13y exp

“Entrepreneur-operator with 15 years spanning self-founded F&B businesses, regional leadership at CloudKitchens, startup scaling, and COO/fractional consulting work. He combines hands-on GTM execution with deep operational ownership, having managed a 3,000-person region and later grown a service business from roughly $13M to nearly $70M before a PE exit. More recently, he has been building AI-enabled pipeline and operations systems, including agent-based outbound motions.”

Judi Bell

Screened

Executive COO specializing in human capital management and operational transformation

Eatonton, GA, USA30y exp

“Operations leader who joined People2.0 at inception (2004), led client implementations and major platform rollouts, then as COO (2016–2023) drove a Shared Services transformation and integrated 3 US/Canadian acquisitions. Deep staffing/back-office operations expertise (payroll, tax, billing, CRM) with a hands-on process-improvement style and strong change-management focus on adoption, training, and ROI.”

Laurie Myers

Screened

Executive Biopharma Operator specializing in drug development, commercialization, and board leadership

Kansas City, MO38y exp

“Pharma marketing and go-to-market professional with ~8 years building launch strategies, including experience on the Lovenox marketing team during a major hospital-to-outpatient injectable launch. Demonstrates strong reimbursement expertise (J-code strategy) and hands-on field research with pharmacists across states to enable outpatient reimbursement adoption.”

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.”

“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.”

“2x co-founder with 2+ years in venture, where they led deal sourcing and built systems to surface roughly 3,500 deals annually using relationship networks, scout programs, and AI tools. Brings a rare mix of founder experience and investor-side pattern recognition, with strong conviction around solving real, monetizable problems.”

“Veteran hockey coach and player-development consultant (UConn NCAA ’92; minor pro) with 30+ years spanning AAA, prep, junior, and NCAA, plus experience as Player Personnel Director in the USHL. Key architect of South Kent’s Selects Academy, credited with 23 NHL draft picks and hundreds of NCAA placements, and runs an education-focused consulting practice helping families navigate pathways with honest, level-appropriate guidance.”

Alastair Pavrey

Screened

Senior startup operator specializing in strategy, operations, product, and venture capital

Mumbai, India11y exp

“Healthtech operator and former co-founder who helped pivot a startup from VR software for neurological patients to an accessible home-based physiotherapy model, scaling it from zero to 2 Crore ARR. Also brings venture ecosystem exposure through work with Array Ventures, Pentathlon Ventures, and V3 Ventures, combining founder-side execution with investor-side pattern recognition.”

Danaé Castellanos

Screened

Senior Technical Project Manager specializing in software delivery and Agile transformation

Querétaro, Mexico7y exp

“Senior project manager and special projects officer with 7+ years leading enterprise software implementations across healthcare platforms, ERPs, CRMs, mobile apps, and backend systems. She has owned projects from requirements and process design through QA, deployment, and change management, while managing up to 5-7 concurrent initiatives and coordinating executives, staff, and external vendors on integrated system rollouts.”

“Operator/consultant who built and ran an executive coaching and business consulting practice working directly with founders and operators on decision-making, operational structure, and performance. Has tested multiple business concepts (consulting/productized services and a consumer product) without raising external capital, and is now intentionally transitioning from advising to full end-to-end ownership of a venture with a strong bias toward rapid validation and execution.”

David Selsberg

Screened

Executive Operations Leader (COO/CFO) specializing in scaling SaaS startups

10y exp

“Startup/scale-up operations leader who repeatedly builds lightweight but rigorous operating systems (OKRs/KPIs, agile/Lean cadences, PMO, financial controls, People Ops) from scratch and through change resistance. Cites measurable outcomes including 38% faster execution, 12x user growth, major cost reductions, and valuation increases (e.g., $6M to $56M in <12 months) across companies including DocuGuardian, Washify, NxtWash/NextWash, and Parkidy.”