Vetted Operations Managers

“Operations executive (Plant/Operations Manager → COO/CEO) with hands-on experience launching a greenfield manufacturing plant for Deluxe and driving Lean/cellular transformations. As COO/CEO at Midland Radio, grew the business from ~$40M to ~$63M in 4 years, scaling marketing headcount (3→15) and building 9 sales channels while optimizing manufacturing layouts and cross-training teams.”

“AI product leader with experience at Bloomberg Tax and Sun Automation, focused on turning complex enterprise workflows into approachable, human-in-the-loop AI experiences. Notable for redesigning a technical data integration product around natural language and guided validation, driving a 72% reduction in onboarding/adoption time while emphasizing trust, transparency, and user control.”

Shane Howard

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Executive technology and operations leader specializing in consulting, SaaS, and digital transformation

Salt Lake City, UT32y exp

“Serial operator and founder with four exits, including a recent business sale after raising $750K, and experience leading 17 acquisitions. Has held CEO, CIO, and global delivery/operations leadership roles across VC-backed, PE-backed, and high-growth companies, with a strong track record in GTM, operational scaling, and building repeatable cross-functional systems for growth and exit.”

“Operations leader specializing in building scalable internal systems for startups, from being Spoonflower’s first ops hire (5th employee) to launching its first international Berlin/EMEA office from scratch. At bookingkit, drove measurable operational improvements by implementing a customized OKR framework (+18% goal achievement) and deploying automation/AI tools like Contractbook and kapa.ai to eliminate manual work and save engineering time.”

“Toronto-raised hockey player with experience in the GTHL and college hockey at UNC Chapel Hill who now works in the NHL focused on hockey analytics. Leverages a broad network across high school, college, and pro levels plus marketing/NIL awareness to advise players on development, recruiting outreach, and team/coach fit.”

“Talent/recruiting operations leader with 20+ years of experience managing large, distributed teams across ~78 U.S. sites. Led multi-site restructuring and a major onboarding initiative that delivered nearly $15M in first-year savings, with a strong emphasis on quality hiring and operational metrics (time-to-hire, conversion, offers/approvals) using Lever and CRM tools.”