Vetted Project Managers in the NYC Metro

“Product designer-developer leading the modernization of One Shot Records from a legacy PHP storefront to a React/Next.js marketplace experience. Particularly interesting for combining UX, frontend engineering, and product strategy—he not only redesigned the mobile-heavy experience, but also proposed a shift from eBay-style sales to a barter-based marketplace model backed by AI validation and a multi-layer API/data architecture.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”

“UE5 gameplay scripter who built a player-facing skill tree for a third-person shooter end-to-end (icons in Illustrator, UI animations, Blueprint behaviors, HLSL shader effects) and migrated the system from Data Assets to Data Tables to improve maintainability and designer-friendly balancing. Also implemented modular weapon logic via base classes, playtest-driven tuning, and refactored broken UI flows into a centralized UI manager with QA-focused debug unlock flags.”

“Product leader with experience spanning AI infrastructure and media product strategy: built an open-source MCP server that grounds AI agents in biomedical sources like UniProt, ClinVar, and AlphaFold, and previously led a newsletter personalization pivot at MyCode Media (Impremedia) that grew subscribers from 0 to 200,000. Brings cross-functional management experience and a clear human-centered AI philosophy centered on trust, transparency, and keeping people in the loop.”

“Nontraditional founder-operator who chose entrepreneurship over an MBA and built multiple ventures across sustainability, design, technology, and professional services. He scaled an environmental design firm to 40+ projects before it was acquired by his next company, where as CBO/COO he built a data verification product, grew a fully remote team to 30, and led complex global supply chain and sustainability initiatives with corporates, NGOs, and investors.”

“Sourcing/Product Development professional with deep China-based manufacturing experience who launched an eco-friendly cleaning brush line made from 100% recycled fishing nets and delivered on an Earth Day deadline. Built cost and tariff calculators to drive decisions and profitability, including improving Target private label net margins by 6 points, and runs a compliance/QC-heavy vendor qualification process (BSCI/SMETA, golden samples, third-party inspections).”

Avi Gottlieb

Screened

Mid-level Funding & Business Development professional specializing in SMB finance and SaaS sales

Brooklyn, NY6y exp

“Sales/BD professional from startup environment (Gigaspaces) who personally owned outbound motions and built multi-step, multi-channel sequences that produced record-breaking quality meetings. Uses LinkedIn Sales Navigator for targeted prospect research, prioritizes C-level decision makers, and applies A/B testing plus AI/automation to scale and improve messaging performance.”

Anthony Vazquez

Screened

Mid-level Product & Production Manager specializing in lighting manufacturing

Brooklyn, NY11y exp

“Sourcing/procurement professional who led a supplier transition for fabric lamp shades when an incumbent vendor exited, managing inventory risk across 9 SKUs and coordinating site/sales communications to avoid order disruption. Strong in vendor qualification (samples, capability discussions, potential facility visits), negotiation framing around mutual profitability, and data-driven planning using Excel, commodity indexes (brass/copper), and MOQ-driven MRP forecasting to reduce waste and improve turnover.”

“Operations and membership professional with broad experience spanning bookkeeping, office management, executive support, HR tasks, and marketing in nonprofit-focused organizations. Stood out by building core processes from scratch, taking over a delayed invoicing workflow using QuickBooks and Excel, and turning it into a standardized process adopted across departments.”