Vetted Project Managers

“Software engineer with a graphic design/marketing background who led a 4-month U.S. Department of State Diplomacy Lab project delivering a proprietary React/Electron + Flask + PostgreSQL scheduling app, including OKTA SSO integration under strict government confidentiality constraints. Also has hands-on production web experience fixing a broken WordPress/Elementor content system by scripting automated recategorization and date corrections.”

“Hockey coach and evaluator from a multi-generation hockey family with direct exposure to NCAA D1 and NHL development (brother: USHL, Boston College All-American, 9-year NHL veteran). Coached Pee-Wees and Bantams for 5 years in the Minneapolis metro and has a structured, holistic approach to scouting and player development (on-ice, off-ice, and mental).”

“Founding engineer with strong end-to-end product delivery across IoT + mobile + serverless cloud: built firmware for a Bluetooth-connected device (ESP32), a native Swift iOS app, and an AWS serverless backend (API Gateway/Lambda/SQS/SNS/DynamoDB) including payments via Stripe. Also shipped a separate startup product in 6 months: a React visual tool that generated HTTP/REST APIs with a Django backend, admin panel, and a code-generating CLI.”

“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).”

“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.”

“Entrepreneur building a self-funded men's routine/body care startup that originated from developing a topical product to support a brother’s nerve injury recovery, revealing a perceived gap in men’s care. Has also identified and executed a manufacturing coatings opportunity by creating detailed execution plans and building stakeholder trust, and describes a structured, resource-conscious go-to-market approach.”

“Product/LiveOps leader who applies free-to-play mechanics to live consumer products; led monetization and engagement for Pavo (video-based Gen Z dating app on iOS/Android), addressing weak D7 retention and low free-to-paid conversion. Implemented progression, nudges, soft paywalls, experimentation, and real-time moderation, driving 3.2x DAU and ~60% lift in early engagement while improving conversion without harming retention.”

“Robotics project manager and software lead for an underwater ROV (MATE 2024–2025), building a ROS 2 Jazzy stack on Raspberry Pi and a serial Pi-to-Arduino thruster control system for a 6-thruster configuration. Also has internship experience creating automated functional test pipelines using Jenkins, Selenium, and Python, plus exposure to Isaac Sim for simulated/synthetic data generation in an embodied AI hackathon.”

“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.”

“Cross-functional operations/coordination professional with experience aligning finance (including FP&A), vendor management, and operations through structured communication cadences and tools like Asana. Has supported executive productivity by coordinating executive assistants, prioritizing meeting agendas, and triaging inbound email and meeting requests, and has stepped in to resolve finance-team misalignment by clarifying objectives and delivery expectations.”