Vetted Budget Management Professionals

Dan Gervais

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive technology leader specializing in big data, AI/ML, and SaaS platforms

Escondido, CA28y exp

“Hands-on IT/engineering executive who has led high-impact architecture changes and compliance-driven data systems. Notably built an internally developed columnar database at Troparé (with dual-support UI for legacy/new DBs) and shipped an MVP in 3–4 months with dramatic performance improvements, and previously delivered PCI/opt-out compliant deletion workflows while addressing DB performance and migrations.”

“Broadcast sales leader who has owned a multi-million-dollar station revenue number at WGPR Detroit and built the operating discipline, forecasting rigor, and consultative sales culture to drive year-over-year growth. Stands out for combining strategic account expansion, public-sector deal navigation, and cross-functional media partnerships—evidenced by growing a law firm account to 4x spend, delivering 2,000+ attendees for a Detroit workforce campaign, and transforming an underperforming HD-2 channel through the SportsRap partnership.”

“Former Army leader turned communications executive, startup founder, and public-sector operator who has repeatedly built functions from scratch in ambiguous, high-stakes environments. Unusually broad profile spanning global SaaS scale-up leadership, major construction and facilities operations, and NYC government executive management, with measurable impact including a 61% backlog reduction and oversight of 57 buildings plus $97M+ in budget.”

Christina Flores

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Executive Operations & Administrative Leader in government, nonprofit, and private office settings

New York, NY14y exp

“Executive operations/project leader who managed cross-entity priority initiatives for Eric Schmidt’s family office, driving alignment through structured reporting and dashboards. Led a board-level digital transformation at ACC, moving a 14-member Board of Trustees from paper processes to board software, and brings high-discretion experience supporting Senator Warner.”

Danielle Henry

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director of Project Management specializing in enterprise transformation and culture strategy

New York, NY12y exp

“Implementation/project management leader with experience in Weight Watchers' business solutions division managing ~44 strategic client accounts across marketing, tech, business ops, and executive leadership. As Director of Project Management at Tier One Solutions Group, proactively implemented Microsoft Project to improve executive visibility and deadline adherence; brings a leadership psychology lens to driving clarity, accountability, and discretion as a Chief of Staff-style partner.”

Savannah McMenemy

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Campaign Manager specializing in digital advertising operations

New York, NY6y exp

“Paid media professional from Vox Media who owned multiple high-spend accounts (including Apple), focused on impression delivery and above-benchmark CTR. Uses Google Ad Manager/Analytics plus 3P systems to optimize creative performance and validate results via 1P vs 3P reporting, and emphasizes proactive, client-safe communication around risks like underdelivery.”

“Paid media specialist from Publicis Group who owned and optimized a high-spend travel campaign for Visit Florida in partnership with Marriott hotels, spanning Google, Meta, and programmatic. Demonstrates deep hands-on experience with early HTML5 ad constraints (polite load, file-size specs) and solved delivery issues via Google Ad Manager transcoding and backup creative workflows while running structured creative/budget testing and optimization.”

“Healthcare product leader who rebuilt the NextCare Anywhere urgent care platform across mobile and web, dramatically improving booking conversion from 2% to 34% by simplifying the patient journey and fixing key caregiver workflows. Also brings emerging AI leadership in regulated environments, having helped define AI policy and pilot human-supervised workflows that delivered 30-40x documentation gains with 100% first-pass approval.”

Alicia Chaney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition & Talent Development Leader specializing in early-career and workforce transformation

Remote, TX9y exp

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed teams up to 6 and specializes in fixing broken interview pipelines through workflow standardization, scheduling automation, and ATS analytics. Built real-time dashboards in Lever/ATS to track aging, time-in-stage, and req health, and drove a 20% reduction in time to interview while improving candidate experience and hiring manager visibility. Experienced leading cross-functional tool/workflow implementations with HRIS and IT for high-volume early-career hiring.”

Bryan Vergel

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level sales leader specializing in revenue operations and client experience

Peoria, AZ15y exp

“VP-level revenue leader with experience running a 50+ person, multi-function revenue organization spanning call center, intake, sales, onboarding, and customer experience. Brings strong operational rigor in forecasting, KPI design, compensation strategy, and cross-functional alignment, plus direct experience scaling fiber ISP market expansion and navigating complex, infrastructure-dependent enterprise deals.”

“Chief of Staff to the family of Kevin Scott (CTO of Microsoft), serving as the first CoS to unify previously siloed teams and build an operating cadence for executive decision-making. Experienced running high-stakes, high-security events including a Presidential fundraiser/President Biden visit, coordinating with the presidential advance team and Secret Service while protecting principal priorities and privacy.”

Lavrenti DeLavrenti

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Technology Leader specializing in cloud-native platforms, AI/ML, and SaaS

Remote15y exp

“Engineering leader (Director/VP level) who has repeatedly aligned product and engineering through ROI-driven quarterly roadmaps and strong stakeholder communication, including board presentations. Built a parallel cloud team to migrate an on-prem product to the cloud, credited with delivering $9M ARR, and led a Python monolith-to-serverless event-driven microservices transformation. Currently manages distributed teams across Mexico, India, and the US using pod-based structures, clear KPIs, and a supportive accountability culture.”

Rob Wlaschin

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Engineering Manager specializing in AI platforms, FinTech, and Healthtech

Santa Clara, CA24y exp

“Serial entrepreneur building three distinct products: a context-aware AI chatbot, a connected TV companion-screen platform with an implementation client, and gamerogue.net, a mobile-optimized web-based virtual tabletop marketplace currently seeking funding. Brings hands-on fundraising experience, familiarity with the VC/accelerator ecosystem including YC, and a notably pragmatic approach to validating ideas based on existing market demand rather than speculative adoption.”