Vetted Budget Management Professionals

“Execution-focused technology leader and consultant who architects and implements core business systems (ERP/GL, Azure/M365, Google Workspace) and infrastructure to help organizations scale. Has supported growth from 0 to 55M and operated in a 250M+ environment, including standardizing hardware and deploying Intune/Jamf MDM to enable 10+ new retail store openings with consistent POS infrastructure.”

Vignesh Shanmugasundaram

Screened

Junior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack development and applied ML

New York, NY2y exp

“Full-stack engineer with experience at Zoho and Amazon who has owned production systems end-to-end, including a monolith-to-microservices migration using Kafka and Cassandra that improved search latency ~25% and increased throughput without data loss. Also built a hackathon project (Buildwise) into a sold product for a construction company (AI-driven document compliance checks) and shipped an IoT-based parking availability MVP in 3 weeks.”

“Operations leader/Chief of Staff profile with experience building organizations in both government and high-growth tech. Helped stand up Senator John Fetterman’s Senate office—designing the org structure and systems for a 55-person team—and later improved planning, reporting, and OKR execution within Stripe’s legal/global policy org during rapid scaling. Now consults part-time to help executives translate strategy into execution through clear ownership, operating rhythms, and scalable systems.”

“Building a confidential startup in the software security space (no capital raised yet). Has been learning the VC/accelerator landscape through a network of founders and independent research, with a focus on investor readiness and relationship-driven access to VCs. Motivated to found due to repeated layoffs and late-stage hiring pauses, seeking more control while prioritizing family financial stability.”

William Elderton

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in FinTech, cloud platforms, and digital transformation

Austin, TX26y exp

“Seasoned operator with 30 years of experience at multiple startup companies, primarily in venture-backed environments, plus some exposure to private equity-backed firms. The candidate is highly familiar with the VC and accelerator ecosystem, though they clarified they were pursuing a CTO role rather than actively planning to found a startup.”

“Brand and growth marketer from True Religion who helped refresh the brand during a comeback period, driving 30%+ YoY DTC growth and positioning DTC as the top growth engine. Experienced leading seasonal multi-channel launches and scaling acquisition through creator-led social, email, and paid digital, with strong creator/talent deal negotiation and culture-driven storytelling.”

Rina Thakker

Screened

Executive Product & Technology Leader specializing in consumer digital platforms and media

Darien, CT21y exp

“CTO at Grand Slam Track (track & field league) for ~2 years, owning a broad technology portfolio across digital marketing tech, IT, broadcast technology, and athlete/data management systems. Entrepreneurial operator with repeated experience assessing product-market fit using user sentiment, demand data, demographic targeting, and A/B testing; familiar with VC mechanics and looking to deepen hands-on fundraising experience via a large network and board connections.”

“Early-stage venture and talent operator with experience sourcing founders and leadership talent, including helping source Truemoringa into a pre-seed investment. Brings a relationship-first style, broad venture-network sourcing, and structured diligence processes spanning product, IP, legal, operations, and cap table review.”

“Robotics-focused candidate who built core software for a ROS2 pick-and-place arm that sorted colored cubes using an overhead camera and an AI color-recognition model. They owned arm modeling in ROS, motion logic (coordinate-to-IK-to-joint paths), and created a data-driven linear error-correction calibration to mitigate camera/AI coordinate bias, plus tuned motion speed to improve real-world repeatability.”

Paiman Nodoushani

Screened

Executive CTO specializing in AI-powered transformation for enterprise SaaS

New York, NY35y exp

“Former Cisco professional who successfully pitched and got funding for adding virtualization to access routers to enable third-party application development, framing the opportunity with clear revenue upside and risk management. Highly interested in AI—especially agent-based development—and believes it lowers the barrier to building and shipping new products with small, high-caliber teams.”

Rahul Konala

Screened

Senior Strategy Consultant specializing in AI, SaaS, and TMT

New York, New York6y exp

“Cross-functional operator/program leader with experience running end-to-end platform and governance assessments and translating findings into OKRs and annual roadmaps. Central contributor to a large post-merger integration overseeing 15+ functions and identifying ~$55M in cost reallocation opportunities through headcount, process, and technology optimization.”

“Enterprise SaaS GTM leader who has built and run global SDR teams and outbound playbooks, opened new verticals (manufacturing/shippers), and driven complex multi-stakeholder deals through RFP/POC. Notable wins include breaking into Clorox from cold outreach to RFP/POC, closing $3M (~3x quota) at TiE Silicon Valley, and helping position WiseTech/Blume into Gartner Magic Quadrants while scaling pipeline via channels and a Google co-sell motion.”

“HR/People leader (HRBP-style) who supports Product, Content, and Data Analytics client groups and partners closely with senior leadership on org design, talent strategy, and people analytics. Led a global reduction-in-force to meet budget goals, coordinating legal/benefits/outplacement and global communications while prioritizing empathetic execution and internal redeployment to mitigate risk and disruption.”

Tom Dinwiddie

Screened

Executive IT Leader specializing in global SaaS, cloud transformation, and M&A integration

20y exp

“Technology executive/CTO-type leader with experience at ALLDATA defining and operationalizing an executive-prioritized roadmap, scaling distributed engineering teams (including expansion in Mexico and India), and modernizing products onto a containerized Google Cloud architecture. Highlights include 99.96% reliability, 38% maintenance cost reduction, and strong security/compliance posture (CyberArk, ISO27001, SOC2, SOX).”

Jesse Margareten

Screened

Executive Strategy & PMO Leader specializing in digital and business transformation

New York, NY7y exp

“VP of Strategy & Project Management with experience running ~10 parallel cross-functional initiatives, including spearheading a bank-wide DocuSign implementation across Legal/IT/Ops/Front Office. Previously at Google, built an executive dashboard for global public policy engagement and introduced a sentiment scoring system to improve leadership decision-making; strong in executive alignment, business case development, and high-cadence communications.”

Kyle Bashy

Screened

Executive Engineering Leader specializing in cloud security platforms and enterprise applications

Remote, USA22y exp

“Owner and service provider of an IT practice exploring a transition into startup founding. Has spent ~15 years researching the VC/studio/accelerator landscape and evaluates new ideas through forecasting and stakeholder conversations, with a current focus on improving prospecting and qualified lead generation.”

“Lifecycle/CRM marketer with nearly 7 years at ABC Television, owning end-to-end email execution at high volume while also supporting Braze-based multi-channel programs across email, in-app, and push. Brings strong entertainment/streaming domain experience, using behavioral personalization and A/B testing to improve CTR, watch time, and ultimately ad revenue per user.”