Vetted Budgeting Professionals

Tamara Alexander-Johnson

Screened

Principal Corporate Real Estate Advisor specializing in global transactions and portfolio strategy

Denver, CO25y exp

“Led acquisition efforts for the Etkin family partners during their transition from construction ownership into industrial real estate investing, focusing on REO acquisitions in the Denver/Front Range market (1990–1995). Built a structured due diligence and underwriting approach, developed financial analysis tooling, and navigated multi-stakeholder family dynamics while leveraging top brokerage relationships to source and lease assets.”

“Veteran software/security operator with ~45 years in the industry who has served as CRO/COO/CEO and worked closely with multiple VC firms. Known for disciplined execution and being brought in to turn around struggling companies—citing turnaround work at Counterpane and CEO roles at Bayshore Networks and Constella Intelligence leading to successful exits. Strong lens on product viability through buyer budget priority (CTO/CISO) and deployment/installation friction, including AI and legacy-code constraints.”

Waldorff Villacres

Screened

Healthcare technology executive and architect with 20+ years leading enterprise platforms and digital transformation.

Seattle, Washington, USA21y exp

“Healthcare-focused founder in the R&D stage building an EHR and clinical staffing startup centered on value-based care. They have already tested the concept with the market, are engaging Medicaid/Medicare leaders and industry conferences like ViVE and HIMSS, and are focused on early-signal detection to improve patient outcomes while lowering utilization costs.”

“PMP-certified project/program manager with 13 years of experience leading high-stakes federal intelligence and law enforcement technology programs. Has owned a $15M+ portfolio spanning AI/ML analytics platforms, AWS/Azure cloud initiatives, and enterprise data integrations, with active Secret Clearance and a track record of improving executive visibility and reducing escalations in compliance-heavy environments.”

“PMP-certified implementation project manager with 7+ years leading enterprise SaaS rollouts in government-funded healthcare and human services environments. At Caseworthy, they have owned full-lifecycle deployments of ClientTrack and the Azure OpenAI-based CARA AI copilot, managing complex data migration, compliance, and stakeholder governance challenges across multiple concurrent projects.”

“Sourcing/procurement professional who owned end-to-end supplier management across concept through launch while running 20 projects concurrently. Known for hands-on supplier recovery (including onsite interventions) and process improvements that delivered measurable results (30% cycle-time reduction) plus strong cost focus via total landed cost analysis and international logistics optimization.”

Chris Colinsky

Screened

Executive Technology Leader/CTO specializing in data platforms, AI agents, and e-commerce/payments

Los Angeles, CA23y exp

“Engineering leader with hands-on coding time who has driven major commerce and data-platform transformations: defined goop’s omnichannel strategy, unified payments to Square, and rebuilt real-time NetSuite inventory flows plus forecasting tools. Currently reorganized engineering into Product/Data/Support teams to hit aggressive seasonal roadmaps, and led a data-lake/medallion ELT refactor feeding embedded analytics (Tinybird) with improved reliability and cost efficiency; also accelerates onboarding via AI coding tools in a serverless, event-driven architecture.”

Lavanya Aggarwal

Screened

Mid-level Product Marketer specializing in GTM strategy for tech and media

Los Angeles, CA4y exp

“Marketing/paid social creative lead who recently ran a 3-month campaign for the Shortzy! app, owning strategy through QA while coordinating freelancers on a small budget. Combines entertainment/on-set direction experience with performance marketing fundamentals (A/B testing, CPA/ROAS/CTR) from Google Marketing certification work, plus conversion assets like landing pages and subscription messaging.”

“Sales leader with deep North American public sector SaaS experience spanning government, municipalities, and adjacent nonprofit segments, including payments/FinTech monetization. Stands out for combining large-scale new ARR ownership ($27M target), measurable retention improvement (cut churn from 13% to 7%), and a track record of building new-market teams from scratch to multi-million-dollar ARR outcomes.”

Michael Kramp

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in global retail, distribution, and e-commerce growth

Oklahoma City, OK23y exp

“Sales executive with a consumer products and national retail background who successfully built a government/public sector channel from scratch while leading six sales divisions across retail, ecommerce, international, and institutional markets. Particularly compelling is his blend of eight-figure commercial leadership and firsthand law enforcement/SWAT experience, which helped him win business with agencies like the FBI Academy at Quantico, the U.S. Military Academy, and Homeland Security.”

“Early-stage investor from Manchester Stories with a strong sourcing engine, generating 500-600 deals per year through referrals, events, thematic research, and AI-driven stealth startup discovery. Particularly differentiated in private payer healthcare and founder relationship-building, with examples of converting value-add outbound outreach into investments through hands-on market guidance and rigorous diligence.”

“Product leader with 20 years of experience across startups and agencies, including leading the end-to-end rebuild of Filmik, an AI-enabled workflow platform for film and television production teams. Stands out for combining deep UX simplification instincts with human-centered AI thinking, using automation to reduce friction while preserving trust, control, and collaboration. Has also built and mentored globally distributed product, design, engineering, and delivery teams across multiple regions.”

“B2B SaaS growth marketer who was the first marketing hire and built the foundational brand and acquisition engine from 0-to-1, using customer-journey mapping, rigorous channel testing, and strong cross-functional alignment. Has launched an existing product into a new adjacent market via a multi-channel campaign and optimized spend by prioritizing CAC, conversion, and lead quality. Also has experience marketing monetization/distribution platforms to creators and developers, emphasizing values-aligned messaging for the creator ecosystem.”

“QA tester from core banking systems (SIT/UAT) looking to transition into console game testing; brings disciplined end-to-end testing, defect triage, and clear bug reproduction/documentation. Not yet familiar with Sony TRCs/Microsoft XR/Nintendo LOT checks but has a concrete plan to learn platform certification standards through documentation, mentorship, and hands-on practice.”

“HR/People leader with hands-on experience building HR infrastructure from scratch and driving adoption through collaborative change management. Strong labor relations background, including serving as a union-management liaison and supporting high-stakes contract negotiations with transparent, multi-scenario financial proposals to prevent strike action. Also applies people analytics to succession planning and coaches leaders to improve effectiveness.”

Saicharitha Yanamandala

Screened

Mid-Level Software Developer specializing in Java, Cloud, and Microservices

Chicago, IL6y exp

“Backend/Python engineer who owned an end-to-end FastAPI + AWS internal natural-language document Q&A system (Textract extraction, embeddings/vector DB, LLM integration) with strong focus on reliability and latency. Hands-on with Kubernetes + GitOps (Argo CD, Helm, rolling updates/auto-rollback) and built/optimized Kafka streaming pipelines using Prometheus/Grafana. Also supported a zero-downtime on-prem to cloud migration with parallel run and gradual traffic cutover.”

“Founder building an AI-driven predictive analytics and programmatic advertising platform focused on identifying and marketing "hidden gem" songs and books. Has demonstrated early traction with 1M+ streams, a growing revenue base, acquired catalogs, and an artist roster, while developing proprietary AI and a supporting data ecosystem.”

“Sales leader with multi-state revenue ownership in consumer services and partnership-driven growth, including turning HairClub into the top-performing region with 22%+ YoY growth. At Bluegreen Vacations, led complex retail partnership expansion across 40+ locations by building disciplined operating models, cross-functional alignment, and phased scaling strategies.”

“Audio/music editor and producer with recent long-form brand work for Novartis, crafting a playful modern Motown-inspired track tailored to a two-act narrative. Works in Logic Pro and Final Cut with a plugin-heavy mix/master workflow (Soundtoys, Native Instruments, Spectrasonics, Output) and emphasizes automation for dialogue-safe mixes and rapid same-day iteration on notes.”

Andrew Sheehan

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in enterprise architecture and digital transformation

27y exp

“Candidate has spent years working with startups across various industries and has been involved in multiple stages of company building, including hiring, technology choices, and budgeting. They appear especially oriented toward operational discipline, cost control, and evaluating ideas through structured cost, time, and value analysis.”

“People operations and HR leader with experience spanning hospitality, nonprofit, retail, and startup environments, including leadership roles at Avra Group, American Ballet Theatre, Hotel Barriere Fouquets, and The Travel Agency. Particularly compelling for growth-stage companies: she helped scale a regulated cannabis retailer from roughly 50 to 300+ employees while building the HR infrastructure, compliance processes, and leadership support needed for multi-location expansion.”

“Engineering leader focused on developer platforms and open-source frameworks/SDKs, with strong community and release-engineering chops. Drove major reliability and DX improvements (30–50% faster release cycles; 2–3x repeat contributors; ~50% faster onboarding) and led an incremental Python monolith to TypeScript event-driven migration using Protobuf contracts, feature flags, and a plugin architecture to preserve backward compatibility.”