Vetted Mentoring Professionals

“Solaris-focused engineer who has led production performance investigations using DTrace and implemented code changes that substantially improved runtime by removing redundant parsing. Participated in a data-center-exit lift-and-shift to cloud using Oracle GoldenGate for replication and LVM to duplicate the application platform, with some exposure to AIX/IBM Power (LPAR recovery with NIM, assisted PowerHA validation).”

“Backend engineer who evolved the X-Ray gaming analytics platform, leading a zero-downtime MongoDB→AWS DocumentDB migration with dual-write, checksum-based validation, and Kubernetes canary rollouts while maintaining real-time monitoring for millions of concurrent sessions. Strong in FastAPI/Python API scaling and performance tuning (cut latency from ~2s to <150ms and reduced DB load 90%) plus production-grade auth/RLS security patterns (JWT, Supabase Auth, PostgreSQL RLS).”

“Real Estate & Construction professional at Analog Devices who built a cross-functional "single source of truth" system (Excel to Smartsheet) integrating tools like CoStar and Conga. Previously co-founded a Shanghai-based communications coaching consultancy serving eBay middle managers, handling incorporation, branding/marketing (including WeChat), office negotiation, and growth through increased class frequency and mentoring.”

“Senior HR Business Partner with demonstrated impact driving org change and people strategy: led a sales division restructure delivering a 25% efficiency gain, and used people analytics to launch a mentorship program that improved retention by 30%. Strong in systems-thinking diagnostics (metrics + focus groups), leader coaching, and high-stakes employee relations/mediation.”

“Engineering Manager/Tech Lead on Grindr’s monetization team who helped ship an AI-powered conversation summary feature (A-list), contributing across Android freemium implementation and backend LLM workflow service architecture/reviews. Demonstrated strong operational ownership by leading a Boost production incident from detection through rollback and prevention, and improved team throughput by introducing a lightweight end-to-end delivery process in a high-growth environment.”

RajaSekhar Divakaruni

Screened

Director-level Engineering Leader specializing in Payments and Financial Services

Edison, New Jersey21y exp

“Senior Director-level engineering leader from Zelle who built a multi-year cloud and use-case expansion roadmap (e.g., SMB and brokerage funding) aligned to an aggressive growth target (from $1.2T to $5T in 5 years). Experienced scaling an engineering org from ~25–30 people into domain-driven pods and leading audit/compliance remediation (OCC, SOC 2, PCI) through security and infrastructure reengineering, including multi-region/multi-zone architecture.”

Jebiaus Brown

Screened

Senior Customer Success Manager specializing in Enterprise SaaS retention and expansion

San Francisco, CA9y exp

“Senior Enterprise Customer Success Manager in the Bay Area with a highly data-driven, AI-assisted approach to enterprise retention and expansion. Describes end-to-end ownership of large accounts (including a $300K+ account), using health scoring, sentiment/risk extraction from calls (Gong/ZoomInfo/Gainsight), and quantified business cases to influence product roadmap and secure renewals/expansions (100% GRR, 115% NRR, NPS target 72). Experience advising on martech/GTN tooling (Salesforce, Gainsight, Looker/Tableau) and applying SEO/analytics narratives in executive business reviews.”

“Frontend tech lead at HubSpot who shipped an LLM-powered insights dashboard that analyzed complex customer interaction histories and surfaced sentiment, challenges, and next-best actions for sales users. Stands out for having taken an AI feature beyond prototype into beta and full production, with strong emphasis on testing, maintainability, and practical production tradeoffs.”

Andrew Bender

Screened

Executive product leader specializing in EdTech and SaaS

Cambridge, MA20y exp

“Product leader with deep edtech and AI experience who helped scale instaGrok from a disappointing launch to 330,000 monthly users in one school year without paid acquisition. Has operated as the sole product decision-maker in a tiny startup, consulted through founder-strategy conflict, and brings a human-centered view of AI as a tool for exploration and learning rather than replacement.”

Jenya Rusinova

Screened

Mid-level Frontend Engineer specializing in cloud enterprise applications

East Palo Alto, CA3y exp

“Frontend-focused product engineer with experience owning production launches in observability/monitoring, including extending an existing web-only service to support mobile users without disrupting current customers. Stands out for balancing speed and safety through feature flags, regional beta rollouts, bug bashes, and close collaboration with PM, design, and backend teams in ambiguous environments.”

Saikrishna Swaminathan

Screened

Entry-level Aerospace/ADCS Researcher specializing in spacecraft controls and simulation

Kanpur, India1y exp

“Robotics/control-focused candidate with hands-on ROS2 + Gazebo experience implementing MPC with online state identification on a Crazyflie drone, including camera-based position determination fixes. Also worked on multi-agent spacecraft formation control and constellation optimization, debugging numerical drift and redesigning leader-follower control laws to handle delayed/outdated updates; uses Docker to ensure reproducible simulation results across machines.”

“Product leader at FloQast who launched FQ Ops from scratch, expanding the company beyond close management into a broader workflow platform that reached 70% adoption and $4.5M ARR in its first year. Has led both product and interim design organizations, mentored multiple internal hires into PM roles, and brings a thoughtful human-in-the-loop AI philosophy shaped by leading AI strategy across more than 10 product areas.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader with ~5 years managing 6–12 recruiters, known for building scalable workflows and analytics. At Amazon, launched an on-demand recruiting approach that cut time-to-fill from 60–90+ days to ~20–25 days and redesigned internal mobility post-layoffs, reducing open roles by 40% in a quarter. Also a Beamery SME who drove org-leading adoption through recruiter training and process standardization.”

Andrew Hoyt

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in SaaS, cloud platforms, and enterprise engineering

Atlanta, GA14y exp

“Enterprise software CTO with rare breadth across deep architecture, large-scale org leadership, and AI transformation. He has led 250+ teams at Aderant and previously a 2000-person global engineering org at NCR, while still personally driving re-architecture, prototyping, debugging, and AI-native product innovation across legal, retail, and restaurant platforms.”

“Senior product executive with leadership experience in both insurance and legal tech, including a 0-to-1 AI/ML visual intelligence claims platform at Solera that generated $15M ARR in year one. Stands out for combining enterprise product strategy, cross-functional execution, ML fluency, and financially disciplined product leadership, plus a track record of UX-led growth such as a 300% user-base increase at Epiq.”

“Operations and growth-oriented leader who helped build McMaster-Carr's first international sales/export function, then evolved the role into UK market growth and digital marketing. Combines cross-border operational expertise with hands-on customer experience analysis, team management, and UI/UX-driven process improvement.”

“Operations leader with Amazon experience owning a founder-level initiative during national supply chain Regionalization, building and scaling a "Stack-to-Light" operating mechanism to standardize non-sortable FC execution with instrumentation and balanced-scorecard metrics. Later joined Revivn to stabilize an underperforming operation by developing frontline leaders and aligning ops with finance and GTM through clear KPIs and operating cadence.”

“Aerospace propulsion engineer at Pratt & Whitney who tackled legacy infrastructure bottlenecks by leading a grassroots effort to codify discipline standard work into modular Python packages and stand up a Git/Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for production-grade deployment across programs. Deep experience with C-based gas turbine aero-thermo and control-system simulation/verification (including Simulink-based control development), now motivated to pivot into fast-moving robotics/AI environments.”

“R&D-focused aspiring founder building a business plan (with CPA/attorney support and a secured webpage) and preparing to seek external funding. Demonstrated ability to turn a customer need into an executed technical initiative—scoped requirements, pitched leadership, formed a team, built tools, and created physics-based models to inform thermal performance guidance for signal cables.”

Bradley Schleyer

Screened

HR Director / HR Business Partner specializing in global people strategy and employee relations

New York, NY16y exp

“People/HR leader with demonstrated impact influencing C-suite decisions on compensation and benefits—implemented a simplified bonus structure and drove a 401(k) match change using salary-band contribution data and executive-ready PPTs. Experienced in high-stakes employee relations, including investigating a microaggression complaint involving a top executive with legal collaboration, confidentiality, and proportional outcomes.”

Sagnik Mazumder

Screened

Executive ML/AI Founder specializing in agentic analytics and data infrastructure

10y exp

“Founder of Photosphere Labs (agentic AI for ecommerce data synthesis/analysis) who worked directly with customers to scope, build, demo, and iterate LLM-based solutions, including an AI chat product for brand owners. Previously at Block, built and explained a nuanced causal inference/propensity model tied to Square POS integrations, translating model specs and outputs into business impact for varied client contexts.”

“Aspiring founder building an AI governance and compliance startup for the finance industry, focused on agents that monitor data lakes/lakehouses to detect security vulnerabilities, PII exposure, and governance issues in real time. Has already formed an S-corp, has not raised capital yet, and approaches idea validation through Minimum Lovable Product testing with potential clients.”