Vetted Operations Management Professionals

“Engineering/technology leader with experience tying roadmaps to OKRs/KPIs, scaling cross-functional engineering teams, and driving go-to-market execution for Managed IT Services revenue growth. In an early-stage company setting, personally stood up core systems (CRM, lead gen, website) and multi-cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS) while building investor materials (pitch deck, VDR, financials), resulting in an investor LOI within 8 months. Also led an on-prem deployment architecture redesign for a network monitoring (NPM) product to improve compatibility, scalability, and security.”

Amrita Mukherjee

Screened

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager specializing in executive search and account management

East Brunswick, NJ16y exp

“Staffing leader who has managed a team of 7 recruiters and delivered rapid, multi-location hiring across both direct and contract placements. Partners closely with client-side HRBPs and C-suite stakeholders, including handling contract negotiations, and has improved hiring outcomes in challenging geographies through relocation and sign-on incentive strategies.”

Joel D'Eon

Screened

Executive Founder/CEO specializing in early-stage B2B software and digital health

Halifax, NS27y exp

“Software startup founder (since 2013) building a software-led care management company for people caring for aging parents. Created an MVP, took it to market quickly, iterated based on feedback, and then sold/merged the product into a services company to form a combined venture projected to do ~$1M in revenue with a small team, with plans to scale (potentially via a franchise model).”

Erik Moyer

Screened

Director-level Data Science & Analytics Leader specializing in cloud data platforms and AI/ML

Dallas, TX13y exp

“Candidate states they are very familiar with the venture capital/studio/accelerator landscape and expresses strong willingness to pursue entrepreneurship "at all costs," but did not provide details on a current startup, business plan, fundraising, or prior accelerator/VC involvement during the interview.”

“Candidate is developing a plan to consolidate paving maintenance businesses into a nationwide residential brand centered on high quality and sustainability. They bring private equity and strategic partnership experience, plus direct segment knowledge and industry relationships, with a thesis around recycling materials without sacrificing quality or cost.”

scott graham

Screened

Executive customer experience and operations leader in SaaS, EdTech, and enterprise support

New York, NY24y exp

“Founder/operator with an MS in Finance who has helped grow an early-stage company from startup toward scaleup on roughly $400K raised, while delivering 25%+ YoY ARR growth and 100% retention without new capital for 30 months. Differentiates through a sharp eye for overlooked but mission-critical work like data cleansing, strong financial modeling instincts, and a hands-on, trust-building consulting style that wins long-term contracts in underserved sectors.”

“Multi-time founding team member who helped raise capital at HotSchedules and Axial Shift, contributing investor-facing narratives around cost to serve, technology vision, scalability, and market opportunity. Motivated by building companies from the ground up, they bring a hands-on zero-to-one mindset paired with a strong understanding of what angels and VCs need to see in a scalable, standards-compliant product.”

“Banking and fintech operator who built both an outbound sales pipeline and an investment banking unit from scratch. Combines analytical sales execution with institutional finance expertise, including capital raises, structured debt, regulatory buildout, and translating startup/fintech opportunities into board-approved banking products in the Ghanaian market.”

“Founder building an enterprise AI SaaS platform for complex, asset-intensive industries, targeting fragmented-data and manual planning workflows with an AI-native, explainable scenario-analysis product. Bootstrapped to date with production platform in active enterprise trials/pilots and preparing for an institutional seed raise; emphasizes workflow integration, ROI proof points, and founder-led GTM.”

“Recruiting leader managing a team of 3 who stays hands-on in high-impact executive searches, including a confidential CMO search run directly with the CEO. Strong HRBP partnership experience, driving company-wide workforce planning/hiring prioritization and implementing Spark Hire one-way video interviews to speed screening and improve consistency and candidate experience.”

“People/HR leader with experience supporting globally distributed teams (US, Canada, UK) and partnering with senior leaders on org design and scalable people processes. Implemented a formal performance review program, including manager training and 1:1 coaching, to improve consistency, transparency, and performance conversations as the company grew.”

“Chief of Staff with experience driving cross-functional execution and executive alignment, including in real estate development environments with shifting timelines. Implements PM tooling (Notion/Monday.com) plus KPI/OKR systems to improve clarity, accountability, and executive productivity, and has experience mediating priority conflicts between functions like marketing and operations.”

Bhaskara Naidu

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in SaaS, Product & GCC tech hiring

Hyderabad, India14y exp

“Recruiting leader with 4+ years of people management experience, leading a team of 8 direct-report recruiters and staying hands-on in high-impact executive searches (including senior engineering leadership). Strong HRBP and executive stakeholder partner who uses KPI-driven reviews, structured interviewing, and dashboards to improve quality and cut hiring timelines ~20–25%, while also reducing agency reliance through source-mix and cost-impact analysis.”

Ryan Echols

Screened

Senior Workforce Analytics & WFM Leader specializing in contact center operations

Marietta, GA8y exp

“Operations-focused team lead currently managing 20 coordinators, with strong workforce management experience spanning forecasting, scheduling, KPI/staffing reporting, and executive-facing data presentations. Led a cross-functional Salesforce implementation and redesigned forecasting/workflow to support a newly created internal-promotion department, improving flexibility in coverage planning.”

Jon Davis

Screened

Executive business leader specializing in operations, growth, and M&A

Kalamazoo, MI23y exp

“Former CEO of Davis Oil who led an operational and cultural reset in a multi-location business—rebuilding org structure, KPI reporting, SOPs, and accountability systems. Now consults and advises leaders (especially family businesses) who lack formal operations backgrounds, using a systems-focused “diagnose before design” approach grounded in frontline discovery.”

“Implementation/CS professional with enterprise account ownership in fintech/payments and ERP-integrated workflows (NetSuite, QuickBooks), including complex hybrid AP/mass pay setups and bidirectional sync challenges. Partners closely with Product/Engineering on integration plans and sandbox validation, and has driven expansion by upselling REST API automation beyond initial iFrame/ERP scope.”

Cia Hang

Screened

Executive IT and Operations leader specializing in digital transformation and security

Chicago, IL13y exp

“Candidate is very familiar with the venture capital and broader investment landscape, but is not interested in founding a company. They have worked with several TPG-backed or TPG-owned organizations, helping drive business scaling, cost reduction, and execution against investor governance requirements.”

Kela Olsen

Screened

Director-level sales professional specializing in medical devices and sports business

Loomis, CA22y exp

“Former Division I standout and professional baseball player turned college recruiter, coach, academy owner, and athlete advisor with deep Northern California baseball relationships. He combines data-driven player evaluation, consultative family guidance, and a strong coach/scout network to help athletes navigate recruiting and development decisions, with outcomes including 90%+ transfer/pro signing rates at Sierra College and early advocacy for players like Nick Madrigal.”

Vincent Osere

Screened

Senior Operations Analyst specializing in business intelligence and financial services

Massachusetts, USA15y exp

“Analytics-focused candidate with hands-on experience turning messy datasets into reporting-ready outputs using SQL, building reproducible Python workflows, and operationalizing metrics in R Shiny dashboards. They stand out for combining structured data analysis with NLP and segmentation in marketplace-style datasets such as Airbnb, real estate, and sports salary data to drive pricing, engagement, and demand insights.”

“Veteran IT operations and security professional with 30+ years of experience keeping companies safe from attacks. They are developing a business plan centered on restoring human oversight in heavily automated operations environments, with the goal of creating a simple, repeatable model that can scale across states and potentially serve both private and public-sector security needs.”

Joe Lovrek

Screened

Director-level mortgage sales leader specializing in banking and consumer lending

Huntsville, TX22y exp

“Senior national business development leader from PenFed Credit Union/PenFed Realty with deep experience scaling mortgage, banking, and real estate partnership channels across large territories. Stands out for combining relationship-led growth with operational rigor, including raising internal mortgage capture from under 1% to over 20% and leading divisions producing up to $400M annually.”

Stephen Pappachen

Screened

Director-level physician consultant specializing in clinical operations and healthcare administration

Lakeland, FL31y exp

“Clinician and former Center Medical Director with experience building operations from the ground up across OB/GYN practice and plasma donation settings. Brings a distinctive blend of clinical oversight, quality improvement, safety-focused implementation support, and protocol/algorithm authoring, especially in regulated healthcare environments.”

John Abraham

Screened

Executive Credit Risk Leader specializing in underwriting and lending portfolio management

San Diego, USA21y exp

“Operations leader with deep fintech/lending startup experience (OnDeck Capital, 1st Merchant Funding, ForwardLine, Founders First) building end-to-end underwriting-to-portfolio operations, compliance, and supporting functions like sales/marketing. Known for scaling teams and automating repeatable work—citing growth from ~$3MM to ~$20MM in 2 years—while implementing systems like Salesforce/QuickSight and helping build proprietary funding and portfolio management software. Also provides structured part-time advisory support with clear scope/cadence, including helping set up a global finance company based in Argentina.”