Vetted Performance Management Professionals

“Academic and international development leader (economics/public policy) who has advised SMEs and government institutions across the Middle East, including USAID-funded higher education and private sector development work in Palestine and fiscal management leadership across Iraqi ministries. Known for systems-thinking operational frameworks that align strategy, processes, and talent, plus large-scale training/ToT delivery (10,000+ trainees) and policy/regulatory collaboration to enable market development.”

Rick Desrosiers

Screened

Executive IT Director and CISO specializing in regulated gaming and enterprise infrastructure

Wilmington, Delaware15y exp

“Early ING Direct (2001) IT leader responsible for network communication architecture in a Cisco-based environment, building secure, always-on infrastructure for one of the early pioneers of online banking. Strong blend of security/compliance depth (EFTA, GLBA, AML) and operational improvement skills (KPIs, process mapping, cross-functional redesign), with an executive-facing communication style geared toward influencing budget and strategy.”

Christi Lind

Screened

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in employee relations and organizational change

New York, NY10y exp

“People/HR partner with experience supporting globally distributed teams at Justworks, Flatiron School, and WeWork (including greenfield operations in APAC). Has partnered closely with engineering/product/design/analytics leaders on job architecture, leveling criteria, and change rollouts, including coaching senior technical leaders on communication and engagement during mergers and restructuring.”

“Full-desk recruiter who has owned urgent, high-bar senior consulting searches (e.g., senior process safety consultant) requiring both deep technical screening and client-facing soft-skill evaluation. Operates with a structured cadence and uses pipeline analytics (time-in-stage, drop-off, time-to-fill) to manage throughput, drive hiring manager accountability, and close candidates through offer and onboarding.”

“Analytics-focused candidate with hands-on experience using SQL and Python to clean messy business data, automate reporting, and build practical customer analytics solutions. Notable examples include a 70% reduction in reporting time through Python-based Excel automation at Shell and stakeholder-friendly retention/RFM segmentation work for small business clients in freight and winery contexts.”

Raymon Bledsoe

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in EdTech, SaaS, and real estate solutions

Dallas, TX10y exp

“Public-sector sales leader in K-12 education currently leading an inside sales team at Edmentum across a large Midwest territory. Brings a disciplined, metrics-driven approach to district acquisition, expansion, forecasting, and manager coaching, with early-year performance at 110% of Q1 goal and clear experience navigating complex multi-stakeholder school district deals.”

“Talent & Recruiting Operations leader currently running high-volume, multi-state hiring at Brink’s, managing a team of 4 recruiters delivering ~1,600 hires/year. Known for operational redesign and analytics-driven workflow standardization that reduced time-to-fill to 32 days, plus leading Paradox AI rollout to automate screening/scheduling and improve speed and consistency across markets.”

“Talent acquisition leader who has managed recruiting orgs of up to 25 direct reports and can also jump in hands-on for SLT/ELT executive searches. Built end-to-end recruiting operations from a blank slate at Lumos (SOPs, KPIs, rubrics, ATS workflows) to enable rapid scaling, and partnered with ELT/Finance on a global contractor/freelancer platform rollout with cost, compliance, and worker-classification risk considerations.”

“HR/People leader with global (US/UK) experience supporting Product, Data, and Analytics organizations at Daily Mail. Led major change initiatives including restructuring and the Elite Daily acquisition integration into Mail Online, owning end-to-end employee lifecycle support, internal comms, employee relations, and culture blending (including creating an employee handbook).”

“Engineering manager leading a 15-person team at FBN on the Gridbull platform, shipping a self-serve pricing/quoting tool for structured commodity products using real-time futures market data. Owns architecture and reliability for third-party data integrations (WebSocket + REST fallback), including resolving a day-one production incident caused by undocumented vendor connection resets. Introduced lightweight Technical Implementation Plans to improve cross-functional alignment and delivery speed in a high-growth environment.”

“Former CTO/CTPO with hands-on experience supporting co-founders through pre-seed to Series B fundraising, including investor technical due diligence and architecture deep-dives. In a logistics company, led a customer-interview-driven effort applying AI and workflow tools that cut customer busywork by ~30% in the first iteration, and has experience planning delivery with onshore/offshore teams (LATAM/India).”

Tabitha Wallace

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition & TA Operations leader specializing in scalable recruiting transformation

New York, NY14y exp

“Talent acquisition leader with experience managing recruiter/sourcer teams (7–13 direct reports) and partnering closely with HRBPs and executive stakeholders on workforce planning, org design, and compensation strategy. Drove measurable recruiting outcomes, including implementing HireEZ to modernize sourcing (18% time-to-fill reduction) and successfully staffing a large government contract requiring ~150 hires by influencing leadership to adjust below-market compensation.”

Hoai-Nam Hoang

Screened

Director-level People Operations & HR Business Partner specializing in scaling SaaS and media teams

10y exp

“People/HR leader with experience building analytics and product/engineering/design orgs and managing lean global teams across APAC/EMEA/NAMER. Notably helped scale Progyny’s engineering team 4x in under two years by implementing dual career paths and leveling frameworks, repositioning engineering as a strategic partner. Experienced in senior-leader change initiatives (e.g., return-to-office) with strong manager enablement and communication rigor.”

Michelle McCalla

Screened

Director-level HR Business Partner specializing in change, integration, and organizational effectiveness

New York, NY18y exp

“HR/People leader specializing in complex change and employee relations, including post-acquisition integration and multi-company rebranding environments. Built an end-to-end playbook to integrate 75 acquired employees (job mapping, comp/incentives, classification changes, HRIS/payroll execution, legal risk mitigation) that became a regional template, and is known for influencing resistant leaders while maintaining compliance and trust.”

Daniel Riskey

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in pathway programs and high-volume hiring

20y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with experience across aviation, technology, corporate/finance, and education. Led a 12-person TA org and drove major operational transformations, including a Southwest Airlines pilot pipeline program cutting time-to-cockpit from ~10 years to ~4 and forecasting 400–600 pilots annually at peak. Recently served as primary TA stakeholder for an iCIMS-to-ADP RM ATS migration, simplifying workflows and reducing recruiter administrative work by ~70%.”