Vetted Process Improvement Professionals

“Light industrial staffing operations leader who scaled from multi-unit branch manager to Market VP overseeing four Dallas–Fort Worth branches (~$63M annual volume) and 56–58 direct reports. Known for data-driven SOP/operations turnarounds that lifted revenue 30%+ and gross profit 25%+ (President’s Club top 10%), plus leading a multi-market Employee Bridge mobile app pilot and tightening E-Verify compliance for high-volume accounts like HelloFresh.”

“Enterprise Customer Success/Account leader with telecom analytics experience who drives measurable business outcomes by embedding analytics into operational workflows (e.g., routing decisions). Led cross-functional deployment/integration recoveries, aligned complex stakeholder groups around shared KPIs, and used demonstrated ROI to secure renewals and land-and-expand growth (including a cited 25% margin improvement).”

“Revenue-focused sales executive with a long track record in MSP, telecom, cybersecurity, and strategic technology services, including building sales functions from scratch, leading post-acquisition integration, and selling into municipalities and complex enterprise accounts. Stands out for combining consultative selling with operational rigor, having doubled MSP revenue from $4M to $8M, grown recurring revenue 25% to 30%, added nine municipal clients, and closed a $1M+ deal with substantial recurring revenue.”

“Global HR leader who has managed teams across EMEA/APAC/Canada/Australia and led large-scale people initiatives spanning comp/benefits, recruiting, talent management, and employee experience. Notably modernized a manufacturing organization by implementing an AI-driven performance management system tied to operational KPIs, delivering major gains in engagement, customer satisfaction, culture, and internal promotions, and later drove a continuous-feedback performance overhaul with significant retention and manager-effectiveness improvements.”

“Operations and supply chain leader who has launched new service lines and driven large-scale process modernization—most notably spearheading a shift from fax/phone ordering to EDI to boost throughput and reduce staffing needs. Has executive committee leadership experience as a Chief Supply Chain Officer and has also project-managed clinical service expansions in outpatient healthcare settings using Microsoft Project (which they’ve taught as an adjunct professor).”

Derya Kazak

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level HR leader specializing in change management, employee relations, and talent development

Armonk, NY10y exp

“Strategic HR leader with experience managing global teams (India/Brazil/Canada) and partnering on immigration and multi-country regulatory considerations. Has driven major org changes including implementing an attendance policy across 14 logistics locations and restructuring an HR department to align with growth, using a data-driven approach (turnover, time-to-hire, performance, exit interviews). Target compensation is around $150K, flexible based on total package.”

“Compensation and payroll professional with hands-on ownership of end-to-end U.S. payroll and strategic compensation work, including a full-cycle comp redesign for 1,500 employees across corporate, sales, and technical roles. Stands out for combining operational payroll rigor with analytical compensation modeling, pay equity work, and finance-grade reconciliation controls.”

“Seasoned project/program leader with roughly 20 years of experience spanning financial services, healthcare, and nonprofit technology, with a career arc from Waterfall into Agile leadership. She has operated fluidly as PM, Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and business analyst, and stands out for combining delivery governance with practical process innovation like Power Automate intake workflows and ChatGPT-assisted story creation.”

Elizabeth Angle

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Executive Recruiter specializing in Accounting & Finance and recruiting operations

Fort Worth, TX14y exp

“Talent/recruiting operations leader who built and managed an 8–10 person recruiting team and created training, onboarding, and standardized processes to support high-volume staffing for new and existing branches across the US. Known for improving recruiter–branch manager communication and implementing structured timelines/checklists to keep office openings on track; experienced with Bullhorn (including Textkernel) dashboards and team enablement.”

“Executive sales leader with 20+ years of experience spanning Director to COO/CSO/founder roles, known for building and rebuilding large sales organizations. Particularly notable for transforming a 357-person GoHealth region into the company's top performer and for creating Rewards Network's first inside sales function after 30 years of field-only selling, producing outsized early results. Brings a rare mix of public sector exposure, national-scale sales leadership, and hands-on operational design across CRM, forecasting, compliance, and manager development.”

“Recruiter with hands-on full-desk ownership across the entire hiring lifecycle, from intake and job description creation through sourcing, offer, compliance steps, onboarding, and 30/60/90-day follow-up. Demonstrates a practical, metrics-driven approach to managing multiple requisitions and proactively adjusts search strategy when applicant flow is low.”

Matthew Knecht

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Chief of Staff / Legal Operations leader in nonprofit public defense

Neptune, New Jersey11y exp

“Former attorney turned senior operations/Chief of Staff-style leader with ~20 years balancing strategy and day-to-day execution. Led multi-office expansions (e.g., launching a new Detroit office) and built a professionalized finance function with audit-ready controls to free up CEO bandwidth. Also led an emergency COVID-era shift to remote operations while safeguarding safety, morale, and revenue.”

Crystal Marcus-Kanesaka

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Product Designer specializing in onboarding, activation, and product-led growth

20y exp

“Seasoned product strategist and UX-led product leader with ~20 years across education, cybersecurity, Web3, martech, media, and public/private sector work. She combines hands-on AI-enabled product building with large-scale team leadership, including launching zero-to-one cybersecurity learning products, scaling Braintrust programs from 2,500 to 58,000 users, and improving onboarding experiences that helped double ARR to $400M. Her background in underserved K-12 communities and blended learning makes her especially compelling for human-centered AI and educational equity roles.”

“Operations/people-ops leader who helped an industrial fabrication company (Carlucci) scale through a major contract by standardizing operations, rolling out iPad + barcode workflows, and building workforce planning/onboarding/succession systems—doubling headcount. Uses a structured 100-day diagnostic and KPI-driven operating cadence (dashboards, AOP, goal deployment, 9-box, DISC) and mentors founders/executives by translating operational detail into strategic decision-making.”

Marilyn Eisele

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Board Director & CPA specializing in audit, risk governance, and business transformation

Orlando, FL15y exp

“Former accountant/auditor turned CFO/President/operator who repeatedly joins early-stage, science-led companies to build enterprise-grade operations from scratch. At BIOHM Health, led end-to-end operational process buildout and automated a gut-test sequencing workflow portal (logistics through automated reporting), while coordinating contract manufacturing and third-party lab capacity to support rapid growth.”

Ron Buchanan

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive technology leader specializing in cloud architecture and Healthcare IT

Summerville, SC20y exp

“Startup-focused builder currently developing a values-driven multi-platform mobile app in beta. Previously led a major technical turnaround at Lucina Analytics, taking the product from 0-to-1 and rebuilding it into an enterprise Azure-based SaaS platform that contributed to its acquisition by Unified Women's Health.”

“Product leader with experience driving a major international digital platform overhaul at ESPN, unifying fragmented sports properties and delivering a 30% retention lift. More recently, they have been building a human-centered AI mental health product focused on provider-guided follow-up, and they bring a personal, long-standing commitment to educational equity through tutoring and community math programs.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed small TA ops teams and redesigned hiring workflows to speed decisions and improve quality. Drove measurable outcomes (time-to-hire cut to 38 days; first-year turnover down 6%) and has led cross-functional ATS implementations (Taleo, Greenhouse) while supporting fast, high-volume creative hiring with strong process and documentation.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”