Vetted Product Development Professionals

Shima DoraghiPour

Screened

Senior Product Manager specializing in AI, SaaS, and e-commerce products

Michigan, USA10y exp

“Product leader with experience spanning AI workflow automation, e-commerce UX, and educational products. Led Reply Neurons AI at Valorem Reply, where human-in-the-loop AI agents reduced backlog and requirements effort by about 40%, and previously helped shape product discovery improvements at GCC toy retailer Dabdoob while also building out the product function at Nizek as its first product manager.”

“Lifecycle/CRM marketer from Lid Vizion who led behavior-segmented onboarding/reactivation email programs, delivering a 26% lift in email engagement. Experienced running A/B tests (subject lines, CTAs, send times) and coordinating cross-functionally across creative/product/dev to align influencer, blog, and email messaging—cutting go-to-market time by 20%.”

“Backend engineer at PlatePost who built an AI-driven food pairing/recommendation feature for restaurants using Google Gemini, shipping quickly by caching results with a 24-hour refresh and manual override. Emphasizes practical reliability/security patterns (logging, error handling, tenant-scoped queries) and proactively caught an accessibility issue via screen reader testing.”

DIANA ROMERO

Screened

Director-level business development and sales leader in hospitality, marketing, and events

Albany, CA14y exp

“Sales professional with experience selling streaming, white-label software, and broader SaaS solutions into media, communications, and marketing/revenue-facing teams. Stands out for building pipeline in early-stage environments, leveraging industry relationships and budget-cycle timing to win deals, including a $120K contract and a $30K deal later expanded by $15K.”

Adam Gautille

Screened

Executive product leader specializing in AI, EdTech, and multi-platform digital products

Boston, MA12y exp

“Product leader with hands-on experience shipping AI features for small business marketing and redesigning education workflows to materially improve engagement. Has managed cross-functional teams of up to 30 and combines strong UX instincts, analytics-driven iteration, and a clear human-centered perspective on AI in learning.”

“Operations-focused problem solver with hands-on experience improving cash flow and throughput in small businesses: built a collections and insurance follow-up framework for an auto body shop that recovered $10K quickly and exceeded $100K collected, and implemented a speech-recognition workflow at a car dealership that cut 2–3 hours from each vehicle financing process. Also introduced spreadsheet-based applicant screening and background-check processes for an apartment complex to standardize leasing decisions and improve safety.”

Nachshon Fertel

Screened

Executive startup founder and product engineer specializing in marketplace platforms

Minneapolis, MN12y exp

“Repeat founder currently building Unhookt, a digital wellness app, after co-founding Poplin and helping raise $10M in VC funding in 2021. He has already completed Unhookt’s frontend MVP, is building the backend, and is gathering early user feedback while navigating the shift from metrics-driven Series A fundraising to vision-led pre-seed pitching.”