Vetted Project Management Professionals

“Unity/C# AR developer who built a Pokemon Go-like location-based gameplay system end-to-end, spanning backend geospatial filtering (bounding box + Haversine), native iOS location/heading plugins, and Unity AR/UI/spawn logic, with a strong focus on real-world reliability issues like GPS drift. Also prototyped an AI pipeline combining on-device Core ML image segmentation with cloud-hosted PiFU HD (Docker/Kubernetes on GCP with GPU provisioning), ultimately shelving it due to cost/latency and model reliability constraints.”

“Chief of Staff / cross-functional operator who led complex, multi-subsidiary initiatives at Holding Investment JAS (2019–2023) across the US, Europe, and Latin America—spanning restructuring, M&A, and financial reporting integration—while accelerating executive decision-making and completing three acquisitions ahead of schedule. More recently at SRGE (2023–2024), ran strategic planning plus day-to-day operations for construction accelerator programs, building KPI systems in Notion and Google Data Studio to keep execution tightly aligned to quarterly objectives.”

“Software engineer with JPMorgan Chase experience building a real-time operations console backend on Spring Boot/Kafka/Kubernetes and resolving peak-load latency through profiling, indexing, caching, and async processing. Also built and owned an AI-driven digital-archives metadata pipeline during a master’s at UNT using OCR + LLaMA-based prompting with validation, near-human accuracy, and human-in-the-loop guardrails.”

“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.”

“Built a production AI-native internal onboarding feature that reduced manual product setup effort by combining barcode API data, product photos, structured LLM outputs, and a polished real-time camera UI. Demonstrates hands-on experience across the full stack of LLM systems: prompt/schema design, multimodal inputs, backend orchestration with SQS and vector retrieval, and production reliability through evals, telemetry, and drift monitoring.”

brendan center

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level performance marketing leader specializing in paid media and growth acquisition

Largo, FL14y exp

“Digital Marketing Director with 15+ years in marketing and 6 years at National Safety Commission, personally owning strategy, execution, and accountability for roughly $1.8M-$2M in monthly paid media spend across search and social. Particularly notable for adapting large-scale PPC programs to AI-driven changes in Google Ads, restructuring campaigns and pricing/messaging strategy to drive an 8% ROAS lift and 10-12% sales growth.”

“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.”

Timothy Flechtner

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Technology & Product Leader specializing in games, platforms, and real-time systems

23y exp

“Engineering leader with gaming and fintech/trading-firm experience who built a sponsor-funded gaming rewards platform (AmEx-style) requiring integrations across Steam/Epic/Xbox/PlayStation and Discord. Emphasizes production-grade, 12-factor delivery with Terraform/Docker/CI/CD and automated testing, plus pragmatic org scaling and remote-team culture built on aligned autonomy and trust.”

“Full-cycle recruiter who specializes in unblocking stalled searches and driving tight feedback loops—closed a senior DevOps role that had been open 180 days in under 42 days by resetting intake, sourcing via LinkedIn/GitHub, and pre-closing through competing offers. Has operated in high-throughput environments managing 30+ requisitions using pipeline health, time-in-stage, and conversion metrics to catch bottlenecks early.”

“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.”

“Entrepreneurial film producer with 30+ years creating award-winning media who has raised capital for multiple feature-length projects and navigated film-finance realities (escrow funding timelines, investor commitment risk). Applies a business lens to ventures (market sizing, scalability, differentiation) and builds cost-effective GTM using Meta/Facebook ads backed by strong creative storytelling and a broad creative network.”

“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.”

“Startup product designer with a CS background who operates at the intersection of UX, product strategy, and implementation. They have owned 0-to-1 design systems, led a research-backed pivot of Fluffle from a solo job tracker to a multiplayer productivity app, and specialize in trust-building UX for AI-native products while working closely enough with engineers to influence production quality.”

Jay Johansson

Screened

Senior Growth & Digital Marketing Manager specializing in performance, SEO, and demand generation

21y exp

“Performance marketer with ownership of low-to-mid six-figure monthly spend across Google and Meta, combining SEO leadership with structured A/B testing and landing page optimization. Built cross-department Looker Studio reporting for spend, web, and revenue metrics, and delivered measurable impact including a 40% CPL reduction and significant ranking gains across ~1100 non-branded keywords.”