Vetted Risk Management Professionals

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.”

Mohammed Siddique

Screened

Executive Operations & Strategy leader specializing in global digital transformation

Oakland, CA28y exp

“Global operations/program leader from PSI who ran concurrent transformation initiatives across US/APAC/EMEA—AI-driven proctoring automation, vendor consolidation, and BI/exec dashboards—while overseeing delivery of millions of exams in 120+ countries. Known for KPI-based governance (RACI, steering cadences, shared dashboards) that drove measurable outcomes: +20% throughput, $5M annual cost reduction, and 30% reduction in executive meeting load with faster decision cycles.”

Kevin Scharf

Screened

Senior Project Management & Compliance Professional in Aerospace & Defense

Englewood, CO8y exp

“Internal audit/GRC professional who partners closely with engineering on access controls, change management, and remediation—often translating "technically compliant" states into realistic threat scenarios and business impact. Has driven measurable reductions in privileged-access exposure through least-privilege resets and recurring reviews, and has hands-on experience troubleshooting real-world deployment/integration issues (including in a manufacturing environment) using logs/metrics and strong escalation documentation.”

Ekta Rani

Screened

Mid-level Customer Success Manager specializing in enterprise SaaS and digital banking adoption

6y exp

“Customer Success/CSM leader with Freshworks enterprise experience owning complex accounts end-to-end (onboarding, adoption, renewal, and expansion). Demonstrated impact through quantified outcomes (e.g., +20% resolution speed, +15% CSAT, +25% handling-time improvement) and strong cross-functional execution on high-stakes integrations (Freshdesk–Salesforce) plus product influence via PRDs/user stories (Shopify integration improvements).”

“Analytics candidate with hands-on experience in both fraud and churn use cases, including SQL-based preparation of 6.5M transaction records and reproducible Python modeling workflows. Stands out for combining technical rigor in data quality, feature engineering, and imbalance handling with strong stakeholder alignment, metric definition, and dashboard adoption.”

“Candidate is pursuing a CTO role and has helped multiple startups turn early technology concepts into concrete, real-world technical requirements. They cite a systems science and mathematics background, along with experience at JPMorgan Chase, and appear strongest in technical strategy, concept fleshing, and identifying strong people to help teams succeed.”

Benjamin Feldman

Screened

Director-level application development leader specializing in FinTech and digital transformation

Boston, MA16y exp

“Hands-on engineering leader in a private-company/startup-like environment who builds full-stack financial systems and leads small teams. Notably replaced a failed third-party banking platform with an in-house Azure-based product integrating major bank APIs, driving $200K-$300K in annual savings and major workflow automation and performance gains.”

“UC Berkeley CS–trained hands-on engineering leader with executive experience spanning fundraising and board/customer communication. Led architecture and roadmap for AI-driven fintech platforms (including portfolio data, market signals, document processing, and Bitcoin trading), scaling global orgs (~100 people) and driving modular API-based designs that improved reliability, onboarding speed, and customer retention.”

“Senior business analyst/project manager with broad enterprise implementation experience across multiple business functions and platforms, including ERP, custom web apps, AI chatbot deployment, and ITSM asset migration. Stands out for owning projects end-to-end, using iterative requirements workshops and visual process mapping, and finding practical configuration workarounds when out-of-the-box systems fall short.”

Claudia Perez

Screened

Director-level Chief of Staff and strategy operations leader in multinational environments

New York, NY26y exp

“Cross-functional strategy and operations leader with experience spanning telecom, nonprofits, logistics, consulting, and startup environments. Particularly strong in turning high-level strategy into executable operating models—most notably mapping 300+ cross-functional initiatives after a planning effort, work that became the basis for a PMO. Brings a rare blend of change management, operational rigor, and political savvy in complex organizations.”

“C-suite operator across multiple private-equity portfolio companies now raising capital for a thesis focused on meeting AI datacenter energy demand via AI-driven monitoring/inspection and condition-based maintenance for nuclear and natural gas generation. Has early traction with PE firms and is engaging target acquisition candidates, aiming to serve as an operating partner or CEO to execute the value-creation plan. Previously delivered a mobile-enabled workflow improvement for mutual fund valuation using HTML5 responsive design and CAB-driven agile development.”

“Sourcing/procurement professional with end-to-end ownership of vendor selection, negotiation, and delivery for AI-enabled workflow automation products. Uses structured scorecards, SLA/KPI-driven supplier management, and dual-sourcing strategies to reduce risk—delivering measurable outcomes like 18% cost savings, OTD improvement from 82% to 96%, and 25% rework reduction while navigating data quality drift and trade/duty exposure.”

“Operations leader who helped scale Kaseya from ~500 to ~5,000 employees, building and scaling core back-office teams (procurement, risk, corp ops, supply chain) with repeatable operating models and cadences. Combines hands-on "walk the floor" observation with financial analysis (e.g., inventory/balance sheet) to drive scalable efficiency improvements, including evaluating RPA and moving work to a lower-cost location (Costa Rica).”

“Operations and manufacturing leader with experience acting as an internal CEO to build a new business inside IDEX Corp from a $15M budget, owning P&L and a 3-year plan through product launch. At Planet Innovation, used Lean/DMAIC-style value stream mapping to 4x production throughput (400 to ~1600 units/month), exceeding a customer’s 1200/month scaling target. Strong in building teams and operational systems (product development, quality, supply chain) and coaching non-ops founders using structured frameworks.”

“Chief of Staff to a President with deep experience driving cross-functional strategic initiatives and executive operating cadence in a commercial banking environment. Delivered a $25M contribution initiative, built governance and reporting systems (including Salesforce leaderboards), and stood up a PM function that cut the project portfolio by >50% and doubled throughput; also supported org design work during a merger with high discretion.”

Matthew Wackerhagen

Screened

Director-level Growth & Innovation Leader specializing in AI-enabled transformation

Charlotte, NC10y exp

“Innovation-focused operator from a Fortune 100 financial services environment (TIAA) who repeatedly brought startups into the enterprise to accelerate change. Created a white-glove inside sales model to improve annuity conversions, generating hundreds of millions in year-one impact and reportedly surpassing $1B over time. Interested in entrepreneurship but only with a funded startup that can provide salary stability.”

Joe Brannon

Screened

Executive IT & PMO leader specializing in digital commerce and enterprise transformation

Baton Rouge, LA19y exp

“IT leader with hands-on M&A integration experience (including day-one readiness) across notable brands (e.g., Billabong, Marucci Sports) and product-focused organizations (Oakley). Brings broad IT domain expertise (AI, business systems, digital sales technologies) and has worked with multiple startups; interested in joining an existing startup to help it scale rather than founding a new company.”

Kishore Koduri

Screened

Director-level Enterprise Architecture leader specializing in AI and platform transformation

Akron, OH29y exp

“Entrepreneurial candidate with deep technology expertise who has already acted as a founder/principal across a real estate venture and early-stage tech startups. Most notably, they raised approximately $1-2M for a real estate project and describe hands-on ownership from ideation and business case development through ROI validation and investor commitment.”

“Enterprise sales leader focused on identity, fraud, compliance, and digital trust solutions in highly regulated markets, including public sector. Stands out for repeatedly building new verticals and scaling revenue—most notably growing a gaming business from $0 to $25M and a healthcare business from $40M to $100M—while applying rigorous MEDDIC/MEDDPICC discipline and hands-on team leadership.”

Martin Bliss

Screened

Executive Technology & Architecture Leader specializing in DevOps, cloud platforms, and digital transformation

Plano, TX14y exp

“Startup-minded product builder with consulting experience in Oil & Gas who formed an LLC to design and deliver a modern project-controls software platform, replacing Excel-heavy workflows with scalable web-based calculations. Strong in pragmatic tech-stack decisions, talent matching, and shipping MVPs despite shifting stakeholders; sees marketing (pitching/networking) as a growth area and has evaluated partnership/investment offers for balanced support.”