Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“Operations executive (Plant/Operations Manager → COO/CEO) with hands-on experience launching a greenfield manufacturing plant for Deluxe and driving Lean/cellular transformations. As COO/CEO at Midland Radio, grew the business from ~$40M to ~$63M in 4 years, scaling marketing headcount (3→15) and building 9 sales channels while optimizing manufacturing layouts and cross-training teams.”

“Operations and quality systems advisor who helps early-stage companies professionalize quickly—implementing ISO 9001-aligned document/vendor management, SOPs, and contracts while coaching founders through change. Has driven measurable process improvements across manufacturing and healthcare/clinical operations, including escalating a nurse productivity issue into a CAPA/IT fix that improved workflows for hundreds of nurses. Known as a cross-functional "Connector" who blends strategic guidance with hands-on execution and human-centered design.”

“Senior executive operations leader with experience supporting top leadership at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and the Defense Health Agency. Built executive-facing tracking systems (Excel/SharePoint), implemented meeting-time standards (25/50), and led large-scale initiatives including multi-million dollar exhibits and a 25,000-person keynote event, with deep discretion from long-term military security clearance.”

“First in-house General Counsel multiple times, brought in during high-change environments (notably Neopost’s acquisition of Hasler) to build corporate structure and operational/legal systems from scratch. Known for embedding contract management and governance into end-to-end workflows and for standardizing complex dealer distribution networks via pilot-and-scale approaches. Also led a first acquisition at a multinational specialty chemical company (Dymax) and currently advises a startup consolidating dental practices.”

“People/HR leader with deep compensation expertise who built a company’s first enterprise-wide compensation framework, including benchmarking and pay equity analysis, partnering closely with executives to improve transparency, satisfaction, and reduce turnover. Demonstrates strong systems-thinking and employee relations judgment (ADA/FMLA-aware), plus hands-on coaching and conflict mediation to improve leader effectiveness and team trust.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed teams up to 6 and specializes in fixing broken interview pipelines through workflow standardization, scheduling automation, and ATS analytics. Built real-time dashboards in Lever/ATS to track aging, time-in-stage, and req health, and drove a 20% reduction in time to interview while improving candidate experience and hiring manager visibility. Experienced leading cross-functional tool/workflow implementations with HRIS and IT for high-volume early-career hiring.”

“Unity XR/VR developer with extensive Meta Quest experience who shipped a high-performance Quest 2 training simulation for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, emphasizing 90 FPS optimization and highly accessible, low-UI interaction design validated by elderly user testing. Built a largely solo VR game end-to-end (assets, UI, audio, optimization, input) and standardized on OpenXR with custom solutions to stay future-proof amid changing VR SDKs; has also served as lead developer and service delivery manager.”

“Chief of Staff to the family of Kevin Scott (CTO of Microsoft), serving as the first CoS to unify previously siloed teams and build an operating cadence for executive decision-making. Experienced running high-stakes, high-security events including a Presidential fundraiser/President Biden visit, coordinating with the presidential advance team and Secret Service while protecting principal priorities and privacy.”

“Creative director/designer spanning high-polish marketing brand work and enterprise innovation: built a full podcast brand ecosystem and a cinematic historical visualization using Google Veo 3. Also led an AR/VR-assisted remote troubleshooting initiative at TriMas (HoloLens-style workflows), delivering a 40% MTTR reduction and cutting expert travel by 50%+ while standardizing reusable interaction components for global teams.”