Vetted Systems Integration Professionals

“Operations/finance leader who joined Google during a rapid growth phase (circa 2007–2008) and built foundational analytics and governance systems across revenue, partnerships, and global marketing finance. Known for shifting organizations from qualitative/"feel" decisions to metrics-driven quota setting, deal evaluation (including cannibalization and margin thresholds), and ROI-based marketing budgeting while aligning senior stakeholders like CFO and CMO.”

“Built a zero-to-one, LLM-powered compliance automation platform for AWS Marketplace that reduced reliance on manual review for large-scale product publishing workflows. Stands out for combining full-stack engineering, internal platform integrations, and production AI evaluation in a highly regulated, operationally complex environment.”

“Senior engineering/technology leader with experience driving board-backed, multi-year platform transformations in retail commerce (American Eagle) and scaling ML/product delivery platforms at Amazon Alexa. Known for data-driven build-vs-buy decisions, org scaling (6→80), and measurable outcomes including 98.5%→99.9% uptime, 234 experiments generating ~$200M revenue lift, and increasing delivery velocity from 1.5 to 30 features/week while transitioning to DNN/large-model architectures.”

Jimmie Lee

Screened

Executive Technology & Strategic Operations Leader specializing in AI governance and cybersecurity

Greater Seattle Area, WA25y exp

“Serial entrepreneur who has launched 9+ bootstrapped businesses and has repeatedly raised capital as a CTO for other startups, leveraging a 7,000+ funder network and a sales-like fundraising pipeline approach. Deeply embedded in the VC/studio/accelerator ecosystem for 15+ years and currently mentors/advises with Stanford Venture Studios, Alchemist, and Ignyte in Dubai. Recently left Meta and is specifically targeting CTO roles for the next 5–10 years.”

“Operations leader/advisor experienced in bringing structure to early-stage/growing companies by connecting Vision-Mission-Strategy to execution via roadmaps, accountability, and KPI scorecards with defined operating cadences. Demonstrated measurable impact by redesigning sales compensation around margin by product/retailer, improving profitability by 4 points within six months, and has reported directly to founders/CEOs with sales and finance backgrounds.”

“Serial entrepreneur with multiple startups and demonstrated VC fundraising experience, including raising $125K for a current business plan and building investor relationships across several VC firms. Driven by tackling difficult problems and assessing opportunities through a lens of solution creativity and team execution, while prioritizing sustainable quality of life.”

Thomas Douaihy

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive CIO/CDO/CTO specializing in digital transformation, data/AI, and cloud modernization

Florida/Missouri34y exp

“Operations/process improvement leader with executive experience at Nestlé Purina, applying Lean/value stream mapping to improve IT service response times and user satisfaction. Led the integration of Merrick Pet Food into Purina, addressing scaling constraints by redesigning outdated processes. Also served as a technology mentor to the Purina executive team/CEO to improve decision-making on technology investments.”

“Growth marketing and marketing ops leader who joined a PE-owned SaaS business after $150M in annual sales and built the demand gen function from the ground up (roles, processes, tech stack, and reporting). Implemented SiriusDecisions-based lead processes, Salesforce-driven lead scoring/routing, and multi-touch attribution, then enabled sales via Challenger training—driving $231M in pipeline and improving marketing ROI to $6 pipeline per $1 spent.”

Alex Kittredge

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive People Strategy & Transformation Leader specializing in workforce planning and operating models

Brooklyn, NY8y exp

“Senior Program Manager / HR Chief of Staff (Global Industrial) specializing in cross-functional risk remediation, HR systems implementations, and M&A compliance. Delivered measurable outcomes including closing 18 payroll audit findings in 16 weeks, rolling out SAP SuccessFactors performance management to 2,000+ employees with major adoption gains, and remediating 600 I-9s in 6 weeks to avoid ~$3M in exposure; experienced operating with high confidentiality across large-scale M&A.”

Marc Urbaitel

Screened

Director-level engineering leader specializing in cloud infrastructure and compliance systems

Portland, OR24y exp

“Experienced software builder and former founder who ran his own startup for 15 years in the late 1990s, focused on bleeding-edge online ticketing technology. Brings a mix of hands-on software delivery, team building, and startup leadership, though he is currently seeking a well-backed opportunity with strong cash compensation rather than entrepreneurship at all costs.”

Arijit Das

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in AI, cloud, and FinTech transformation

Dallas, TX20y exp

“Fintech operator at Upstart with hands-on experience in lending underwriting and verification automations, now developing a fully automated HELOC product aimed at reducing funding timelines from 30-45 days to 5 days. Brings strong market conviction in the HELOC space and has already spoken with fintech investors interested in a white-label solution for banks and credit unions.”

“Former Special Assistant at the National Security Council with experience supporting senior federal executives and handling national-security-sensitive information. Helped stand up and standardize operations for a large-scale refugee resettlement effort (60,000 people), creating an executive-driven exception/escalation process and partnering with dev and data teams to prioritize agile sprint work and improve reporting accuracy.”

Anand Vallamsetla

Screened

Executive Engineering Leader & Systems Architect specializing in AI, cloud platforms, and FinTech

Los Altos, CA26y exp

“Operator with 20+ years experience and a business degree who led the build and deployment of a Medicaid fraud investigation product for Texas HHSC OIG, cutting investigation time from ~2 years to 90 days. Has government go-to-market experience and has raised a friends-and-family round for an earlier startup concept; now pivoting toward a healthcare-focused venture after a cofounder with core tech could not continue.”

“Built and shipped a real-time AI phone agent for small businesses that handles bookings/FAQs/messages using streaming ASR, an LLM with tool-calling, and TTS; deployed to production for multiple paying customers. Demonstrates strong applied LLM reliability practices (tool-first grounding, retrieval, hard-negative testing, and production monitoring) and experience orchestrating multi-step AI workflows with Airflow, Prefect, and AWS Step Functions.”

“Gameplay engineer/designer with Unity experience spanning a Peloton open-world multiplayer cycling game (progression, difficulty normalization via FTP, replayability through medals/cosmetics) and a mixed reality soccer training game using a motion-tracked ball. Known for pragmatic, metrics-driven tuning (session length/mission duration), rapid playtest-led iteration, and cross-discipline execution including performance tooling (LOD batch editor) and phased multiplayer implementation planning.”