Vetted Team Leadership Professionals

Jeannine Brooks

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Executive product and delivery leader specializing in enterprise software and FinTech

Shelton, CT26y exp

“Product leader in accounting software who drove a legacy desktop application’s transition into a cloud SaaS platform, including security redesign, browser-based UX modernization, and ML-assisted accounting workflows. Stands out for combining deep domain knowledge in finance operations with practical change management, stakeholder alignment, and team leadership that improved quality while cutting backlog nearly in half.”

Jonathan McGrath

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Senior Full-Stack/AI Engineer specializing in mobile and web product development

San Francisco, CA14y exp

“Built an end-to-end mobile + web Q&A marketplace connecting users with professionals, including real-time chat and Stripe-based monetization (products/subscriptions). Hands-on with scaling Firebase/Firestore (subcollections, composite indexing, pagination) and mobile caching/sync challenges. Also created an internal AI-driven report generator that turned chatbot outputs into curated graphs and PDFs for marketing, iterating based on stakeholder feedback.”

Dale Durham

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Principal Software Engineer specializing in SaaS architecture and cloud platforms

Hammond, IN23y exp

“Veteran B2B SaaS engineer/technical leader with 13+ years in production systems across medical, legal, and academic conference markets. Stands out for combining hands-on full-stack and microservices architecture work with measurable business impact, including leading an early startup internationalization effort that more than doubled revenue in under a year and modernizing a declining conference platform into the market leader in its niche.”

“Talent acquisition leader who has owned the full TA function (and in some roles the broader people/HR function) at companies including Pryon, partnering closely with presidents/CPOs on strategy. Known for data-driven executive influence (e.g., preventing a costly location-restriction policy) and for streamlining late-stage hiring by redesigning CEO/President interview and equity-conversation processes to reduce senior-candidate backlog.”

“Recruiting leader who has managed teams of up to 6 while remaining hands-on with requisitions, owning end-to-end process design, ATS administration, and performance metrics reporting to senior leadership (including CFO/CPO). Built retention and quality feedback loops (7/30/90-day, 1-year check-ins and exit interviews) and drove process improvements like job description revisions to increase candidate quality and secure additional headcount when demand exceeded capacity.”

“Veteran hockey coach and player-development consultant (UConn NCAA ’92; minor pro) with 30+ years spanning AAA, prep, junior, and NCAA, plus experience as Player Personnel Director in the USHL. Key architect of South Kent’s Selects Academy, credited with 23 NHL draft picks and hundreds of NCAA placements, and runs an education-focused consulting practice helping families navigate pathways with honest, level-appropriate guidance.”

“Full-cycle AE/account manager currently at Homes.com driving high-volume outbound (100+ calls/day) with 125% quota attainment and a reported 93% close rate, generating mostly self-sourced pipeline (97%) and maintaining ~4x quota coverage. Has handled deal sizes from $5K to $2M with sales cycles from 1 day to over a year, including winning back a previously lost industrial contract through a year-long consultative, solution-based approach.”

christina stratton

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Executive CX & Brand Leader specializing in wellness and hospitality growth

Asheville, NC26y exp

“Multi-startup founder/part-owner with experience raising capital across stages (friends & family/angels through VC/PE) for a tech platform and a skincare/beauty brand, including building pitch decks and financial models. Also built a boutique wellness services firm by winning hotel/spa accounts from a larger competitor and ultimately sold the business to that competitor.”

“Public sector sales leader with a track record of building and scaling revenue in complex government and industrial environments. At Rugged Depot, they built the SLED commercial motion from scratch and grew the business from $3M to $22M, and at Cattron Global they managed 7 manufacturer reps across a multi-country territory while delivering 20% YoY growth.”

“Cross-functional operator and executive partner with experience leading ERP implementations, process redesign, quality initiatives, and platform/new-market launches. Known for building governance and executive-briefing systems that reduce operational noise, protect leadership bandwidth, and keep large multi-division organizations aligned—while maintaining discretion during sensitive restructurings.”

Dmytro Medvediev

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Senior Unity Tech Lead specializing in game, AR/VR, and cross-platform development

Warsaw, Poland15y exp

“Gameplay/networking engineer who owned and shipped a networked AR combat system for a hybrid RTS/FPS in Unity/C#, spanning architecture, Photon sync, tooling, performance optimization, and CI/CD. Particularly strong in multiplayer reliability: they built desync detection and replay debugging workflows, plus practical LLM-assisted review/testing processes to improve iteration speed and code quality.”

“Senior public sector sales leader at Komar Industries with full P&L ownership across equipment, service, and aftermarket segments. Stands out for delivering double-digit revenue growth, 98%+ retention, and 56% market penetration while leading complex municipal sales cycles, including union-involved deals solved through creative financing and disciplined go-to-market execution.”

“Business development leader from PDD (product design & innovation consultancy) with high-functioning Chief of Staff/EA-style experience coordinating six business owners and ~20 multi-region designers. Led annual conference/event strategy and logistics (budgets, travel/visas, speaking/booths) and implemented productivity systems like CRM migration, standardized calendar/email protocols, and time-blocking to speed reporting and decision-making.”

“Current Head of Transformation at Data Solutions Inc. leading a broad team spanning BI, analytics, data science, automation, project engineering, and software engineering. Has experience combining AI and computer vision with operational systems, including trading-post digitization, security-driven deployment controls, and executive-facing roadmap tradeoff decisions.”