Vetted Team Management Professionals

Joshua Smith

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive engineering leader specializing in AI automation and enterprise transformation

Banks, OR23y exp

“Technology leader with deep accelerator and zero-to-one product experience across the Department of Defense, Fortune 100 enterprises, academia, and GovTech. Most notably, they built a seven-tier solution that generated over $10M in first-year savings and was adopted by 300+ DoD organizations, positioning them as a strong CTO-type operator for mission-driven startups and complex enterprises.”

Diana Ramirez

Screened

Director of Customer Success specializing in enterprise SaaS implementations and AI platforms

San Francisco, CA25y exp

“Enterprise CSM/program lead specializing in AI-powered search and workflow automation, who owned an end-to-end generative AI chatbot rollout that replaced manual Excel-based RFP processes and achieved 4.5/5 CSAT. Leveraged outcomes to expand the account into two additional use cases (tripling ARR) and has a track record of influencing product priorities (UI personalization) and driving Voice AI expansions tied to operational support workflows.”

Carl Kibler

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in AI and Healthcare IT

Salt Lake City, UT13y exp

“Senior technical leader pursuing CTO roles who combines deep engineering breadth with strong product instincts and direct investor-facing startup experience. Has represented engineering, security, and IT in diligence processes, built investor-prep materials, and thinks strategically about AI-forward products, pivots, and market fit without falling into hype.”

“Global talent acquisition/executive search leader from FIS Global who managed a distributed recruiting org and partnered closely with HRBPs and C-suite leaders. Has driven enterprise-wide recruiting lifecycle improvements (including onboarding programs to reduce attrition) and engaged in strategic initiatives like an AI council tied to product roadmap decisions.”

Spencer Stewart

Screened

Mid-level baseball development coach specializing in analytics and player development

San Francisco, CA7y exp

“Former high-achieving pitcher and collegiate club All-American who translated his playing background into professional development coaching and collegiate baseball analytics leadership. He combines lived baseball experience, Trackman-driven evaluation, and a trusted West Coast mid-major coach network to guide athletes on recruiting, development, and college decision-making.”

Marty Schneider

Screened

Executive Operations & GTM Leader specializing in startups across logistics, esports, and civic tech

Redwood City, CA15y exp

“Founder/CEO who built Hometown Heart from the ground up—creating SOPs and standing up hiring, GTM, finance, and investor/government relations—scaling from 6 employees and $100K debt to 350 employees and $40M in annual revenue in 3 years. Led expansion into San Francisco County, proactively managing compliance/licensing and municipal stakeholders to secure early approvals and drive major revenue growth.”

Tuukka Luolamo

Screened

Executive Technology Leader (CTO) specializing in AI, cloud, and distributed platforms

Remote14y exp

“Engineering leader who stays hands-on in high-leverage technical areas (architecture, scalability, reliability) while operating at an executive level. Led StagePilot’s shift from a tightly coupled legacy system to a cloud-native, event-driven real-time platform proven at 1M+ concurrent users, and previously scaled multiple SRE teams at McGraw-Hill with SLOs, on-call, and blameless ops practices.”

Stephanie Kaplar

Screened

Director-level Human Resources leader specializing in global HR operations and employee relations

New York, NY11y exp

“People leader with experience managing globally distributed teams across the US, Canada, and Brazil, including product/design/analytics functions. Partnered directly with executives to plan org restructures during multiple layoff rounds—owning future org design, role impact mapping, and company-wide communication planning to maintain clarity through change.”

Rich Wojcicki

Screened

Senior Video Producer/Editor specializing in digital content, post-production, and illustration

New York, NY20y exp

“Post supervisor and editor with 10 years of solo editing experience and 5+ years deep in Adobe Premiere, plus After Effects for light character animation, motion graphics, and title work. Created event-based video introductions for large crowds (e.g., Shoptalk) by integrating Premiere and After Effects, and has worked on widely reached content at Hyve. Known for a structured, client-collaborative multi-pass workflow and for mentoring editors using shared standards and color/FX libraries.”

Althea Harvey

Screened

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in People & Culture strategy

New York, NY23y exp

“Senior HR Business Partner with deep experience partnering with product/engineering, design, and analytics organizations (including Justworks and consulting), specializing in performance management, org design, and manager coaching. Led a major Workday implementation at Urban Resource Institute across multiple HR workstreams, delivering an on-time/on-budget launch with improved process speed and accuracy, and brings strong global, cross-cultural leadership practices across NA/EU/APAC.”

“Sourcing/procurement professional who owned end-to-end supplier management across concept through launch while running 20 projects concurrently. Known for hands-on supplier recovery (including onsite interventions) and process improvements that delivered measurable results (30% cycle-time reduction) plus strong cost focus via total landed cost analysis and international logistics optimization.”

Gaurav Budhale

Screened

Senior Performance Marketing & Media Buying Specialist (Meta-first)

8y exp

“Senior Performance Marketing Manager with hands-on ownership of high-spend paid acquisition across Meta and Google (plus YouTube/TikTok funnel planning), known for rigorous experimentation and account restructuring. Delivered record performance at BrightChamps by segmenting parents (father vs mother) with tailored creative/LPs, driving 3x spend scale alongside major CTR/CVR/ROAS gains, and has also improved lead quality and ROAS via conditional-logic qualification forms in regulated-style lead gen.”

“Performance marketer focused on paid social and search across Meta, Google, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Demonstrates a methodical approach to full-funnel media buying, creative and audience testing, and diagnosing stalled performance through metrics like CPA, ROAS, frequency, and audience saturation. Seeking a full-time role.”

“QA tester from core banking systems (SIT/UAT) looking to transition into console game testing; brings disciplined end-to-end testing, defect triage, and clear bug reproduction/documentation. Not yet familiar with Sony TRCs/Microsoft XR/Nintendo LOT checks but has a concrete plan to learn platform certification standards through documentation, mentorship, and hands-on practice.”

“Sales executive with private-equity-backed leadership experience in cybersecurity and compliance software, known for building sales infrastructure and scaling teams quickly. Grew KnowBe4's North America SMB business from $8M to $25M+ and transformed Zenwork's outbound engine from 5% to 25%+ of revenue while nearly doubling sales in year one.”

“Engineering leader focused on developer platforms and open-source frameworks/SDKs, with strong community and release-engineering chops. Drove major reliability and DX improvements (30–50% faster release cycles; 2–3x repeat contributors; ~50% faster onboarding) and led an incremental Python monolith to TypeScript event-driven migration using Protobuf contracts, feature flags, and a plugin architecture to preserve backward compatibility.”