Vetted Team Management Professionals

Derya Kazak

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level HR leader specializing in change management, employee relations, and talent development

Armonk, NY10y exp

“Strategic HR leader with experience managing global teams (India/Brazil/Canada) and partnering on immigration and multi-country regulatory considerations. Has driven major org changes including implementing an attendance policy across 14 logistics locations and restructuring an HR department to align with growth, using a data-driven approach (turnover, time-to-hire, performance, exit interviews). Target compensation is around $150K, flexible based on total package.”

Elizabeth Angle

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Executive Recruiter specializing in Accounting & Finance and recruiting operations

Fort Worth, TX14y exp

“Talent/recruiting operations leader who built and managed an 8–10 person recruiting team and created training, onboarding, and standardized processes to support high-volume staffing for new and existing branches across the US. Known for improving recruiter–branch manager communication and implementing structured timelines/checklists to keep office openings on track; experienced with Bullhorn (including Textkernel) dashboards and team enablement.”

“Marketing designer/art director with hands-on motion design (After Effects) who built high-polish social and podcast creative, including defining a podcast brand end-to-end. Experienced creating scalable, high-volume report and event branding systems, evolving agency templates into in-house frameworks while serving as the quality gatekeeper across stakeholders from SMEs to C-suite.”

“Repeat founder/operator who has raised over $1M across three companies and has hands-on experience advising fundraising, including helping a biotech company secure a $500K+ accelerator round through IndieBio. Brings a strong point of view on early-stage investing, founder quality, and startup traction metrics, with a clear intention to build or lead a company rather than join one long-term.”

“Videographer/producer with 3.5 years creating TV-focused restaurant/hotel and food content that is repurposed for YouTube and social clips. Recently led an hour-long Nantucket special involving travel and coordinating with small businesses unfamiliar with TV production, focusing on keeping clients comfortable on camera while delivering in fast-paced, run-and-gun environments.”

“Full-cycle B2B seller who says he has never relied on inbound and has consistently self-sourced deals through outbound prospecting. He highlights being the top salesperson at both companies he worked for and cites a 3-month, $150k one-off project sale equal to 10% of annual quota, involving senior research, IT, legal, and procurement stakeholders.”

Ludwik Bacmaga

Screened

Senior Game & VR Lead Developer specializing in Unity and cross-platform multiplayer

Zurich, Switzerland7y exp

“Lead Unity VR developer who shipped multiple Meta Quest Store releases, including porting Titanic VR and building Rollercoaster Legends titles for Quest 3 (with Quest 2 support). Also independently built and released a multiplayer mobile trivia game using PlayFab, P2P networking with host migration, and encrypted/serverless backend updates to reduce hacking.”

Dominique Jackson

Screened

Director-level Sports & Youth Development Leader specializing in athletic program operations

Baltimore, MD6y exp

“Former Division III college football coach with extensive experience supporting collegiate and professional athletes, including work with Under Armour athletes (e.g., Kelsey Plum, Steph Curry) and Baltimore Ravens player engagement. While not hockey-specific, they emphasize end-to-end athlete guidance (goal-setting, transparency, family support) plus social media/profile-building to increase athlete visibility.”

Julie Goldstein

Screened

Senior People Operations & HR Leader specializing in employee experience, HRIS/ATS, and M&A

New York, NY14y exp

“HR leader/HRBP with global team management experience who has driven high-impact people operations initiatives across many functions (Sales through Engineering and Legal). Implemented a company’s first HRIS and ATS integration while scaling hiring (52 FTEs in <10 months), cutting operating costs 35% and improving retention. Also led year-long post-merger integration of culture and core people programs and managed multiple layoffs with strong compliance and zero legal claims.”

“Senior Business Strategist (Robotproof) who effectively operated in a Chief-of-Staff-like capacity for both internal executives and Samsung’s President/CMO/Head of Strategy, running multi-workstream initiatives across strategy, marketing, and VR product/engineering. Built KPI/OKR dashboards and executive briefing rhythms to accelerate decisions and delivered an 8% sales lift via a targeted regional strategy pilot that included localized assets, an incentivized sales program, and a bespoke VR training tool.”

“Cybersecurity leader with 13 years in IT/cyber and 8 years in management, currently managing ~200 people while innovating explainable AI (XAI) for military/high-stakes decision-making. Experienced with large budgets, resource allocation, and investor engagement, and is motivated to build a proactive, future-focused cyber company centered on Zero Trust and human-overseen XAI.”

Leo Almada

Screened

Director-level Finance & HR Operations leader specializing in governance, HRIS, and e-commerce finance

New York, NY11y exp

“Currently at Magnum managing a small global team (NY/London/Paris) and leading analytics operations, including financial reporting for a Shopify-based ecommerce platform. Partnered directly with a newly appointed CFO and COO during a significant org change involving elimination of three global director roles, coached the COO through difficult conversations, and supported a senior promotion that included navigating an H-1B visa process.”

PAVEL A ASPIAZU

Screened

Senior Paid Media (SEM/PPC) Manager specializing in Google Ads and Meta performance marketing

McLean, VA26y exp

“Paid media performance marketer with agency experience owning a high-spend account for ArcPoint Labs, running multi-channel Google Ads (search/display) and Meta campaigns to drive medical testing appointments and sales. Reported lifting ROAS from ~2x to ~6–7x within ~18 months while supporting expansion from 30 to 60 U.S. locations, using disciplined attribution, constant A/B testing, and structured campaign health audits.”

Mo Arab

Screened

Executive Technology Leader specializing in Cloud, Managed Services & AI/LLM integration

Los Angeles, CA25y exp

“Engineering/technology leader with experience at Evocative and through a merger with Hivelocity, aligning tech roadmaps to managed services growth. Led multi-region self-hosted cloud and automation initiatives that cut delivery time from days to hours/minutes and informed cost-saving infrastructure decisions (reported $500K OPEX savings). Known for scaling teams with pod ownership, agile/intake governance, and disciplined rollout practices that protect uptime and security.”