Vetted Training Professionals

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Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive M&A and Tax Attorney specializing in middle-market transactions and operations

Tampa, FL43y exp

“Operations-focused advisor with experience building scalable structures in highly regulated and transaction-heavy environments. Restructured a multi-state cannabis startup into a parent/subsidiary model with a separate IP entity and implemented governance/compliance systems that supported multiple private placements. Also transformed an M&A advisory firm into a more scalable platform by standardizing the deal lifecycle, improving onboarding/compliance, and reducing deal cycle time.”

Dean Graves

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Business Leader in corporate strategy, M&A, and global outsourcing/SaaS transformation

Las Vegas, NV25y exp

“US leader for Freeman Clark (fractional IT leadership services) who drove a >$1.5M capital raise tied to repositioning the US business as a standalone entity. Previously led a turnaround at Environmental Data Resources by unifying fragmented data/SaaS platforms and landing Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase on significant 5-year subscriptions through co-designed solutions; also has GTM leadership experience in a PE-backed startup (LogicSource) spanning sales through delivery alignment.”

“People/HR leader specializing in change management, leader coaching, and people analytics—partnered with VP Operations and HR to execute a large-scale restructuring ahead of a major live event cycle with compressed timelines. Uses a systems-thinking, metrics-first approach (operational + engagement + adoption) and has resolved high-stakes ER conflicts involving retaliation allegations through neutral investigations and mediation.”

Kavyashree Sudhakar

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Junior Business Analyst specializing in operations and banking workflows

Tempe, AZ2y exp

“Entry-level data/business analytics candidate with hands-on experience building SQL and Python workflows to clean fragmented subcontractor data, generate risk scores, and feed Power BI dashboards. Also demonstrated strong operational analytics impact at Amazon by defining and operationalizing process-quality metrics that reduced CPO rate from roughly 10% to 0.6%.”

Thomas LaBarbera

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Executive sales leader specializing in security technology and enterprise SaaS

New Jersey, USA21y exp

“Senior public sector sales leader with national territory experience across law enforcement, transit, city, and government accounts. Stands out for combining strategic sales leadership with direct involvement in complex enterprise deals, including winning NYPD, closing a $3.4M transit software deal, and launching Canada to 224% of target through a channel-led expansion strategy.”

Lexi Wood

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Senior Recruiter specializing in full-cycle, high-volume talent acquisition

13y exp

“Senior Recruiter at Gusto with 10+ years spanning agency recruiting ops and in-house TA, leading a CX Invite team and coaching 3–5 recruiters. Known for scaling high-volume contact center hiring (20 hires/month) by redesigning interview workflows—cutting steps, introducing batch interview days, and driving measurable gains (candidate NPS +20, offer acceptance +10%). Experienced with Greenhouse, ModernLoop scheduling automation, LinkedIn Recruiter extensions, and Tableau recruiting dashboards.”

“Recruiter with strong full-desk experience in high-throughput GTM hiring, including a recent search where they filled 7 senior account executive roles for an ecommerce AI adtech platform. Stands out for partnering closely with senior revenue leadership to redefine the profile, building targeted LinkedIn sourcing campaigns from market maps, and driving a tightly managed sub-3-week process to close hires efficiently.”

Waldorff Villacres

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Healthcare technology executive and architect with 20+ years leading enterprise platforms and digital transformation.

Seattle, Washington, USA21y exp

“Healthcare-focused founder in the R&D stage building an EHR and clinical staffing startup centered on value-based care. They have already tested the concept with the market, are engaging Medicaid/Medicare leaders and industry conferences like ViVE and HIMSS, and are focused on early-signal detection to improve patient outcomes while lowering utilization costs.”

“Operations/project leader with hands-on experience driving an end-to-end transition of legacy customers from on-prem to cloud, including customer communication, structured execution planning, and operational handover. Also improved field operations productivity by selecting and implementing a field management tool that automated work orders and replaced spreadsheet/email workflows with mobile app-driven data flows.”

“Talent/recruiting operations leader with 20+ years of experience managing large, distributed teams across ~78 U.S. sites. Led multi-site restructuring and a major onboarding initiative that delivered nearly $15M in first-year savings, with a strong emphasis on quality hiring and operational metrics (time-to-hire, conversion, offers/approvals) using Lever and CRM tools.”

“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.”

Sampada shelke

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Mid-level Machine Learning Engineer specializing in NLP, LLMs, and applied research

La Jolla, CA3y exp

“New grad SDE (AI/ML) who built and deployed an LLM-based chatbot framework used across technology, military, and banking contexts, focusing on model selection tradeoffs (latency vs accuracy) through prototyping and benchmarking. Also built a multi-agent "eaterybot" using PyAutoGen/AutoGen with a manager agent orchestrating specialized agents, and emphasizes rigorous testing with adversarial/edge-case datasets and hallucination checks.”

Michael Kramp

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Executive sales leader specializing in global retail, distribution, and e-commerce growth

Oklahoma City, OK23y exp

“Sales executive with a consumer products and national retail background who successfully built a government/public sector channel from scratch while leading six sales divisions across retail, ecommerce, international, and institutional markets. Particularly compelling is his blend of eight-figure commercial leadership and firsthand law enforcement/SWAT experience, which helped him win business with agencies like the FBI Academy at Quantico, the U.S. Military Academy, and Homeland Security.”

“Early-stage operator brought in as hire #1 in a VP/president capacity to build a franchised business from two studios into a scaled support organization (including franchisee onboarding, call center, and a 60-person support staff). Implemented EOS and KPI dashboarding to accelerate speed-to-open and speed-to-profitability, then replicated the playbook as president of an acquired boxing brand while building accounting and ops teams from scratch.”

Ann-Marie Waterman

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Executive Higher Education Administrator specializing in operations, finance, and enrollment management

Baltimore, MD29y exp

“Higher-education operations leader (Assistant Dean at Howard University School of Business; inaugural Associate VP of Student Affairs/Enrollment Management at University of the District of Columbia) known for rebuilding and modernizing internal operations under constraint. Delivered measurable results including sustaining fiscal integrity across three budget cycles post-staff reduction and improving admissions throughput (+25% applications, 50% faster decisions) through process re-engineering, automation, and cross-functional governance.”

“Enterprise NetSuite Financials professional with hands-on ownership of GL configuration, month-end close, reporting, and production support in a multi-subsidiary environment at Bank of America. Particularly strong in stabilizing finance operations under deadline pressure, improving close efficiency, and building audit-ready reporting and controls across NetSuite and integrated systems.”

Rami Jaloudi

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Senior Applications Engineer specializing in legal technology and eDiscovery

New York, NY16y exp

“Early-stage founder candidate exploring an AI-enabled legal tech startup focused on document intelligence, secure workflows, and enterprise automation. Brings a rare blend of technical architecture fluency and product/business thinking, with clear firsthand insight into legal and document-heavy operational pain points.”