Vetted User Research Professionals

Serge Ahranovich

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Executive CTO / Platform Architect specializing in IoT, telematics, and EV charging infrastructure

Los Angeles, CA20y exp

“Founder of TimeTick (timetick.io), an AI-powered diagnostics platform for IoT combining device simulation, automated testing, and real-time monitoring—initially focused on EV charger diagnostics. Former VP of Engineering with a track record of building IoT systems from scratch and applying AI to detect protocol-failure patterns that drive downtime; currently supporting existing customers and converting pilots (with leads like Siemens and ABB) into paid subscriptions.”

“Senior product leader who helped transform Submittable from a single-program grant tool into a multi-program impact platform, driving ARR from $20M to $70M+ while improving retention and margins. Particularly strong in enterprise platform strategy and human-centered AI, with a clear philosophy of using AI to augment expert judgment rather than replace it.”

“Growth-creative lead focused on scaling paid acquisition profitably across Meta and Google (Search/PMax), with a rigorous testing approach that isolates creative impact and uses ROAS/CPA decision rules tied to breakeven thresholds. Strong in translating performance signals (drop-off, hook effectiveness, audience shifts) into concrete edit lists and modular UGC/influencer-driven creative systems for rapid iteration across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.”

“LLM solutions practitioner with SOC/alert-triage experience who takes LLM prototypes to production using RAG (Pinecone), FastAPI services, guardrails, CI/CD, monitoring, and robust fallback logic. Known for rapid real-time debugging of embedding/vector and agent workflow issues, and for driving adoption through code-first workshops and sales-aligned custom demos with measurable improvements (35% faster triage; 40% increase in correct tool usage).”

Yuyin Sun

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Mid-level Product Designer specializing in AI agent UX and B2B SaaS platforms

Burlingame, CA5y exp

“Product designer at Felixphere working on a pivot from a SaaS marketplace to a SaaS management platform, designing end-to-end SaaS integrations and an AI concierge/agent experience. Drove a strategic shift from complex custom connectors to standardized connectors through user research and prototyping, aligning executives and reducing development effort; also shipped user-informed features like a contract/payment calendar to reduce operational friction for customers.”

Shivani Bhosle

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Junior UX/UI and Visual Designer specializing in research-led B2B product design

Boston, MA2y exp

“UX/Product designer with end-to-end experience on AI-driven products, including EduWave AI (learning platform for kids, parents, and teachers) and FlairX/Flarex AI (interview automation and AI scoring/benchmark reporting). Known for translating complex backend logic into clear, story-driven dashboards and validating designs through rapid prototyping and direct user observation; targeting founding design engineer roles in San Francisco.”

Abbey Basoglu

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Mid-level Business Development professional specializing in HealthTech and partnerships

Mississauga, Canada4y exp

“Partnerships and growth operator with experience in the gaming/creator ecosystem, focused on sourcing and negotiating co-branded creator deals and measuring impact via conversions and repeat customers. Uses a cross-industry personal network (media, healthcare, startups) to generate warm introductions that shorten deal cycles and lead to repeat partnerships, and has led targeted GTM launches driven by creator amplification and digital distribution.”

“Entrepreneurial product builder who created chaintrigger.com in response to early Web3 demand for real-time on-chain event reactions, offering an alternative to The Graph Protocol and achieving adoption among games and other Web3 projects. Currently developing new tools, dogfooding internally, and building distribution via personal network and a niche Twitter/X following to gather feedback and iterate quickly.”