Vetted Vendor Management Professionals

“Entrepreneurial operator with experience building two bootstrapped ventures, spanning both operations-heavy business execution and creative production. Through Kellogg MBA work and current exposure at Equiseed, they combine startup ecosystem knowledge with a highly practical, customer- and unit-economics-driven approach to founding.”

“C-suite operator across multiple private-equity portfolio companies now raising capital for a thesis focused on meeting AI datacenter energy demand via AI-driven monitoring/inspection and condition-based maintenance for nuclear and natural gas generation. Has early traction with PE firms and is engaging target acquisition candidates, aiming to serve as an operating partner or CEO to execute the value-creation plan. Previously delivered a mobile-enabled workflow improvement for mutual fund valuation using HTML5 responsive design and CAB-driven agile development.”

“Robotics software candidate who built a full MPC-based locomotion controller for the Unitree Go2 quadruped, outputting low-level torque commands. Demonstrated strong real-time optimization skills by profiling the control pipeline and cutting compute time to <5ms per tick, and is integrating the stack with ROS 2 plus MuJoCo/Pinocchio for closed-loop simulation and model linearization.”

“Talent & Recruiting Operations leader currently running high-volume, multi-state hiring at Brink’s, managing a team of 4 recruiters delivering ~1,600 hires/year. Known for operational redesign and analytics-driven workflow standardization that reduced time-to-fill to 32 days, plus leading Paradox AI rollout to automate screening/scheduling and improve speed and consistency across markets.”

“Talent acquisition leader who has managed recruiting orgs of up to 25 direct reports and can also jump in hands-on for SLT/ELT executive searches. Built end-to-end recruiting operations from a blank slate at Lumos (SOPs, KPIs, rubrics, ATS workflows) to enable rapid scaling, and partnered with ELT/Finance on a global contractor/freelancer platform rollout with cost, compliance, and worker-classification risk considerations.”

“Operations leader who helped scale Kaseya from ~500 to ~5,000 employees, building and scaling core back-office teams (procurement, risk, corp ops, supply chain) with repeatable operating models and cadences. Combines hands-on "walk the floor" observation with financial analysis (e.g., inventory/balance sheet) to drive scalable efficiency improvements, including evaluating RPA and moving work to a lower-cost location (Costa Rica).”

“Backend/DevOps-focused engineer with healthcare and financial systems experience, including an ICU readmission risk platform delivering real-time ML scores via a secure FastAPI service (PyTorch model serving, PostgreSQL, Celery/Redis) deployed on AWS with strong observability. Has hands-on Kubernetes GitOps delivery (Helm, ArgoCD, HPA) and has supported a JPMC on-prem-to-AWS microservices migration using phased validation and blue-green cutovers, plus Kafka/Avro streaming for real-time transaction processing.”

“Hands-on technical professional experienced in taking LLM/AI-adjacent integrations from prototype to production, using customer observation to refine UX and uncover edge cases. Diagnoses workflow issues in real time using logs and Sankey-style workflow analysis, and communicates fixes with clear short/long-term plans plus proactive alerting. Also partners cross-functionally to drive adoption and cost savings, including a POC around IBM Sterling Integrator that reduced licensing costs by $30K/year.”

“Operations leader managing a Northeastern US/Canada region with day-to-day responsibility for 17 facilities while also running multiple country-wide programs (goal/KPI and performance review for 130+ ops leaders, cleanliness across 90+ sites, and cost reduction). Previously led a PMO org reporting to a VP of Engineering and implemented a quarterly prioritization/resource allocation system across 200+ projects for a 500+ engineer organization.”

“B2B paid social specialist who has owned $50K+/month+ budgets across multiple accounts, including cybersecurity, using a full-funnel LinkedIn + Reddit approach. Demonstrated measurable impact (2x QoQ lead volume and 150% CPL reduction), rigorous testing practices (stat sig, single-variable tests), and hands-on tracking/debugging via GTM and LinkedIn conversion setup.”

“Customer Success Manager with enterprise experience managing the Walgreens contract at EarnIn end-to-end, coordinating executives/legal/HR/marketing and technical teams through benefits-platform integration, adoption, and renewal. Delivered 85% annual retention (despite store closures) and maintained a positive NPS, supported by usage monitoring, benchmarking, and monthly executive reporting. Also drove expansion at Unison by rolling out new insurance products to homeowners using savings/ROI-based positioning.”

“Chief of Staff to a President with deep experience driving cross-functional strategic initiatives and executive operating cadence in a commercial banking environment. Delivered a $25M contribution initiative, built governance and reporting systems (including Salesforce leaderboards), and stood up a PM function that cut the project portfolio by >50% and doubled throughput; also supported org design work during a merger with high discretion.”

“CTO who ties technology strategy directly to business outcomes, building multi-year roadmaps with measurable ROI. Led major modernization (cloud, data platform, unified API, microservices + CI/CD) delivering 5x faster releases/deployments, 99.8% uptime, and 40% user growth without headcount increases, while scaling engineering from 15 to 80+ in ~18 months.”

“Part-time founder building a bootstrapped IT startup in the R&D phase, running multiple product iterations and cost/benefit analyses to validate uniqueness and monetization potential. Has prior experience working for venture capital firms and is familiar with how accelerators operate, with a strong focus on finding investors who can be true thought partners for rapid pivots.”

Mark Kamien

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in emerging talent and high-volume recruiting

New York, NY16y exp

“Recruiting leader who has managed a 7-person recruiter team and regularly supports high-visibility executive searches. Currently recruiting for a Head of Employment Law role reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, partnering closely with HRBPs and executive stakeholders and emphasizing culture alignment alongside technical/legal leadership qualifications.”

Daniel Riskey

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in pathway programs and high-volume hiring

20y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with experience across aviation, technology, corporate/finance, and education. Led a 12-person TA org and drove major operational transformations, including a Southwest Airlines pilot pipeline program cutting time-to-cockpit from ~10 years to ~4 and forecasting 400–600 pilots annually at peak. Recently served as primary TA stakeholder for an iCIMS-to-ADP RM ATS migration, simplifying workflows and reducing recruiter administrative work by ~70%.”

Hoai-Nam Hoang

Screened

Director-level People Operations & HR Business Partner specializing in scaling SaaS and media teams

10y exp

“People/HR leader with experience building analytics and product/engineering/design orgs and managing lean global teams across APAC/EMEA/NAMER. Notably helped scale Progyny’s engineering team 4x in under two years by implementing dual career paths and leveling frameworks, repositioning engineering as a strategic partner. Experienced in senior-leader change initiatives (e.g., return-to-office) with strong manager enablement and communication rigor.”

Tabitha Wallace

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition & TA Operations leader specializing in scalable recruiting transformation

New York, NY14y exp

“Talent acquisition leader with experience managing recruiter/sourcer teams (7–13 direct reports) and partnering closely with HRBPs and executive stakeholders on workforce planning, org design, and compensation strategy. Drove measurable recruiting outcomes, including implementing HireEZ to modernize sourcing (18% time-to-fill reduction) and successfully staffing a large government contract requiring ~150 hires by influencing leadership to adjust below-market compensation.”

Joe Brannon

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Executive IT & PMO leader specializing in digital commerce and enterprise transformation

Baton Rouge, LA19y exp

“IT leader with hands-on M&A integration experience (including day-one readiness) across notable brands (e.g., Billabong, Marucci Sports) and product-focused organizations (Oakley). Brings broad IT domain expertise (AI, business systems, digital sales technologies) and has worked with multiple startups; interested in joining an existing startup to help it scale rather than founding a new company.”

“Full-desk recruiter specializing in senior, customer-facing technical hires in the network automation space, with a structured approach to intake, market mapping, and pre-closing. Experienced running high-throughput desks (~12–15 active reqs) and keeping multi-stakeholder processes moving via SLAs, pipeline-velocity metrics, and targeted escalation when finalists are at risk.”

“Recruiter with GE Healthcare experience who successfully led a full-desk search for a Regional Sales Director in a newly acquired business unit. Stands out for navigating ambiguous, change-heavy hiring environments with targeted sourcing, transparent candidate messaging, and data-driven hiring manager alignment.”

Kishore Koduri

Screened

Director-level Enterprise Architecture leader specializing in AI and platform transformation

Akron, OH29y exp

“Entrepreneurial candidate with deep technology expertise who has already acted as a founder/principal across a real estate venture and early-stage tech startups. Most notably, they raised approximately $1-2M for a real estate project and describe hands-on ownership from ideation and business case development through ROI validation and investor commitment.”

Mark Parolisi

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Executive technology leader specializing in digital publishing and media platforms

Greater New York City Area, NY18y exp

“Engineering leader in digital media/news with 8 years leading globally distributed teams supporting 24+ consumer and internal web applications. Distinguishes himself as a hands-on player-coach who standardized tooling across teams, built an in-house authentication and entitlements platform, and led AI systems for newsroom draft generation and taxonomy workflows that improved efficiency and engagement.”

“Solutions engineering and technical consulting leader with experience across healthcare logistics, transportation SaaS, analytics, and HR interoperability. Stands out for deep integration and security expertise—spanning APIs, EDI, HL7/FHIR, SSO/SAML, and enterprise architecture—and for using customer-specific POVs and automation initiatives to drive adoption and measurable operational impact.”