Vetted Vendor Management Professionals

“Operations and supply chain leader who has launched new service lines and driven large-scale process modernization—most notably spearheading a shift from fax/phone ordering to EDI to boost throughput and reduce staffing needs. Has executive committee leadership experience as a Chief Supply Chain Officer and has also project-managed clinical service expansions in outpatient healthcare settings using Microsoft Project (which they’ve taught as an adjunct professor).”

“Former attorney turned senior operations/Chief of Staff-style leader with ~20 years balancing strategy and day-to-day execution. Led multi-office expansions (e.g., launching a new Detroit office) and built a professionalized finance function with audit-ready controls to free up CEO bandwidth. Also led an emergency COVID-era shift to remote operations while safeguarding safety, morale, and revenue.”

“Composer/music editor using Ableton Live with a precision-focused, minimal-plugin workflow and AI-assisted loudness targeting. Recently scored a high-fashion documentary featuring a past-to-present transition, using a deliberate shift from piano/strings to synth orchestration to change emotion and pacing while preserving narrative continuity. Also has experience iterating with editor/producer notes on corporate training content to maintain retention and comedic timing.”

“Former accountant/auditor turned CFO/President/operator who repeatedly joins early-stage, science-led companies to build enterprise-grade operations from scratch. At BIOHM Health, led end-to-end operational process buildout and automated a gut-test sequencing workflow portal (logistics through automated reporting), while coordinating contract manufacturing and third-party lab capacity to support rapid growth.”

“Operations/people-ops leader who helped an industrial fabrication company (Carlucci) scale through a major contract by standardizing operations, rolling out iPad + barcode workflows, and building workforce planning/onboarding/succession systems—doubling headcount. Uses a structured 100-day diagnostic and KPI-driven operating cadence (dashboards, AOP, goal deployment, 9-box, DISC) and mentors founders/executives by translating operational detail into strategic decision-making.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed small TA ops teams and redesigned hiring workflows to speed decisions and improve quality. Drove measurable outcomes (time-to-hire cut to 38 days; first-year turnover down 6%) and has led cross-functional ATS implementations (Taleo, Greenhouse) while supporting fast, high-volume creative hiring with strong process and documentation.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”

“Growth/partnership marketer who led Bird Heating & Cooling’s post-rebrand go-to-market and built trackable acquisition loops across Google Search, landing pages, email, and retargeting. Strong at converting local events/sponsorships into measurable leads using QR codes, UTMs, call tracking, and tight lead-routing workflows, and scaling repeatable partnership frameworks.”

“Senior consultant in professional/managed services specializing in AIX on IBM Power Systems (Power9/10/11), handling multi-client work spanning LPAR builds, hardware refreshes (e.g., P8 to P10), storage/SAN migrations, and cloud migrations. Demonstrates strong operational depth across VIOS/HMC/vHMC, NIM + SUMA patching workflows, and PowerHA clustering, with a track record of scripting/automation (Jenkins + shell) to proactively monitor and streamline migrations.”

“Senior Account Manager with hands-on ownership of a $50K/month CPG paid media program spanning OTT/CTV, programmatic display, SEM, Meta (and TikTok), combining rigorous test design with cross-functional execution (media planning + ad ops + channel teams). Delivered concrete gains including 25–30% lift in FTA and a 15% reduction in CTV CPM, leading to increased client budgets and an upsell into audio.”

“Cloud/ML engineer with production deployment experience on Azure (Dockerized models, managed APIs, data pipelines) who has repeatedly stabilized unreliable systems—e.g., taking an API-driven analytics pipeline from ~60% to 98% reliability and an Azure ML service from ~80% to 97% by addressing rate limits, container memory, and gateway timeouts. Also built an explainable contract-risk model for entertainment bookings (Transformers + SHAP) and integrated it into a legacy booking system via a Flask REST API, plus prior IoT work at Nissan processing CAN bus sensor streams for diagnostics/anomaly insights.”

“IT-industry partnerships professional focused on sourcing and negotiating vendor relationships based on customer needs, using quoting workflows to structure mutually beneficial deals. Has leveraged vendor relationships to generate inbound client requests and used email + LinkedIn outreach to reach target audiences; no direct experience in gaming or creator ecosystems.”

“Procurement/sourcing professional with end-to-end ownership of vendor selection and cost control, leveraging SAP spend analysis, RFIs/RFQs, and structured supplier capability/quality assessments (ISO, PPM, inspections). Notably streamlined an ordering/invoicing process to reduce blocked invoices and push payments through EDI, and uses Excel/Power BI plus workflow tools (123forms) to manage milestones, approvals, and OTD.”

“Talent Acquisition leader and player-coach who has managed small recruiting teams and partnered directly with executives (CEO/CFO/VP People) on headcount planning, hiring budgets, and role prioritization. Notably redesigned a software engineer interview process at Sprinter Health by moving the algorithm screen earlier and updating outdated questions, improving conversion and reducing wasted hiring manager time.”

“Former CEO of GravyWork with hands-on experience building an org-wide strategic plan and modernization roadmap for a growing company. Uses Michael Gerber’s innovation/orchestration/quantification framework and structured as-is/gap/to-be analysis to drive cost reduction, automation/outsourcing decisions, and leadership alignment through change.”

“Marketing designer and project manager with real-estate/leasing creative experience, leading cohesive brand systems across web, print, email, and social for a property portfolio. Builds scalable Figma-based report templates for regional/national teams with very fast update cycles (often <15 minutes) and produces platform-specific marketing videos in Premiere Pro.”

“Backend engineer who has built end-to-end data and platform systems across domains: a Scala/Java media data warehouse with a custom query language and Elasticsearch search, plus production security patterns (RBAC, RLS, audit trails) including a telehealth platform. Also demonstrated strong operational rigor by using feature-flagged side-by-side migrations and by catching ecommerce checkout edge cases that were dropping revenue.”

“Director of Projects with experience owning HR operations processes from onboarding through exit and partnering with engineering to build/fix HRMS-related systems. Led cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, DevOps, operations, legal) to resolve data/tooling issues and improve operational rigor through Jira/Confluence documentation and multi-level code checks; also managed org-wide Jira licensing and user provisioning.”