Vetted Vendor Management Professionals

Michelle Coblentz

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Operations & Business Process Consultant specializing in change management and quality systems

Fort Myers, FL20y exp

“Operations and quality systems advisor who helps early-stage companies professionalize quickly—implementing ISO 9001-aligned document/vendor management, SOPs, and contracts while coaching founders through change. Has driven measurable process improvements across manufacturing and healthcare/clinical operations, including escalating a nurse productivity issue into a CAPA/IT fix that improved workflows for hundreds of nurses. Known as a cross-functional "Connector" who blends strategic guidance with hands-on execution and human-centered design.”

Dan Gervais

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive technology leader specializing in big data, AI/ML, and SaaS platforms

Escondido, CA28y exp

“Hands-on IT/engineering executive who has led high-impact architecture changes and compliance-driven data systems. Notably built an internally developed columnar database at Troparé (with dual-support UI for legacy/new DBs) and shipped an MVP in 3–4 months with dramatic performance improvements, and previously delivered PCI/opt-out compliant deletion workflows while addressing DB performance and migrations.”

“Current CTO of an analytics company in the eye industry that was acquired by a larger organization, and now exploring building a new analytics platform for individual provider offices. Focused on helping practices grow revenue and improve the patient journey to drive long-term retention, with entrepreneurial motivation tied to building a legacy business for their family.”

Jivan Shirvanian

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level financial planning professional specializing in wealth management

Pasadena, CA6y exp

“Relationship Manager and financial advisor with a strong outbound sales foundation, combining data-driven lead optimization with consultative discovery. Stands out for turning cold, initially resistant prospects into advisory relationships through relevant market insights, structured follow-up, and a disciplined pipeline process that was adopted more broadly and used to train others.”

Mark Kemp

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director of Product Management specializing in FinTech and financial data platforms

Austin, TX15y exp

“Product leader in financial services who has built both customer-facing and internal AI-enabled products, including an award-nominated retirement plan platform that drove submissions from 40% to 98% in good order and unlocked a $10M revenue stream. Also built product process and team structure from the ground up at Consero, with experience applying AI/LLMs to workflow automation and reporting in complex, data-heavy environments.”

“Senior executive operations leader with experience supporting top leadership at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and the Defense Health Agency. Built executive-facing tracking systems (Excel/SharePoint), implemented meeting-time standards (25/50), and led large-scale initiatives including multi-million dollar exhibits and a 25,000-person keynote event, with deep discretion from long-term military security clearance.”

Kim Janney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive PMO & Agile Transformation Leader specializing in enterprise delivery and release governance

Roanoke, VA21y exp

“Operations and agile enablement leader currently shaping internal operations at KlariVis (rapidly growing, founder-led company). Implemented Scrum, quarterly planning, cross-functional ways of working, executive dashboards, and org-wide training while also improving release management, bug prioritization, and go-to-market workflows; blends strategic structure with hands-on execution and change adoption through iterative feedback.”

Joseph Bonassar

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive General Counsel specializing in global risk, compliance, and complex litigation

Torrington, CT45y exp

“First in-house General Counsel multiple times, brought in during high-change environments (notably Neopost’s acquisition of Hasler) to build corporate structure and operational/legal systems from scratch. Known for embedding contract management and governance into end-to-end workflows and for standardizing complex dealer distribution networks via pilot-and-scale approaches. Also led a first acquisition at a multinational specialty chemical company (Dymax) and currently advises a startup consolidating dental practices.”

Vaishnavi Dangety

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition Operations leader specializing in scalable global recruiting programs

Dallas, TX13y exp

“Recruiting Operations leader who has managed 6–12 person teams and owned the full recruiting ops lifecycle, including ATS governance, reporting, capacity planning, and vendor coordination. Notably redesigned interview scheduling/feedback workflows to cut time-to-fill 25–30% for priority technical roles, reduce candidate drop-off ~20%, and boost recruiter load capacity 15–20% without sacrificing quality; also led an end-to-end CPAL ATS implementation reducing manual scheduling effort by ~40%.”

“Paid media specialist from Publicis Group who owned and optimized a high-spend travel campaign for Visit Florida in partnership with Marriott hotels, spanning Google, Meta, and programmatic. Demonstrates deep hands-on experience with early HTML5 ad constraints (polite load, file-size specs) and solved delivery issues via Google Ad Manager transcoding and backup creative workflows while running structured creative/budget testing and optimization.”

Alicia Chaney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition & Talent Development Leader specializing in early-career and workforce transformation

Remote, TX9y exp

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed teams up to 6 and specializes in fixing broken interview pipelines through workflow standardization, scheduling automation, and ATS analytics. Built real-time dashboards in Lever/ATS to track aging, time-in-stage, and req health, and drove a 20% reduction in time to interview while improving candidate experience and hiring manager visibility. Experienced leading cross-functional tool/workflow implementations with HRIS and IT for high-volume early-career hiring.”

“Chief of Staff to the family of Kevin Scott (CTO of Microsoft), serving as the first CoS to unify previously siloed teams and build an operating cadence for executive decision-making. Experienced running high-stakes, high-security events including a Presidential fundraiser/President Biden visit, coordinating with the presidential advance team and Secret Service while protecting principal priorities and privacy.”

“Founder of pre-revenue cybersecurity startup Ceyepher Security; has already set up lead-intent sourcing, automated pipeline/CRM analytics, and outbound marketing. Plans to raise capital after landing first clients to demonstrate value via revenue, whitepapers, and customer testimonials; interested in studio support to accelerate sales. Mentions a disability that has enabled significant time honing computer science skills and is open to joining innovative work even outside their own company.”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a 5-person, non-US sourcing team and building their US hiring compliance knowledge (EEOC/visas/laws) through ongoing training. Has executed hands-on executive searches (Sr Director/VP), including filling a VP Revenue Operations role in ~2 months via tight CRO partnership, and led an ATS transformation by implementing Greenhouse with company-wide training.”

Lavrenti DeLavrenti

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Technology Leader specializing in cloud-native platforms, AI/ML, and SaaS

Remote15y exp

“Engineering leader (Director/VP level) who has repeatedly aligned product and engineering through ROI-driven quarterly roadmaps and strong stakeholder communication, including board presentations. Built a parallel cloud team to migrate an on-prem product to the cloud, credited with delivering $9M ARR, and led a Python monolith-to-serverless event-driven microservices transformation. Currently manages distributed teams across Mexico, India, and the US using pod-based structures, clear KPIs, and a supportive accountability culture.”

“Implementation leader with 7 years of client-facing experience delivering source-to-pay and contract management SaaS projects, including full ownership of governance, configuration, integrations, migration, and training. At Intelagree, managed 6-10 concurrent CLM implementations end-to-end and regularly worked with legal, procurement, IT, and C-level stakeholders to drive complex enterprise go-lives.”

Chris Solly

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive CPG/Food Commercial Leader specializing in omnichannel growth and PE-backed value creation

19y exp

“Operations/finance leader who repeatedly stood up full business infrastructure for early-stage expansions, including being employee #1 after a cross-country relocation and launching US operations for an Australian company. Also helped professionalize a ~$40M Patriot Supply Store by moving the business to GAAP/accrual accounting and building policies/processes to support a private-equity-ready exit.”

“Operator/program leader from Keyo who builds the “operating backbone” for fast-moving teams—OKRs/KPIs, dashboards, SOPs, and tight decision cadences. Led end-to-end initiatives spanning supply/delivery stabilization, finance reporting/forecasting inputs, vendor alignment, and company-wide SOC 2 Type II compliance with centralized audit evidence.”

“HR analytics and systems leader with experience managing distributed teams and building executive-level workforce metrics. Delivered a rapid SAP SuccessFactors Performance and Compensation implementation (12–14 weeks) to hit time-sensitive review and bonus cycles, and has driven high-impact change initiatives including a 12+ year employee financial wellness program and data-led restructuring that significantly reduced layoffs.”