Vetted Vendor Management Professionals

Jade Butler

Screened

Senior Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Leader specializing in full-cycle hiring and onboarding

Jersey City, NJ16y exp

“Recruiting leader who managed 12 direct-report technical and corporate recruiters, focused on developing recruiter capability (training, coaching, candidate management) and driving strategy execution. Partnered closely with HRBPs on learning & development planning and implemented an ATS workflow change that improved hiring-manager feedback speed and candidate experience. Comfortable engaging executive stakeholders on sensitive compensation/incentive decisions.”

Sonam Chhatani

Screened

Mid-level AI Engineer specializing in causal inference and LLM research

New York, USA8y exp

“LLM engineer who has deployed a production system combining LLMs with causal inference (DoWhy) to enable counterfactual “what-if” analysis for experimental research, including a robust variable-mapping/validation layer to reduce hallucinations. Also partnered with non-technical operations leadership at Irriion Technologies to deliver an AI-assisted onboarding workflow that cut onboarding time by 50% and reduced manual errors by ~40%.”

Asifa Aziz Poppy

Screened

Executive Apparel Merchandising & Sourcing Leader specializing in global supply chain

Dhaka, Bangladesh27y exp

“Sourcing/merchandising professional with experience supporting US brands via Youngone Corporation (YHT unit, Bangladesh), managing end-to-end vendor evaluation, FOB/MOQ/lead-time negotiations, compliance and AQL-based quality standards. Uses OTB, SKU productivity, margin and Q-score/customer feedback to rationalize assortments—citing a data-led shift where 30% of styles drove 70% of revenue and reallocating spend to higher-margin sustainable products improved sell-through, margin, and satisfaction.”

“Strategic sourcing professional with strong vendor onboarding and negotiation approach grounded in open-costing transparency and commodity market analysis. Uses critical path trackers and cross-functional milestone governance to protect OTD, and has mitigated duty/commodity volatility by shifting sourcing and locking prices—avoiding a reported 10–12% cost increase while maintaining quality and delivery.”

“Recruiter focused on senior-level placements in the construction/development ecosystem, managing 6 active GC/developer client relationships with access to hundreds of openings while concentrating on 15–20 high-level roles. Typically delivers placements in ~3–5 weeks and has experience scaling recruiting capacity by building teams and partnering with third-party/remote recruiters.”

Darion Jefferson

Screened

Mid-level IT & Cloud Security Specialist specializing in GRC, SOC workflows, and agentic AI automation

Petersburg, VA4y exp

“Builder/creator who ships practical AI automations and content workflows: created a no-backend website that uses ChatGPT to generate AI agents/manual workflows, and built an inbound/outbound receptionist using n8n and Retell AI (later migrated to Retell workflows). Also produces an AI-written/produced podcast with 55+ hosts and uses tools like Descript and Sora with make.com for batch content creation and scheduling.”

“Recruiting/staffing professional with experience owning full-desk searches in high-volume environments, from sourcing through offer close and onboarding. They stand out for bringing structure to ambiguous or stalled searches by resetting hiring-manager alignment, using pipeline and market data, and enforcing feedback cadence to keep roles moving.”

“Built and owned a production RAG search/Q&A platform at Data Integrity First for a client with a large, hard-to-search document library, deployed on AWS. Drove major adoption gains by adding source attribution (users trusted answers more) and improved system performance with guardrails, logging, and iterative chunking/OCR normalization—cutting fallback rate from ~22% to under 10%.”

“QA professional with end-to-end ownership who combines automated, rule-based data validation (expected vs actual) with structured CAPA practices (5 Whys, Pareto, SOP updates, in-line checks, and hands-on training). Experienced coordinating multi-workstream QA timelines via centralized dashboards, weekly cadence, and escalations with third-party/global stakeholders.”

Vasilis Chatzigiannis

Screened

Director-level Strategy & Operations leader specializing in FinTech and consulting

Princeton, NJ29y exp

“Cross-functional operations/coordination professional with experience aligning finance (including FP&A), vendor management, and operations through structured communication cadences and tools like Asana. Has supported executive productivity by coordinating executive assistants, prioritizing meeting agendas, and triaging inbound email and meeting requests, and has stepped in to resolve finance-team misalignment by clarifying objectives and delivery expectations.”

Payal Chaudhari

Screened

Director-level Operations & Administration leader across aerospace manufacturing and game production

Daytona Beach, FL9y exp

“Operations-focused founder/operator with hands-on experience scaling a company (Censys) from R&D into manufacturing—setting up the manufacturing space, documenting end-to-end SOPs, training technicians, and implementing inventory/accounting controls. Blends Lean, Agile, and Six Sigma with a systems-engineering mindset, and advises founders on building scalable ops and financial rigor (GAAP, P&L/balance sheet review) through structured quarterly accountability.”

Arpit Singh

Screened

Director-level Head of Technology specializing in e-commerce platforms and digital transformation

Dubai, UAE13y exp

“B2B product builder with prior experience taking products from 0-1 and scaling to revenue; previously implemented e-commerce search and turned it into a monetized paid-results/bidding platform requiring architectural changes and GTM alignment. Now exploring a startup idea focused on retention and upsell for B2B companies, targeting the underserved long-tail partner segment and already validating the gap with industry leaders and POC conversations.”

Anthony Vazquez

Screened

Mid-level Product & Production Manager specializing in lighting manufacturing

Brooklyn, NY11y exp

“Sourcing/procurement professional who led a supplier transition for fabric lamp shades when an incumbent vendor exited, managing inventory risk across 9 SKUs and coordinating site/sales communications to avoid order disruption. Strong in vendor qualification (samples, capability discussions, potential facility visits), negotiation framing around mutual profitability, and data-driven planning using Excel, commodity indexes (brass/copper), and MOQ-driven MRP forecasting to reduce waste and improve turnover.”

“Former VP of IT at Inspired Healthcare Capital, overseeing the full IT organization within a healthcare-focused investment firm managing $3B+ in assets. Very familiar with the venture capital landscape through direct work with multiple capital partners and is specifically seeking CTO roles (not interested in founding another company).”

“Operations/IT leader who has supported venture capital firms by rebuilding and consolidating their tech stacks and improving internal technology usage through training. Previously served as VP of Operations/IT at a VC (AlliedUP), owning IT plus HR and payroll and communicating tech improvements to investors; motivated to found a company and committed to entrepreneurship.”

“Performance marketer who has personally owned and optimized $300K–$600K/month paid media budgets across Google and Meta, focused on lead gen and pipeline growth. Uses disciplined testing (creative/audience/bid), daily monitoring, and landing page/conversion-path optimization to improve CPL and lead quality, including experience in early childhood education campaigns (e.g., Endeavor).”

“Pre-seed startup cofounder with hands-on experience in federal contracting through the Apex accelerator, including six competitive bids and direct involvement in pitch prep and investor readiness. Brings an unusual mix of AI opportunity scoping, deep-tech/patent exposure, and nonprofit ecosystem-building, with a clear ability to translate technical work into investor and partner value.”