Vetted Vice President of Engineerings

Luis Mirantes

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in scaling ML platforms and FinTech systems

Chevy Chase, MD30y exp

“Founder of an AI-agent startup focused on high-speed train braking efficiency, with a subsystem already demoed to RENFE Spain and positive initial feedback. Has hands-on fundraising and investor presentation experience, and stands out for a highly analytical approach to venture building centered on ROI, competitive barriers, IP protection, and evidence-based decision making.”

Sean Cohen

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Executive medical device engineering leader specializing in digital health hardware platforms

Mountain View, CA7y exp

“Engineering and operations leader in connected healthcare/medical devices with senior experience at AliveCor and Sibel Health. He has owned everything from ultra-thin FDA-cleared ECG hardware architecture and firmware-risk decisions to supplier qualification, manufacturing system buildout, and make-vs-buy strategy across a portfolio of clinical sensing products. Strong differentiator: combines deep technical judgment with hands-on manufacturing scale-up, including taking KardiaMobile Card to mass production in under 18 months and driving Sibel to 98%+ yield with controlled production processes.”

Sakid Ahmed

Screened

Executive Telecom & Wireless Connectivity Leader (GM/VP Engineering)

Chicago, IL29y exp

“Operator with experience in a private equity-backed business that was carved out of a larger company and later taken public. Brings a startup-builder mindset from within larger-company environments, with emphasis on P&L ownership, go-to-market strategy, product strategy, and evaluating ideas through product-market fit and scalable market demand.”

“Climate-tech founder with multiple EV infrastructure ventures, including Electriflow Finance and ChargeNet Stations. Has already raised $300k, signed a $1M term sheet, and piloted an AI-driven, app-less EV fleet charging platform with 36 fleets in Southern California.”

“Senior engineering leader with VP-level scope who combines hands-on technical depth with large-scale org leadership. He led modernization of a legacy automotive ERP platform and architected OEM integration systems, while also scaling teams aggressively and translating enterprise customer needs into practical product and engineering plans.”

“Operations/process-focused leader with hands-on manufacturing and quality mindset: improved product stability by preventing oxidation via inert gas and oxygen monitoring, and implemented sensor-based automation to maintain conditions without manual intervention. Uses time studies and benchmarking to redesign workflows (reported ~60% labor reduction per batch) and trains teams on GMP/regulatory and contamination-control practices using practical demonstrations.”

“CTO candidate with experience in multiple VC-backed startups, emphasizing timing and disciplined scaling of engineering orgs (people, product, process). Evaluates technology choices through a customer-value lens and proactively flags business/tech misalignment, with a pragmatic approach to venture viability using TAM, competitive landscape, and leading indicators.”

“Previously co-founded a company and describes that experience as the most fulfilling work of their career, which strongly motivates them to found again. They are actively searching for a monetizable problem to solve, bring prior startup experience, and already have a network of former collaborators they could recruit into a new venture.”

“Previously founded and successfully exited a self-funded startup in the marine electronics and vessel monitoring/control space. Brings unusually broad end-to-end technical depth—from transistor-level design and firmware to Internet-connected systems and software—paired with a pragmatic founder mindset around market needs, differentiation, reliability, and product strategy.”

“Senior engineering leader with deep hands-on experience scaling and stabilizing complex SaaS platforms, including leading the OneLogin identity platform and managing globally distributed teams of up to 105 people. Particularly strong in reliability engineering, infrastructure modernization, and cross-functional execution, with a track record spanning platform unification, enterprise product delivery, and tailored Agile transformations.”

“Veteran software engineer with an unusual path from founding a game development company and shipping dozens of games to rebuilding a B2B product data platform after bankruptcy reduced engineering to a two-person skeleton crew. Particularly strong in legacy modernization, data synchronization, enterprise UI/backend architecture, and customer-safe migrations where old and new systems must coexist in production.”

“Former CTO/CTPO with hands-on experience supporting co-founders through pre-seed to Series B fundraising, including investor technical due diligence and architecture deep-dives. In a logistics company, led a customer-interview-driven effort applying AI and workflow tools that cut customer busywork by ~30% in the first iteration, and has experience planning delivery with onshore/offshore teams (LATAM/India).”

“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.”