Jon Silvon

About

Operator/consultant with ~25 years of experience who co-founded and scaled a startup from “two people and a PowerPoint” to a $10M raise and eventual merger exit, building the full operational stack (HR, support, FP&A, investor relations) and scaling to 30+ employees plus 25–30 contractors. Has led rigorous compliance programs (HITRUST, SOC 1/2, PCI, HIPAA) and applies structured methodologies (Miller Heiman, Lean, Agile) while advising founders across sectors including defense tech, blockchain/Bitcoin, and food safety.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Co-founded and scaled a company from inception to $10M raised over ~6 years; exited via merger
• Built end-to-end internal operations infrastructure (HR, support, benefits, FP&A, budgeting, investor relations)
• Scaled teams: hired 30+ employees plus 25–30 contractors (1099s)
• Implemented structured sales and delivery methodologies (Miller Heiman; Lean/Agile)
• Led/managed high-stakes compliance across multiple frameworks (HITRUST, SOC 1/2, PCI, HIPAA)
• Data-driven operational improvement using process flow analysis, time studies, and unit economics
• Advises/mentors founders across diverse industries; works backward from vision to strategy, structure, and hiring

Reference Highlights

• core strength in assessing and improving organizational systems/processes
• valuable blend of corporate and startup experience
• delivered customized enterprise solution under compressed timeline
• drove organizational and process changes to enable modified service delivery
• helped win a multi-year, seven-figure contract
• built recruiting, vetting, hiring, onboarding, and mentoring processes
• exceptional at hiring foundational leaders across an organization
• flawless execution in building teams and departments from scratch
• rare diversity of perspective (startup + mature organizations + formal training)
• strong intuition and insight at the individual level
• excels from a mentoring standpoint