Vetted Product Development Professionals

Gibran Rodriguez

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Director-level Engineering Leader specializing in cloud, AI, and healthcare platforms

Round Rock, TX16y exp

“Senior engineering leader with a rare mix of org-scaling and deep hands-on technical execution across cloud platforms, AI/RAG systems, IoT, mobile, and operational software. Has led zero-downtime migrations, improved deployment velocity by 50%+, and built DataFabriks from an internal warehouse AI platform into a multi-tenant commercial SaaS product across healthcare and industrial environments.”

Katie Sullivan

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Senior Product Manager specializing in K-12 EdTech SaaS and AI

Houston, TX13y exp

“Edtech product leader with hands-on experience building from zero to MVP, pivoting based on user research, and shipping both AI tutoring and content recommendation products. They combine strong human-centered AI judgment with practical execution across K-12 learning workflows, global hardware/software collaboration, and team leadership.”

“Sourcing/PD leader with 15+ years in home categories (home textiles, furniture, area rugs, home decor) who has owned end-to-end programs for major US retail, including vendor qualification across China/Vietnam and trade-risk mitigation by diversifying sourcing to Vietnam/Malaysia. Known for disciplined milestone tracking (T&A calendars, ETD/ETA) and rebuilding supplier relationships to restore sampling and drive order placement.”

Samuel Lee

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Executive Sales Leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS GTM and global revenue growth

Hoboken, NJ14y exp

“Revenue/sales operations and GTM builder for early-stage startups who designs repeatable sales processes (CRM pipeline stages, MEDDPICC, Challenger Sales) and operating cadences (OKRs) to improve conversion and forecasting. Also mentors product/technical founders—e.g., through the Canadian Technology Accelerator—helping a fintech founder establish segmentation, metrics, and an outbound motion that produced early recurring revenue and investor readiness.”

Ron Simon

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Executive Board Director & CPA specializing in governance, finance, and strategic growth

Cape Coral, FL62y exp

“Former CPA-firm partner and multi-time C-suite operator who helped build foundational operating systems for McDonald’s in its early public-company years (including franchise/store manuals and a property management system). Later served as CFO in the early video game/pinball industry and helped orchestrate the Seeburg Jukeboxes acquisition and development of the first CD jukebox with Sanyo. As an executive at Whitney Information Network, grew the business from roughly $2–3M to ~$250M in annual billing, ultimately becoming President.”

Yolanda Ramirez

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Director of Apparel Product Development & Production specializing in sourcing and manufacturing

Los Angeles, CA11y exp

“Apparel sourcing/product development professional with experience owning vendor allocation, costing, and production timelines at Donni Charm. Builds T&A/WIP systems to manage samples, approvals, and IH/OTD milestones, and partners cross-functionally with finance/design to protect margins and mitigate duty risk. Known for improving supplier outcomes (e.g., dye houses) through clearer technical communication and production tools like sew-bys and pattern cards.”

“Aspiring founder with strong entrepreneurial motivation, explicitly preferring control, speed, and minimal bureaucracy over joining an existing company. They have not yet started a business, but have begun researching and networking within the VC/accelerator ecosystem and use AI tools to quickly assess market opportunities.”

Michael Knott

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Executive CTO specializing in AI, FinTech, robotics, and regulated platforms

Singapore, Singapore20y exp

“CTO/co-founder who spent the last 6 years running a Singapore venture studio (Undercurrent Capital), performing technical and business due diligence and leading ventures from ideation through growth. Notably built a MAS-regulated bond issuance platform (Cache) for a commodities brokerage, integrating onboarding, back-office, margin calls, and regulated money flows, attracting $120M USD in the first month.”