Team

TEAM

Blue Ops sources elite operating and advisory talent from the top firms, corporations and schools across North America and around the globe. Rigorously tested and trained, our partners can count on us to complement their teams with world-class talent that adds value at every turn.

Blue Ops Team

JEREMY ALINDER

Managing Director

DREW ASCHERMANN

Senior Financial Analyst

BRIAN ANDERSON

Director, Transaction Data

ARLISS BANKS

Data Analyst

MAX BOLL

Financial Analyst Intern

HENRY BROSE

Associate

ANDREW BUNESS

Customer Success Manager

Accounting, Operational Advisory, FP&A Support, Portfolio Company Optimization

EMILY CALLAHAN

Chief Innovation &
Administrative Officer

20 years of Marketing, Business Development, Growth Strategy

BENNETT CELICHOWSKI

Manager

Buy Side, Financial Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Operational Advisory

JACK COLEMAN

Senior Analyst

MIKE DELEE

Data Consultant

JOHN DERUS

Partner & CFO

Diverse technical & operational finance skill set

RYAN EDMONSON

Senior Director

JANA FJERKENSTAD

VP

Diverse Finance Set, Budgeting & Forecasting, Controllership, Financial Modeling

WILL FLOR

Director of Customer Success

Buy Side Diligence, FP&A Support, System Implementations, Accounting Support

KEVIN FRANCK

VP Development & Integration

Business-focused, solution oriented leader in developing business software solutions

KATE FREMMING

Manager

AARON GROSSMAN

Application Developer

Full Stack Development, Interface Design, System Maintenance

MATTHEW HAAS

Analyst

ALEC HALL

Manager

Buy Side, Sell Side, Operational Advisory, Advanced Analytics & Financial Modeling

JORDAN HANSON

Manager

BRIAN HOLLAND

Senior Financial Analyst

MIKE JACOBS

Associate

LAUREN JOHNSON

Manager

Buy Side, Sell Side, Operational Advisory, Advanced Analytics & Financial Modeling

GABRIEL JUAREZ

Analyst

JACOB KNIPPENBERG

Senior Analyst

GUNTHER LANGHART

Senior Manager

NATALIE MALITZ

Senior Manager

FP&A Support, Accounting, Big Data Integration, Decision Modeling

THOMAS MALZ

Data Analyst

Client Data Integrations, Ad Hoc Reporting & Analysis, Data Consolidation

REID MASON

Senior Director

NICK MASSURA

Analyst

JAKE MOBERG

Analyst

CODY MYER

Senior Application Developer

Front End Development, UX, Quality Assurance, Interface Design

LUKE NEGEN

Analyst

ZACHARY NIEMIERA

Associate

Forrest-Circle

FORREST OH

Analyst

MARY O’NEIL

Strategic Account Manager

Solution Advisory, Business Development, Client Success

DAN PESEK

Senior Director

Sell-Side Diligence, Buy-Side Diligence, Financial Modeling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Costing

LUKAS PODSTAWKA

VP of Sales

JACOB PROUTY

Junior Data Integration Specialist

LUKA RAJKIC

Analyst

TIM SCHILLING

Director of Data Integrations

ANDREW SHAROT

Manager, Data Integrations

Client Data Integrations, Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis, Data Consolidation

MIKE SKILLINGSTAD

CEO

20+ years in finance, business strategy, M & A, business re-engineering

CASEY STEELE

Associate

Software Implementation, Reporting, Due-Diligence Support

MICHAEL STEWARD

VP

Diverse Finance Skill Set, BI Implementation, & Business Processes

TRAVIS ST. ORES

Director

TOM SUGATT

Software Support Analyst

KYLE SWANSON

Manager

Investment Analysis, Growth Acceleration, Advisory Services

VINCE THAO

Manager

Buy Side, Sell Side, System Implementations, Accounting Support

UTSAV TYAGI

Analyst

ELI WALBOLT

Analyst

CHRISTOPHER WHITEMAN

Managing Director

Diverse Finance Set, Budgeting & Forecasting, Controllership, Financial Modeling

AARON YENTZ

Senior Director

Diverse Finance & Accounting Skill Set, Buy-Side and Sell-Side Advisory

MARK ZURCHER

Senior Partner

20+ years of general management operating experience

Operations Team

KIERSTYN CALLAHAN

Social Media Coordinator

MARCELO CAMARA

Senior Director of Marketing

PAULA GINDER

Senior Staff Accountant

Accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll

KERI HAMEL

Corporate Events & Meetings Manager

CHAR HOLMBERG

Accounting & Finance Manager

Month-end close, banking, intercompany transactions, reconciliations & GAAP compliance

MARIANA LEIMONTAS

Web Developer

MATHEW LLOYD

Strategy & Development Manager

KELSEY MORGAN

Director of People

Recruitment, Human Resources, Talent Strategy Development

EMILY POPP

VP Head of Operations

Business Processes, System Design, Organizational Strategy

ANDREW RONNINGEN

VP of Digital Transformation & Marketing

KALEY SCHUH

Talent Acquisition Specialist

MELISSA SMITH

Executive Administrator

KYLE STEFFEN

Creative Director

Creative Direction, Branding, Strategy, Art Direction, Design

HUY TRAN

UX/UI Designer

TIM TURENSEK

Finance & Accounting Associate

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Invoicing, Month-End Close