Built by an operator,
for operators.

Dennis — Fractional COO & Ops Strategist

I've spent my career inside high-growth startups, building the operational systems that turn ambitious teams into execution machines. From messy post-funding scaling to full RevOps overhauls, I've seen firsthand what happens when operations can't keep up with growth — and what it looks like when they finally click into place.

Before launching Groundwork Ops, I was deep in the trenches as a startup operator — managing cross-functional teams, rationalizing bloated SaaS stacks, building onboarding playbooks from scratch, and setting up the OKR frameworks that actually got used (not just the ones that collected dust in a Google Doc).

I started Groundwork because I saw a gap: founders who just raised a round and desperately needed senior operational help, but couldn't justify a $300K COO hire. They needed someone who could move fast, build real systems, and transfer knowledge — not a traditional consultant who'd spend 6 weeks on a PowerPoint.

Now I'm taking that a step further. By integrating AI into every phase of my delivery workflow, I'm able to give clients the speed they need (results in 30 days, not 90) while maintaining the depth and quality that comes from years of hands-on operational experience. AI handles the first-pass analysis and documentation; I bring the judgment, implementation, and the hard-won pattern recognition that only comes from doing this work for real.