Garret Bonosky
I have over a decade of operations, project management, and client relations experience in the startup, political, and nonprofit environments. I am an outsourced business operations specialist who executes back-office operations for Seed and Series A startups, and small businesses, helping founders save time and money so they can scale their companies.
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Business Operations Manager
About LayerZero Labs Ltd.: LayerZero is a technology that enables applications to move data across blockchains, uniquely supporting censorship-resistant messages and permissionless development through immutable smart contracts.
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Head of Client Success & Operations Partner Lead
About Levy, Inc.: A spinoff from AbstractOps that provides outsourced COO services to Seed and Series A startups.
Highlights:Build and direct the customer success apparatus to onboard and retain 60+ clients
Develop a vendor knowledge base with competitor comparison charts to establish client vendor stacks
Serve as an outsourced COO for Seed and Series A startups in fintech, blockchain, and incubator industries
Rapidly respond to and collaborate with clients across eight time zones, maintaining a quarterly NPS score of 10
Process over $5M in monthly invoice payments and payroll and benefits for multi-entity international startups
Execute employee and contractor onboarding/offboarding workflows, enabling clients to scale ~900% in 3 years
Establish cap tables, issue options and board approvals, coordinate 409a valuations, and file Form 3921s
Led a team of six operations partners responsible for ~$1M in ARR to ensure customer satisfaction
Co-led the hiring and onboarding process to scale Levy by 65% in eight months to meet client demands
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Operations Partner
About AbstractOps: A tech startup, backed by the Hustle Fund, and Craft Ventures, developing SaaS to automate the back office for early-stage CEOs. A provides the operator and the operating system to help manage corporate functions.
Highlights:
Created and executed detailed workflows, including state registrations, bookkeeping, and special projects, for six clients, facilitating smooth operations with a combined $450M in operating budgets
Managed the hiring, vetting, and onboarding workflows for fintech, blockchain, and wine industry startups
Conducted research of over 100 providers to recommend and implement vendors to achieve client goals
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Lead Partnerships Manager
About Alloy: A voter data startup founded by LinkedIn co-founder,Reid Hoffman, with a goal to revolutionize election data in the Democratic Party ecosystem in the 2020 election cycle.
Highlights:
Orchestrated weekly on-time creation and delivery of over 660M voter data rows, accompanied by release notes and data dictionaries to 15 partners, including campaigns, voter registration groups, and nonprofits
Conducted sales calls and onboarded partners through vetting, contracting, and file creation, while troubleshooting any product issues
Converted 68% of leads into clients for the 2020 general election, Georgia U.S. Senate, and Texas runoff elections
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Director of Operations and Client Management
About AKB Strategies: A boutique public affairs and communications firm that delivers creative solutions to nonprofit advocacy organizations, trade associations, corporations and public sector clients seeking to advance an issue.
Highlights:
Managed the $900k budget for a discreet seven-month political message test case in a battleground state and provided strategic advice that resulted in it being implemented in 2023
Coordinated operations for a Maryland nonprofit’s food waste awareness week and cooking competition
Administered $2M+ in AKB payroll, benefits, and client invoices
Established the firm as a limited liability corporation, and instituted healthcare and 401k employee benefits
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Manager of Internal and Strategic Development
About American Society for Public Administration: A public service organization advancing the art, science, teaching, and practice of public and non-profit administration.
Highlights:
Directed the annual fellowship program, increasing funds raised by 49% and applications received by 12%
Managed a 12 member bylaws revision task force, comprised of board members, executive leadership, and prominent public administration academics, that received approval from 87% of the membership
Executed the $100,000 FY2017 and FY2018 (Q1 and Q2) rebate process for 90 chapters and sections
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Director of Operations and Special Projects (I-4 Corridor) + Regional Organizing Director
About Florida Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign: The coordinated campaign effort between Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Florida Democratic Party.
Highlights:
Directed the rapid distribution of over 1M pieces of Clinton/Kaine, and down-ballot Democratic Party candidate literature to 80 offices in less than a week, ensuring timely delivery to key voter constituencies
Managed 70 paid campaign staffers, and volunteers to drive voter turnout resulting in a regional election victory
Co-managed a volunteer registration rally featuring President Obama, securing over 4,500 new shift commitments
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Deputy Director of the Chair’s Office + Director of Scheduling
About Democratic National Committee: A national U.S. political party organization with a mission to elect Democrats across the country.
Highlights:
Executed operations and logistics on the ground in 29 states for the Chair’s participation at over 340 high-profile events, including Democratic and Republican party debates, and party fundraisers and conventions
Assembled travel logistics and schedules that achieved the party’s objectives for fundraising, community outreach, and communications by facilitating cross-departmental meetings to collect and assess priorities
Reviewed, edited, and presented over 400 state political memos to the Chair and senior party leaders
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Deputy Scheduler + Office Manager
About U.S. House of Representatives: The U.S. House of Representatives is one of two chambers in the United States Congress. It is composed of 435 Members, who serve a two-year term. Debbie Wasserman Schultz represents a district in Florida.
Highlights:
Facilitated weekly policy priority and logistics meetings with the Congresswoman and 15 staffers
Planned and executed the day-to-day schedule, adjusting meetings and events on short notice to accommodate vote schedule changes, delays, cancellations, and last-minute media interviews
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Senior Staff Assistant for Federal Policy
About New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo: The 56th governor of New York State.
Highlights:
Developed briefing packets, scheduled emergency relief meetings and calls, and maintained the whip list during the three months following Hurricane Sandy that resulted in the passage of the $60 billion federal relief package
Managed the DC internship program comprising 12 college-aged interns, ultimately leading to a 33% retention for full-time employment with the Governor's administration