Sydney Szparaga
Operational Infrastructure

Building the infrastructure companies grow into

Mt. Pleasant, SC
(410) 596-2478
smszparaga@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/sydney-szparaga

Independent Consultant

Sydney Szparaga

If your business runs on
spreadsheets, you've already outgrown them.

Most growing businesses hit the same wall: too many tabs, too much tribal knowledge, too many dropped balls. The answer isn't working harder — it's building the right infrastructure before the mess gets expensive to fix. I design and implement the systems, workflows, and connected tools that replace manual chaos with visibility, accountability, and room to scale. Less time chasing information. Fewer missed deadlines. No more crossed wires between teams. Just a business that actually runs the way it should.

Fractional Operations

Senior operational leadership on a part-time basis — so you get the expertise without the full-time cost. I plug in as the person who owns the messy, cross-functional stuff: keeping vendors accountable, managing critical deadlines, running board and executive operations, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks while your team focuses on growth.

Software Implementation

End-to-end rollout of the platforms that run your business — contract management, board portals, entity management, equity, project management, and productivity tools. I've implemented across dozens of platforms and know how to get teams actually using them, not just licensed for them.

AI & Process Automation

Practical AI workflow design — identifying where automation actually reduces friction, then building or directing the build. Grounded in how legal, business, and ops teams actually work, not in what sounds impressive on a pitch deck.

Compliance & Regulatory Ops

DDQ and KYC program infrastructure, SEC filing support, multi-jurisdiction entity and licensing compliance. Particularly strong in fintech and crypto contexts.

Organizational Systems & Playbooks

If your team tracks renewals, deadlines, and critical dates across a patchwork of spreadsheets and sticky notes, that's a risk — and it's fixable. I build the tickler systems, automated alerts, Slack-integrated reminders, and operational playbooks that put the right information in front of the right person at the right time, automatically. No more chasing. No more surprises. And no more critical institutional knowledge living in one person's head, their local Drive, or a spreadsheet no one else can find.

Experience

Nearly 10 years across law firms, startups, and high-growth tech and fintech companies — from Series-stage through IPO readiness. Full background at the link below.

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Particularly useful for

Small businesses building the systems they'll need at the next stage
Any organization still running on spreadsheets and manual processes
Series A–C startups standing up their first real ops function
Companies pre- or mid-IPO needing public company infrastructure
Fintech and crypto companies with regulatory complexity
Teams mid-software-implementation with no internal owner
Growing teams where too much lives in one person's head
~10
Years building ops functions at tech and fintech companies
100+
Entities managed across domestic and international jurisdictions
0→1
Repeatedly — board ops, CLM, entity management, AI tooling
5+
Industries served, from fintech and crypto to healthcare, engineering, and beyond
CLM & Contracts
Ironclad Ironclad AI LinkSquares LegalOn DocuSign CLM DocuSign Adobe Acrobat Sign Dropbox Sign Docsend
Board & Entity
Diligent Entities Diligent Boards Nasdaq BoardVantage OnBoard CSC CT Corporation
Ops & Project Management
Notion Jira Atlassian Confluence Airtable Smartsheet Trello ClickUp Airbase Legal Tracker
AI & Automation
Microsoft Power Automate ChatGPT Claude Gemini Microsoft Copilot
Collaboration & Productivity
Slack Microsoft Teams SharePoint Google Workspace Microsoft 365 Box Dropbox Zoom Calendly
Equity, Data & Legal Research
Carta Shareworks Salesforce Tableau Power BI EDGAR Westlaw LexisNexis Bloomberg Law Practical Law OneTrust Okta

Frequently Asked Questions

A closer look at my process, services, and what it's like to work together.

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Let's talk

Ready to build something
that actually works?

smszparaga@gmail.com