Fractional CPO, COO, and generative AI enablement for distressed turnarounds, greenfield builds, and PE-backed portfolio companies. Thirty years of putting product and technology organizations on a faster path to measurable outcomes.
I step into product and technology organizations that need to move faster, spend smarter, and ship outcomes that show up in the business. Fractional, embedded, or advisory.
Executive product and operations leadership without the full-time line item. I run the org, set the strategy, and build the team that outlasts the engagement.
Production AI that moves real metrics, not demos. I help teams stand up practical stacks and ship features that change clinical, operational, and financial outcomes.
For PE-backed portfolios and founders who need a seasoned operator in the room. Diligence support, value-creation plans, and hands-on help where it counts.
The pattern is consistent across every environment I have entered, from a startup at the brink of collapse to a billion-dollar B2B platform.
Find the real constraints fast, where the money is leaking, where the team is stuck, and what the customer actually needs. No theater, no boil-the-ocean audits.
Cut runaway spend, restore execution discipline, and get a win on the board quickly. I have taken 90% out of infrastructure cost in the first 30 days and meant it.
Recruit the talent, instill the culture, and ship the platform so the organization keeps compounding after the engagement ends. The goal is to make myself unnecessary.
A few representative builds across healthcare, ad-tech, real estate, and enterprise SaaS.
Recruited as first CPO with the company at the brink of collapse. Stabilized operations, mentored a first-time CEO, then took over sales operations and turned the trajectory around, extending company viability by three years.
Built a greenfield product organization to 20+ PMs and 90+ technical staff. Conceived and launched the CareMultiplier machine-learning platform driving cost savings and real clinical improvement, and guided product through a $140M Series B led by CapitalG.
First dedicated product leader at the Denver fintech, later acquired by ASG. Distilled nascent goals into five integrated product lines, drove engineering velocity, and built the self-service growth engine.
Second-in-command to the President and COO of a 120-person health-tech organization, later acquired by Virgin Pulse. Ran cross-functional deal management and scaled delivery from startup mode to enterprise-grade.
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Ask High Camp →I build product and technology organizations from scratch and drive them to outcomes that show up on the P&L and, in healthcare, in patients' lives.
I'm Rob McKinney, a Denver-based product and technology executive with roughly thirty years across greenfield startups and multibillion-dollar corporations. My pattern is consistent: enter the distressed or early-stage environment, stabilize it, and build the team and platform that keep compounding after I leave.
Hollis Mountain is where I do that work independently, as a fractional CPO/COO and a generative AI enablement practice serving founders and PE-backed portfolio companies. I'm a U.S. Navy veteran and former cryptologic technician, a 2025 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion recipient, and Head of Technology & AI Enablement on the board of VetXTherapy, a Colorado veteran-serving nonprofit.
Whether it's a turnaround, a greenfield build, an AI capability you need shipped, or a portfolio company that needs a seasoned operator, start with a conversation.