Eric Neilsen
Chief Operating Officer @Jolt
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operating Officer @Jolt
Partnered with the executive team and investors to lead Jolt’s $145.5M acquisition by Digi International. Focused on scaling operations and engineering excellence, delivering a 200% increase in inbound revenue and launching new IoT hardware platforms (JPS XL, XXL, and 3XL). Guided integration planning, improved cross-departmental velocity, and aligned product strategy with an enterprise vision
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University
B.S. Electronic Information Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT ERIC NEILSEN
Engineering and operations executive with 20+ years of experience building and scaling platforms, developer ecosystems, and infrastructure across global enterprises and high-growth startups.I’ve led engineering, product, and GTM teams at Amazon, AWS, Gemini, Adobe Workfront, and Jolt — driving transformations that increased developer velocity, reduced delivery cycles, and grew multi-billion-dollar businesses. My focus blends technology and strategy: building systems that scale and cultures that sustain innovation.At Jolt, I helped lead the company through a $145.5M acquisition by Digi International, launching new IoT hardware platforms and doubling inbound revenue through operational excellence. Before that, I scaled Gemini’s trading and wealth platforms to support $9B in annual volume and 10x throughput. At AWS, I led the launch of CloudFront in China and the creation of Snowball Edge — efforts recognized at the S-Team level by Andy Jassy.I’m passionate about developer experience, automation, and reliability — embedding AI into engineering operations to drive measurable gains in productivity and uptime. I thrive at the intersection of strategy, engineering, and execution — turning technical capabilities into business impact.Specialties:Platform Engineering | Developer Experience | Cloud & Edge Computing | AI/ML Integration | Organizational Design | P&L Ownership | GTM Strategy | Infrastructure at Scale | Executive Leadership
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