Russ Halvorson
CTO | Product & Engineering | Pricing + CPQ Platforms | Building revenue systems that scale
- Role
- Chief Technology Officer at Zilliant
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Russ Halvorson
I lead Product and Engineering for revenue-critical platforms across Pricing, CPQ, and RevOps—owning strategy, roadmap, execution, and reliability in systems where correctness directly impacts margin.I specialize in turning complex commercial requirements into platforms that are fast, secure, and operationally simple, while aligning GTM, Product, and Engineering around measurable outcomes (margin impact, cycle time, adoption, reliability, cost).Domain depth across Salesforce, Logik.io, and Zilliant. I’m focused on platform modernization, AI-assisted workflows, and building teams that consistently ship with quality and velocity.
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Aug 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Lead Product and Engineering for Zilliant’s Pricing and CPQ platform portfolio, owning strategy, roadmap, execution, and platform health for revenue-critical systems.Driving platform modernization and AI-assisted pricing capabilities to help customers move beyond spreadsheets and protect margin at scale.
Education
The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Media Arts & Animation
University of Illinois Springfield
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science
2019
Skills
- Solution Engineering
- Css3
- 3d Studio Max
- Javascript
- Html 5
- Software Documentation
- Billing
- Telecommunications
- Solution Architecture
- Sales Automation
- Integration
- Technical Documentation
- Networking
- Object Oriented Design
- Scripting
- Java
- Salesforce.com
- Web Design
- Sql
- Salesforce Cpq
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Team Building
- Management
- Sales
- Technical Sales Consulting
- Enterprise Software
- Photoshop
- Programming
- Software Integrations
- Crm
- Leadership
- Revenue Recognition
- Erp
- Oracle
- Cloud Computing
- Configure, Price, Quote
- Cpq
- Project Management
- Oracle Cpq Cloud
- Sales Engineering
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