Jerry Mellinger
Chief Revenue Officer | IoT Connectivity & eSIM Platforms | Cloud & Software GTM | Enterprise Scale | Builder | Closer
Senior sales and commercial leadership executive with over 25 years of experience driving growth across cloud, edge, enterprise, and telco infrastructure markets.
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Proven track record building high-performing teams, transforming go-to-market strategies, and delivering significant revenue growth through both direct and channel-led Currently serving as Chief Revenue Officer at SIMPL Wireless, a SaaS-based IoT connectivity orchestration platform that enables organizations to activate, manage, and scale eSIM connectivity without legacy telecom constraints. Focused on enterprise GTM, software-attached revenue growth, and building direct and channel sales motion across a rapidly expanding customer Previously led Americas Sales for the VeloCloud SD-WAN business at Broadcom/VMware, overseeing a cross-functional organization spanning direct sales, partner channels, pre-sales, and overlay roles. Prior to that, served as VP of Latin America Sales at Starent Networks, leading the commercial motion for mobile packet core solutions across the region, a role that continued through Cisco's Trusted partner to C-level stakeholders at global service providers, mobile network operators, and Fortune 500 enterprises across North American, European, and Latin American United States Air Force veteran. Fluent in Spanish.
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- SIMPLJOB
- Chief Revenue Officer4M
Chief Revenue Officer
SIMPL
- BROADCOMJOB
- Head of Americas Sales1Y 1M
Head of Americas Sales | Software-Defined Infrastructure & Channel GTM
Broadcom Inc.
- VMWAREJOB
- Sr. Dir, Americas Sales3Y 7M
Sr. Director, Americas Sales – Software-Defined Edge (Telco & Enterprise GTM)
VMware
- ACCEDIANJOB
- Regional VP of Sales2Y 11M
Regional Vice President of Sales
Accedian
- ALTIOSTAR NETWORKS,JOB
- VP & GM, Americas Sales &…4Y 11M
Vice President & GM, Americas Sales & Operations
Altiostar Networks, Inc.
- CISCOJOB
- Sr. Dir, Mobility Architec…3Y 4M
Sr. Director, Mobility Architecture Sales, Latin America
Cisco
- STARENT NETWORKSJOB
- VP, Latin America & Caribb…3Y 1M
Vice President, Latin America & Caribbean Sales
Starent Networks
- NMS COMMUNICATIONSJOB
- Americas Sales Dir4Y 3M
Americas Sales Director
NMS Communications
- LATUS LIGHTWORKSJOB
- Senior Sales Dir11M
Senior Sales Director
Latus Lightworks
- NORTEL NETWORKSJOB
- Dir, Wireless Sales, U.S.…11M
Director, Wireless Sales, U.S. Region
Nortel Networks
- Sales Dir, Emerging Global…1Y 2M
Sales Director, Emerging Global Service Providers, Latin America
Nortel Networks
- Sales Mgr, Transport Netwo…1Y 11M
Sales Manager, Transport Networks, Latin America
Nortel Networks
- Service Delivery Dir, Tran…3Y 2M
Service Delivery Director, Transport Networks
Nortel Networks
- Job: SIMPL — Chief Revenue Officer · 2026-04 – present
- Job: Cisco — Sr. Director, Mobility Architecture Sales, Latin America · 2010-01 – 2013-05
- Job: Starent Networks — Vice President, Latin America & Caribbean Sales · 2006-11 – 2009-12
- Job: Nortel Networks — Director, Wireless Sales, U.S. Region · 2000-04 – 2001-03
- Job: Nortel Networks — Sales Manager, Transport Networks, Latin America · 1997-01 – 1998-12
- Job: VMware — Sr. Director, Americas Sales – Software-Defined Edge (Telco & Enterprise GTM) · 2021-04 – 2024-11
- Job: Nortel Networks — Sales Director, Emerging Global Service Providers, Latin America · 1999-01 – 2000-03
- Job: Accedian — Regional Vice President of Sales · 2018-04 – 2021-03
- Job: Altiostar Networks, Inc. — Vice President & GM, Americas Sales & Operations · 2013-05 – 2018-04
- Job: NMS Communications — Americas Sales Director · 2002-07 – 2006-10
- Job: Latus Lightworks — Senior Sales Director · 2001-04 – 2002-03
- Job: Broadcom Inc. — Head of Americas Sales | Software-Defined Infrastructure & Channel GTM · 2024-11 – 2025-12
- Job: Nortel Networks — Service Delivery Director, Transport Networks · 1993-10 – 1996-12
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Zoom
Samsara, Inc
ex-Gallup