Jerry Mellinger

Chief Revenue Officer | IoT Connectivity & eSIM Platforms | Cloud & Software GTM | Enterprise Scale | Builder | Closer

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SIMPLex-Ciscoex-Starent Networks

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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  1. SIMPLJOB
    1. Chief Revenue Officer
      4M
  2. BROADCOMJOB
    1. Head of Americas Sales
      1Y 1M
  3. VMWAREJOB
    1. Sr. Dir, Americas Sales
      3Y 7M
  4. ACCEDIANJOB
    1. Regional VP of Sales
      2Y 11M
  5. ALTIOSTAR NETWORKS,JOB
    1. VP & GM, Americas Sales &…
      4Y 11M
  6. CISCOJOB
    1. Sr. Dir, Mobility Architec…
      3Y 4M
  7. STARENT NETWORKSJOB
    1. VP, Latin America & Caribb…
      3Y 1M
  8. NMS COMMUNICATIONSJOB
    1. Americas Sales Dir
      4Y 3M
  9. LATUS LIGHTWORKSJOB
    1. Senior Sales Dir
      11M
  10. NORTEL NETWORKSJOB
    1. Dir, Wireless Sales, U.S.…
      11M
    2. Sales Dir, Emerging Global…
      1Y 2M
    3. Sales Mgr, Transport Netwo…
      1Y 11M
    4. Service Delivery Dir, Tran…
      3Y 2M

Time in market 32Y 10MOpen 1Closed 12Stints 13

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  1. Job: SIMPL — Chief Revenue Officer · 2026-04 – present
  2. Job: Cisco — Sr. Director, Mobility Architecture Sales, Latin America · 2010-01 – 2013-05
  3. Job: Starent Networks — Vice President, Latin America & Caribbean Sales · 2006-11 – 2009-12
  4. Job: Nortel Networks — Director, Wireless Sales, U.S. Region · 2000-04 – 2001-03
  5. Job: Nortel Networks — Sales Manager, Transport Networks, Latin America · 1997-01 – 1998-12
  6. Job: VMware — Sr. Director, Americas Sales – Software-Defined Edge (Telco & Enterprise GTM) · 2021-04 – 2024-11
  7. Job: Nortel Networks — Sales Director, Emerging Global Service Providers, Latin America · 1999-01 – 2000-03
  8. Job: Accedian — Regional Vice President of Sales · 2018-04 – 2021-03
  9. Job: Altiostar Networks, Inc. — Vice President & GM, Americas Sales & Operations · 2013-05 – 2018-04
  10. Job: NMS Communications — Americas Sales Director · 2002-07 – 2006-10
  11. Job: Latus Lightworks — Senior Sales Director · 2001-04 – 2002-03
  12. Job: Broadcom Inc. — Head of Americas Sales | Software-Defined Infrastructure & Channel GTM · 2024-11 – 2025-12
  13. Job: Nortel Networks — Service Delivery Director, Transport Networks · 1993-10 – 1996-12

Skills

Customer AcquisitionTelecommunicationsConsultative SellingVirtualizationWireless NetworkingSales Operations4GNetwork DesignIPBroadbandVoIPEthernetProduct ManagementMPLSCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentSalesStart-ups

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