Eric Nielson, EdD, MBA
Senior Product Manager | Major
Senior Product Manager | Major
Launched and scaled 0→1 and 1→100 consumer and data products at Komodo, Amazon, and Disney. Achieved $600M+ revenue impact and 85% reduction in time-to-insight using AI/LLM features.
Doctor of Education from USC, MBA from LSU. Specialized in psychological safety, leadership, and applied organizational psychology.
Air Force Major, leading 60+ personnel and $500M in resources. Recognized with the Army Commendation Medal and ranked top 2 of 54 Captains for operational excellence during Middle East deployment.
Adjunct Professor at University of Arizona MBA program. Courses taught include Operations, Leadership, and Human Capital Strategy using Applied Psychology.
LLMs (Langgraph, Prompt Engineering), Python, SQL, Tableau, Figma, Amplitude, A/B Testing, Product Discovery, Snowflake, GraphQL.
A unified healthcare software suite powered by the Komodo Healthcare Map to scale insight generation, decision-making, and the product life cycle
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Established company-wide VOC program, synthesizing 300+ data points to drive 50+ feature enhancements.
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Led global advertising across Prime Day, Black Friday/Cyber Monday, and Prime Early Access Sale events.
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Developed emotion-based advertising product leveraging real-time sports data and fan engagement.
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Investigating the role of psychological safety in military officer candidates.
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A machine learning model to predict college football scores and spreads using historical data and advanced analytics.
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An AI Teaching Assistant that provides detailed feedback and evaluation for student discussion posts using natural language processing.
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My take on product planning and strategy activities and how organizations can improve those
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An exploration of reinforcement learning algorithms and applications in decision-making systems.
ViewPart-time Professor having taught Project and Operations Management to over 100 MBA students.
Qualified to teach Leadership, Project and Operations Management, and Human Capital Management Using Applied Psychology.
Achieved 100%+ year-over-year portfolio growth while retaining 80%+ of customers through cross-functional roadmap alignment, disciplined release execution, and value-driven delivery.
Architected and launched LLM-powered analytics features that cut time-to-insight by 85%, enabling over 50% of users to generate actionable insights in under 10 minutes.
Launched a self-service data marketplace that shortened the data acquisition timeline from 1–2 weeks to under 20 minutes, eliminating manual dependencies and enabling scalable product-led growth.
Lifted NPS from 22 to 30 and accelerated product adoption by ~67% by streamlining customer workflows and reducing pain points through AI-focused functionality.
Deputy Director of Operations for 60+ personnel, managing a $500M budget and training systems to maintain global medical readiness.
Planned multinational exercises across 20 countries, enhancing diplomatic relations and executing 150+ missions with allied forces.
Trained over 10,000 soldiers during deployment, achieving a 100% patient survival rate and earning top performance ranking.
Led 72 soldiers during COVID-19 response across NYC hospitals; awarded the Army Commendation Medal for operational excellence.
Orchestrated the strategy, planning, and launch of a new global retail event, deploying predictive targeting and pricing models across 14 markets to generate $42M+ in incremental revenue.
Applied product hypothesis testing alongside engineering, marketing, finance, and sales enablement to optimize campaign performance, resulting in a 21% lift in ad engagement.
Scaled into seven new international markets, increasing global reach by 400 million users. Delivered a 17% revenue lift through localized feature development and cross-regional pricing optimization.
Designed and launched 20+ custom API integrations across strategic partners, driving over $10M in new revenue and scaling Disney’s partner product ecosystem to more than 200 million users.
Directed the development of Disney’s audience activation framework, integrating first-party and partner data to personalize targeting across 200M+ users and increase campaign conversion efficiency by 30%+.
Directed 80+ integrated ad campaigns across digital and TV, driving $134M in revenue and 37% YoY sales growth.
Led cross-platform campaign innovation and improved creative strategies through customer data insights.
