Nikolas Mezias
Director of Product and Strategy at goTenna- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Arabic Limited working proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Google Data Analytics Certificate
CourseraFeb, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Data Analytics: Dashboards vs. Data Stories
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Becoming a Product Manager: A Complete Guide
LinkedInJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Building an Ethereum Blockchain App: 1 Introduction to Blockchain
LinkedInJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Product Management First Steps
LinkedInJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Feb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Blockchain Expert™
Blockchain CouncilFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
U.S. Small Business AdministrationJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Simplified Acquisition Program (SAP)
US Federal Contractor RegistrationJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Verified Vendor
US Federal Contractor RegistrationJun, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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goTenna
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Product and Strategy
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Intellis
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Product Management
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Apr 2021 - Feb 2023
- Leading the corporate transformation to productization and commercial scalability to include: reforming corporate organizational structure, establishing Product P&L, publishing inter-departmental workflows and cooperative procedures, resource management procedures, and product marketing plan. - Owning the development of the comprehensive Foundation condition assessment and capitol planning SaaS which means the establishment of the product roadmap, feature decomposition diagrams with related workflows and wireframes, feature prioritization and deconfliction, technical development strategies, customer engagement, and market research. Show less
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K7ALPHA
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United States
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Product Manager, Technology Broker
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
• Networked New Business opportunities with over a dozen manufacturers, system designers, and SW development companies in the US and around the world to deliver custom solutions across numerous industry sectors. • Contracted Product Management services to include building, developing, and coordinating: product vision and strategy, product personas, product roadmaps, strategic reviews, marketing initiatives, UX/UI designs and wireframes, customer-manufacturer feedback mechanisms, production timelines and risks trade-offs, front-end and back-end features (prioritized), intellectual property assessment and capture strategies, production scaling, data analysis, life-cycle and sustainment plans, manufacturing reviews. Show less
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Manager
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Apr 2020 - Jul 2020
• Owned and managed an operational organization consisting of 350 members, three tiers of management, 20 acres of inventory, 20,000 Amazon Robotics warehousing robots, and $5M of daily executed sales. • Created, refined, and implemented 26 COVID-19 health and safety controls with daily routinized executables in the protection of over 2000 facility employees. • Owned and managed an operational organization consisting of 350 members, three tiers of management, 20 acres of inventory, 20,000 Amazon Robotics warehousing robots, and $5M of daily executed sales. • Created, refined, and implemented 26 COVID-19 health and safety controls with daily routinized executables in the protection of over 2000 facility employees.
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LGS Innovations
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United States
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Defense & Space
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200 - 300 Employee
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Product Manager, Project Manager, Systems Engineer, Business Development, and SI SME
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Apr 2016 - Apr 2020
• Owned $22M Ground Tactical EW/ES/SI product group and engineering deliverables’ transition to production consisting of balancing and prioritizing broad spectrum customer requirements into coherent products with special consideration to market price points, NRE, life-cycle service and support, feature commercialization (contract funding vs. internal investment), Design for Manufacturing Review (DFMR)/Design for Assembly Review (DFAR), Bill of Materials (BOM) characteristics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Line/Lowest Replaceable Units (LRU), system sparing, and kitting organization. These considerations manifested in Product Roadmaps that both informed and were informed by inter-departmental Configuration Control Boards (CCBs). • Managed multiple projects valued at more than $15M consisting of system and feature delivery that required fusion of cross functional teams, development timetables, and expenditure rates. Some required tasks were the creation of white papers, quad charts, Bill of Materials (BOM), Rough Order(s) of Magnitude (ROM), technical proposals, Statements of Work (SOW), Statement(s) of Objectives (SOO), activity reports, expenditure reports, Purchase Order(s) (POs), pricing matrices, and user manuals, kitting instructions, inventory sheets, quick start guides, assembly instructions, and more. • Reduced development timelines and costs by leveraging military experience and insights to prioritize research investment, design requirements, feature delivery, bug fixes, and GUI applications. Subject matter expertise also ensured the appropriate planning with detailed integration points to meet the contemporary DoD operating paradigms across the intelligence and operational disciplines Show less
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OWT Global LLC
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United States
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Professional Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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SIGINT SME, Deputy Program Manager, OCONUS Director, Systems Integrator, EWO
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Mar 2012 - Jan 2015
• Managed the staffing of four operational sites and the sustainment of 12 UAV systems across the Area of Operations (AOR). The $10M contract for R&D systems required the live employment of engineering prototypes that were developed while in combat operations. Development inputs from the field included UX/UI, HW interface and connectivity, SW and feature roll out, Configuration Control Board membership, subcomponent destructive testing, integrated systems engineering, remote and LOS communications, new application techniques and procedures (TTPs), project timeline management, equipment management, direct integration with engineering and the roll-out of system features directly into operations • Acted as a contributor to the Configuration Control Board (CCB), predeployment training and administrative pipeline of company personnel, maintaining standards for evaluation during progressive equipment testing, and writing operational integration policy and guides • Testing and Development for Joint IED SIGINT Platform(s) • Integrating UAV operations with ground tactical operations. Developing IPB while reframing target development analysis • Performing live operations: (currently 400+ Missions, 2000+Flight hours, compiling measurable capture/kill statistics) Show less
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CACI International Inc
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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SIGINT SME, System Architect, Project Manager
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Aug 2008 - Dec 2010
• Designed, developed, tested, and fielded $26M DARBE mutli-vector intelligence and electronic warfare (EW) suite in a tactical mobile platform with real-time regional gateway (RTRG) satellite communications backhaul. This novel EW suite also required the development of new TTPs, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training curricula, and source management. • Trained all specialized theater-incoming personnel on all operational aspects of SIGINT operations. • Provided 1000+ hours of Intelligence Operations mentoring at all levels: from individual/team level, to battalion, brigade, task force, and regional command Level. Conducted comprehensive, detailed Intel mentoring of the group mission to individual duties. • Developed 50+ Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for various SIGINT equipment training/application and various intelligence operations, redefining in-theatre Operations. • Performed in Theatre Testing and R&D for numerous pieces of developmental collection equipment. Show less
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3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) - US Army
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Armed Forces
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100 - 200 Employee
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SOT-A, LLVI, Cryptologic Voice Interceptor Linguist
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Sep 2001 - Oct 2010
• Developed, Tested, and Fielded over a dozen special communications devices, pushing the leading edge of defense technology across the world. The development of technology also gave way to techniques, procedures, policies, and new exploitation methodologies. • Led various teams of personnel during real world combat missions, technical training, intelligence collection and RF spectrum management, leading to the successful prosecution of over 200 target individuals, the security of over 2000km2 of foreign territory, the protection of 100% of US lives (no US casualties under my +5000 hours of direct force protection). • Maxed Arabic Language annual qualification test for 6 years, provided Arabic culture and analysis insights for mission planning, intelligence reporting, policy development. Show less
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L3 Technologies
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Intelligence Analyst Prime/Senior/TeamLead
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Oct 2008 - Aug 2009
• Responsible for editing, proofing, and analyzing over 5000 HUMINT reports. Wrote over 500 all source daily, weekly, and special analytical products regarding political, military, atmospheric, and terrorist activity at the tactical, regional, strategic, and Theater level perspectives. • Led/Hosted two Special Operations Combined Joint Inter-Agency Working Groups with VTC concerning Coalition Forces. Coordinated with Other Governmental Agencies (OGA), Office of Regional Affairs (ORA), Task Forces, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), civilian intelligence companies, Joint Inter-Agency Task Forces (JIATFs), and other Special Operations Forces (SOF) elements to develop, refine, and disseminate analytical hypothesis, consensus, and refutation. • Was appointed the analytical liaison for the Personnel Recovery (PR)/Missing and Captured Personnel (MISCAP)/Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) effort. Was responsible for dissemination of intelligence and analytical coordination with JSOC Task Forces, in order to provide actionable intelligence. • Provided analytical support to the Asset Validation Cell used to determine the veracity of various intelligence sources and their associated reporting. Provided analytical support for the creation, refinement, and dissemination of Source Directed Requirements (SDRs) and RFIs. • Provided comprehensive intelligence continuity for Special Operations Forces during three Relief in Place/Transitions of Authority • Trained personnel on the mechanics, production, and analysis of production, while integrating multiple software tools to provide maximum accuracy and timeliness. • Completed assessments of coalition detainees. Provided analytical insight to detention facility LNOs and interrogators used to direct interrogations and lines of questioning. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2022
University of Tampa
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations -
2011 - 2012
Methodist University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government
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