Jon Bakke

Aerospike powers mission-critical systems delivering the most reliable, high-throughput NoSQL database platform on the market. My role is to align strategy and execution across go-to-market teams, build scalable revenue engines, and accelerate adoption through world-class partnerships and customer success. Passionate about driving results through: • Scaling global sales teams and partner ecosystems • Delivering consistent, repeatable revenue growth • Building trusted relationships with enterprise and high-growth innovators • Positioning Aerospike as the category leader in performance at scale At Aerospike, we’re not just growing fast—we’re helping the world’s most innovative companies reimagine what’s possible with data.

As CRO at ScyllaDB, I led global Sales, Alliances, Sales Development, and Revenue Operations—driving predictable growth and market expansion for a high-performance database company.

I led MariaDB's Global Field organization comprised of maniacally focused data professionals who love customer success. MariaDB is one of the most popular databases in the Cloud where customers from the entire world run systems on AWS, GCP, and Azure. Supporting >1000 of subscribers, this was a highly-motivated team of field professionals that put the customer experience first. Our physical offices were in CA, NY, Austin, London, Helsinki and Singapore. Territories include US, LATAM, Europe, SE Asia, Korea and Japan. We have employees in ~30 countries.

Headed MarkLogic Worldwide Sales, Consulting, Sales Engineering, Field CTOs and MarkLogic University, with focus on making customers and partners successful using MarkLogic Enterprise NoSQL Database which leads the marketplace in installs and sales for rising Pre-IPO Big Data company with divisional focus on Commercial and Government customers to grow success in rapidly growing account base.

Senior technical and product management role in National Security at Oracle supporting primarily US Government Accounts. Technology subject expert in database, virtual end-user computing and security in support of global public sector teams throughout Oracle. Duties include management, sales engineering, delivery, field marketing, operations and account management.

Systems Consultant to Government Agency IT procurement during source selection phase. Provide support to Source Selection team during selection phases on technology approach, feasible alternatives and scope-to-cost evaluations.

Directed product development team for cutting-edge Interactive Television SAS company enabling online eCommerce and Gaming application services for Television Networks and Studios.

Architect and developed key middleware components for the then-state-of-the-art Nextel Online - a managed service for phone users to manage their Nextel account, manage phone configurations and interact with other users from their phone or PC UI.

Software developer for telecommunications vertical in support of key Oracle customers.

Software Developer for classified US Government contract in Chantilly, VA.