Jon Thompson
About Jon Thompson
Jon Thompson is the Director of Sales Engineering, West at Orca Security, with over two decades of experience in sales and solutions engineering roles across various cybersecurity companies.
Current Role at Orca Security
Jon Thompson serves as the Director of Sales Engineering for the West at Orca Security. Based in the Denver Metropolitan Area, Jon brings his extensive experience in sales engineering to lead the company's sales engineering efforts in this region. His role involves overseeing the technical sales process, helping clients understand and implement Orca Security's solutions effectively.
Professional Experience at Orca Security
Before becoming the Director of Sales Engineering, West, Jon Thompson worked briefly as a Sr. Sales Engineer at Orca Security in 2023. His tenure in this position lasted three months, during which he applied his technical sales expertise to support the company's sales initiatives in the Denver Metropolitan Area.
Previous Experience at Obsidian Security
Jon Thompson has held multiple roles at Obsidian Security, showcasing his capabilities in sales and solutions engineering. In 2023, he worked as the Director of Solutions Engineering - West for three months. Before that, from 2022 to 2023, he was the Sales Engineering Leader for four months. He also served as a Senior Security Solutions Engineer for seven months in 2022, contributing to the company's growth in the Denver area.
Roles at Lacework and New Relic
At Lacework, Jon Thompson was a Senior Cloud Security Sales Engineer from 2021 to 2022, focusing on cloud security in Denver. Prior to Lacework, he worked at New Relic, Inc. as a Senior Solutions Consultant from 2019 to 2021. In these roles, Jon specialized in cloud and security-centric solutions, enhancing clients' capabilities to secure their cloud environments.
Career at Splunk and CA Technologies
Jon Thompson's extensive career includes eight years at Splunk, where he held multiple senior sales engineering positions from 2010 to 2018. His roles included Sr Sales Engineer, Partner Alliances & Strategic Accounts, and Sr Sales Engineer, Cloud and AWS Subject Matter Expert. He also served as Sr Sales Engineering Manager. Before Splunk, Jon worked at CA Technologies as a Senior Sales Engineer, focusing on Nimsoft solutions for a brief period.
Early Career and Education
Jon Thompson started his career as a Sales Engineer at Mercury Interactive, which was later acquired by HP Software. He then transitioned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a Sr Solutions Architect. Jon holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Colorado State University, where he studied from 1994 to 1998. His early experiences and education have contributed to his deep understanding of sales engineering and technical solutions.