H. John Oechsle
H. John Oechsle joined BOLT ON in May, 2023 and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer. John came to BOLT ON with an over 30-year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders. Prior to joining BOLT ON, John served as CEO at Derive Systems and before that CEO at Swiftpage. John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science from Rutgers University and is a graduate of the Tuck Executive Program at the Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College.
Heather Lamm
Heather joined BOLT ON in May 2023, as an accomplished hands-on executive in software, media and education sectors. She excels at stakeholder engagement and building and motivating high-performing teams. Prior to BOLT ON, Heather served as the Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer at Derive Systems, and CMO at DSST Public Schools. Heather holds an MBA in entrepreneurship and organizational behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BA in political science from Brown University.
Jon Alfano
Jon joined the BOLT ON Technology team in May 2022 after spending the majority of his career running global operations, mergers and acquisitions, and product strategy in the market research space. He was on the leadership team at Numerator after running the eCommerce organization and was a member of the inaugural leadership development program at Nielsen. He has an MBA, BBA, and BA from the University of Notre Dame.
Jeff Juszczak
Jeff Juszczak assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer at BOLT ON Technology in September 2023. With over two decades steering enterprises towards technological excellence, Jeff has been a catalyst for growth and innovation. Prior to joining BOLT ON, he served as the CTO of Spectrio, where he transformed product ideas into dynamic tech-enabled solutions. At Vector Solutions, he headed multiple software development teams and championed the adoption of new technological frameworks. Throughout his illustrious career, Jeff has been involved in over 120 M&A transactions, with a specialty in post-acquisition integration.
Mark Pougnet
Mark joined BOLT ON in May 2023 and is a seasoned CFO with over 35 years of experience. He started his career with Andersen and then worked at MGM and Paramount. His specialty is working with fast growing software companies by helping scale and building effective teams. He has been involved in approximately $1 billion of capital and debt market transactions including four successful sales in his career. He is a CPA and a Chartered Accountant and graduated from the University of Natal in South Africa.