Chad Erickson | 5M

AI-Powered Growth β€’ Revenue Operations β€’ Global Scaling

Twin Cities, MN

Professional Services

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Drive rapid business scaling through AI-powered systems, intelligent revenue operations, and high-impact growth strategies. Accelerate global expansion by leveraging smart localization, automation, and seamless technology synchronization.   Inquire @5M

Key Accomplishments

Drove Media to Pre-Exit

$1.65B Acquisition

Delivered to platform launch subsumed 30 days from

Grew Revenue

Run Rate 2x

in < 12 months with consistent 20% quarter-over-quarter growth

Built Media Localizations

β†’ 2,800% Growth

with hyper-scaling, expanding to 87 nations

 AI Systems & Generative Capabilities

Senior-level expertise in Generative AI and Agentic Systems

Translate complex human intent into precise, reusable instruction architectures and production-ready outputs using frontier models ("tools").

Instruction Architecture & Prompt Systems

  • β€’ Multi-layered project instruction files that drive consistent, high-quality results across long-running initiatives
  • β€’ Advanced system prompt engineering optimized for "tools" reasoning and tool-use capabilities
  • β€’ Iterative refinement frameworks for reliability, creativity, and output control

Multimodal Generation

  • β€’ Expert prompt design for high-fidelity, style-consistent image and visual asset generation
  • β€’ Rapid iteration between concept and polished visual deliverables
  • β€’ Integration of generated assets into web, marketing, and product workflows

Human Language β†’ Production Code

  • β€’ [The Sauce] into full [Sauce] experiences
  • β€’ Rapid prototyping and refinement of interactive interfaces and digital assets
  • β€’ End-to-end project orchestration: from brief β†’ instruction design β†’ generation β†’ deployment-ready files

Level Summary

Primary Level Senior Generative AI Engineer
Specialization Prompt & Instruction Systems Architect
Agentic Maturity Mid-to-Senior (Project Orchestration)

Heavy daily practitioner of "tools" as a core creative and technical collaborator. Capable of turning high-level vision into structured, executable digital systems with minimal iteration cycles.

Experience

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Architected global-growth strategies and systems oversight across Marketing, Accounting, Linguistics, Technology, and Operations; reduced gig hires by two per localization through automation and effectively onboarded global partners from 80+ nations
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Supported $10.1B in new U.S. municipal bonds, delivering 7% year-over-year growth in a comparable period
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Executed go-to-market strategy for Big Four Accounting, landing two major Health Systems wins
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Navigated Investment Banking processes to secure $100M+ in Healthcare wins
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Engineered aggressive revenue growth strategies, orchestrated high-velocity sales, and spearheaded and owned key C-level partnerships, doubling run rate
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Founded for (multi-time files available by request)

Industry Highlights

Manufacturing
Optimized NAFTA-compliance process at a $2.2B manufacturer, delivering ~84% time savings
Health-Tech
Forged telematics partnerships, reducing ambulance dispatch times by 75% (120β†’30 seconds)
Arts & Entertainment
Built and negotiated high-visibility media relationships, generating 2M views in 48 hours

Core Competencies

Generative AI & Agentic Systems Business Development Revenue Operations (RevOps) Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution (GTM) Global Localization (L10N) Strategic Partnerships

Education

Master’s Enroute
Business-adjacent
B.A. (Integrating-Business)
A.A. (Business Focus)
β€’ IT Infrastructure Library Certification
β€’ MN Ministry Licensure
β€’ Applied Business Law & Ethics

Professional Associations

Ministerial, Founder
University of Minnesota Council of Religious Advisors former member
University Christian Ministers Association at UMN former member

Community Involvement

Block Captains + more city and MN counties programs
Board roles current and former by request
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