Leadership
NiS leadership has over 25 years of Acquisition
NiS is led by a senior management team that is responsible for creating, cultivating, implementing and directing the vision for the Company’s growth. As the outward face of the company, the management team will be the interface to our clients, strategic partners, agency and company points of contacts.
NiS leadership has over 25 years of Acquisition and Total Lifecycle Management experience supporting DOD 5000 program efforts within the intelligence federal space. This experience includes full life-cycle product support execution and resource planning while establishing and maintaining performance-driven agreements between the end-users’ goals and objectives. NiS understands the Team approach to achieve cross-functional efficiencies that provide improved customer service while supporting the end-user.
NiS Leadership’s experience as Program Managers, Support Staff and Recruiters have a combination of specific experience that helps identify talent to support the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
ERIC W. NELSON
Eric has over 25 years of experience supporting agencies such as the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, and military missions performing both technical and management functions. Over 15 of these years is experience in increasing responsibility as program/project manager. In 2011, Eric retired from the United States Marine Corps as a Master Intelligence Analysis Officer with extensive experience All-Source Intelligence Fusion, Geospatial Intelligence and Strategic planning experience. A certified Program Management Professional who also holds a Program Management Level II Acquisition Certification from the Defense Acquisition University, a Master Instructor Certification from the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Community, a Bachelors in Business Administration and a Master’s of Science in Management/Acquisition & Contract Management.
ERIC W. NELSON
President/CEO
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Eric has over 25 years of experience supporting agencies such as the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, and military missions performing both technical and management functions. Over 15 of these years is experience in increasing responsibility as program/project manager. In 2011, Eric retired from the United States Marine Corps as a Master Intelligence Analysis Officer with extensive experience All-Source Intelligence Fusion, Geospatial Intelligence and Strategic planning experience. A certified Program Management Professional who also holds a Program Management Level II Acquisition Certification from the Defense Acquisition University, a Master Instructor Certification from the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Community, a Bachelors in Business Administration and a Master’s of Science in Management/Acquisition & Contract Management.
Jeffrey Polzin
Deputy Chief Operations Officer
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As the Deputy Operations Manager for Nelson Intelligence Solutions, Jeff is committed daily to ongoing business development, staffing, office infrastructure, program oversight and project specific training and development. Jeff is a GIS professional with 25 years of combined experience in project management, ground and aerial surveying, data acquisition and dissemination in both CONUS and OCONUS environments. He has over 20 years of experience working on DoD/IC contracts involving all capacities of GIS data collection, analysis, and distribution. Jeff has 5 years of OCONUS Site Operations Management and flight operations within multiple theaters of operation. He specializes in producing both electronic and physical GIS products for warfighters, engineers, and planners in both military and civilian roles and is attuned to the necessity for customized deliveries with critical deadlines. He graduated magna cum laude in design and drafting and holds a separate certificate in Photogrammetry. Jeff’s goal is to always improve technics and efficiency while delivering the highest quality intelligence products possible.
Belinda Nelson
Facility Security Officer
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Belinda has over 30 years of experience in Human Resources and Personnel Security supporting agencies as the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the Defense Counterintelligence and Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Pentagon). Retiring in 2013 from the United States Army as a Human Resources Manager, Belinda currently holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management (Concentration in Organization and Human Resource Development), Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology and an Associate in Liberal Arts.
Devon Ramey
Team Lead
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Devon is Nelson Intelligence Solutions lead Drone Pilot, specializing in Surveillance, Flight Planning,
Photogrammetry, Infrared Thermography, and LiDAR. Devon is Part 107 Certified as a Commercial
Drone Pilot with 4 years of flight experience including creation and development of a Law enforcement
Drone Program for the Arkansas Department of Corrections. In addition to his Pilot duties, Devon serves
as a Team lead at our Arkansas Office, supporting NGA Land Cover production efforts. Before becoming
a GIS Professional, Devon spent over 12 years in Law Enforcement roles in the State of Arkansas. He
began his GIS career while majoring in Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence at Delta State University.
Devon possesses a wealth of experience using a variety of GIS Software to include, ENVI, R Studio,
ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, and ERDAS IMAGINE.
Chris Kleinhofs
Strategic Business Developer
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Chris has a BS in Geographic Information Systems and a second BS in Computer Information Systems. His work experience spans 20 years in GIS and IT fields.
Before working at NiS, Chris worked for 12 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC). Chris successfully supervised graduate students in the extraction and publication of marketing data utilizing ESRI Business Analyst Online platform. Additionally, Chris extracted and mapped customer resource management data to be used for internal publication and grant proposals. Chris also specialized in IT technical support for the agency which included purchasing, maintenance, and tracking inventory for asset management.
Prior to ASBTDC, Chis worked for the Institute for Economic Advancement in GIS. There he maintained GIS data sets for statewide use. Additionally, he maintained Census geographies for use within the State of Arkansas and the Census Bureau. Other duties included GIS mapping for use on public projects within the State of Arkansas.
His technical background began in telecommunications, working for over 10 years on large communications projects for state and local governments. His duties involved creating and maintaining large databases for Ericsson private business phone systems which later evolved into installation and maintenance of wireless communications for private business.
Before working at NiS, Chris worked for 12 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC). Chris successfully supervised graduate students in the extraction and publication of marketing data utilizing ESRI Business Analyst Online platform. Additionally, Chris extracted and mapped customer resource management data to be used for internal publication and grant proposals. Chris also specialized in IT technical support for the agency which included purchasing, maintenance, and tracking inventory for asset management.
Prior to ASBTDC, Chis worked for the Institute for Economic Advancement in GIS. There he maintained GIS data sets for statewide use. Additionally, he maintained Census geographies for use within the State of Arkansas and the Census Bureau. Other duties included GIS mapping for use on public projects within the State of Arkansas.
His technical background began in telecommunications, working for over 10 years on large communications projects for state and local governments. His duties involved creating and maintaining large databases for Ericsson private business phone systems which later evolved into installation and maintenance of wireless communications for private business.
Justin Schluter
Team Lead
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Justin graduated from Delta State university with a BAS degree in Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence. His career began while attending school where he held multiple project lead roles at the Geospatial Center on campus. The roles he held in the beginning of his career allowed him to hone his skills of resource management, training, and team building.
Justin joined the NiS team and quickly assumed the role of Team Lead of our Janus Maritime Program. Justin has experience in several GIS disciplines and is well versed on all Janus contracts.
With more than 5 years of experience in his professional GIS career, Justin is always excited for the next challenge.
Justin joined the NiS team and quickly assumed the role of Team Lead of our Janus Maritime Program. Justin has experience in several GIS disciplines and is well versed on all Janus contracts.
With more than 5 years of experience in his professional GIS career, Justin is always excited for the next challenge.
Noah Blake
Team Lead
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Noah started his professional GIS career while pursuing a BAS degree in Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence from Delta State University. He was involved in many of the production efforts at the Geospatial Center on campus. With several years of experience in GIS, Noah has experience with various Janus projects including leading a team on feature data collection, TM-50 production, and land cover efforts.
The skills that Noah developed at Delta State University helped him develop his leadership abilities so that he could step into a lead role at Nelson Intelligence Solutions.
Noah holds a B.A. in History from Delta State University as well as a Certificate in GAI accredited by USGIF. He has experience in several disciplines of GIS and related software such as ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ENVI, R Studio, ERDAS IMAGINE, and CWS.
The skills that Noah developed at Delta State University helped him develop his leadership abilities so that he could step into a lead role at Nelson Intelligence Solutions.
Noah holds a B.A. in History from Delta State University as well as a Certificate in GAI accredited by USGIF. He has experience in several disciplines of GIS and related software such as ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ENVI, R Studio, ERDAS IMAGINE, and CWS.