Deborah Nelson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

The Timmaron Group is a global services organization. We specialize in applied technologies, innovation and building growth strategies. Our expertise across multiple industries, technology and different business models provide our clients with a unique blend of skills. We have been in your shoes (or at least similar ones) and work to find a pragmatic approach that brings real results. Timmaron Group works from strategy development through execution planning with entrepreneurs, established businesses and the investment community.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is the trusted leader dedicated to ending local hunger. Since its inception in 1974, Second Harvest has become one of the largest food banks in the nation, providing food to an average of nearly one quarter of a million people each month. The Food Bank mobilizes individuals, companies, and community partners to connect people to the nutritious food they need. Nearly half of the food distributed is fresh produce. Second Harvest also plays a leading role in promoting federal nutrition programs and educating families on how to make healthier food choices.Board member from 2002-2010

RAFT transforms teaching through the use of engaging hands-on educational activities that inspire the joy and discovery of learning. RAFT has been helping educators engage students in the learning process since 1995, serving 10,000+ members and over 825,000 students each year. Over half a million RAFT Idea sheets are downloaded from the website, transforming the learning experience for students around the globe.

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for pan-HP sales leadership and marketing programs working across all divisions driving key business initiatives to improve revenue growth, developing sales incentive and coaching programs and leveraging the broad portfolio to rebuild HP's partnership and innovation reputation with their largest clients.

Transformed marketing from point products to solutions provider as enterprise portfolio continued to expand dramatically both organically and inorganically. Drove digital transformation shifting from 80% spend on traditional channels to 80% spend on digital channels. Responsible for strategy, brand, digital marketing, PR, alliances, market research, promotional campaigns, industry marketing, solution product marketing, and field marketing. Portfolio included enterprise management software, business intelligence solutions, servers, storage, outsourcing, consulting and support businesses.

Responsible for strategy, product marketing, alliances, go-to-market, market research, PR, brand and promotional campaigns for portfolio across desktops, notebooks, handhelds, workstations, TVs and entertainment hubs.

Responsible for industry marketing, product marketing, partners and alliances, demand generation for portfolio that spanned products, software and services.

Held management and VP-level positions across a variety of areas including strategy, product management, product marketing, channel marketing, marketing communications, market research, PR and business development.Hired in 1982 as sales development engineer. Promoted to manager in 1984.