Nicholas Nelson Email & Phone Number

Kirtland, Ohio, Us

Talent Consultant for multiple Fortune 500 and Non-Profit organizations, including International Paper, Parker Hannifin, Oshkosh Defense, Land O'Lakes, Rolls Royce, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Stanford University.

Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Us

Serves as a Knowledge Management Specialist and Military Planner responsibilities of no-notice deployments in support of world-wide clients. Maintain readiness to rapidly deploy to any Combatant Command and participate in Knowledge Management contingency and crisis action planning to achieve unified action by multiple military forces in all domains across the spectrum of joint and combined operations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Managed government contracts with combined values of over $500m. Worked directly with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense to develop their Army’s Aviation and Artillery capabilities. Served as an intermediary between the United States Government and the Government of Iraq to identify gaps in the Aviation and Artillery capabilities and develop them through equipment purchase and modernization, policy changes and implementations, and institution building. • Evaluated Iraqi requirements and conducted planning to provide U.S. resources and other engagements for the improvement or expansion of Iraq’s capabilities within U.S. interest.• Assisted Iraq in documenting its requirements and articulating its requests for presentation to U.S. organizations.• Assist the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in obtaining information on defense articles and services from both the U.S. and other partnered nations.• Managed and implemented Iraqi Army Aviation and Artillery portfolios valued in excess of $500m.• Developed and implemented an Iraqi drone program. Iraq is on course to field, maintain, and train operators for several squadrons of unmanned ISR platforms.• Wrote Building Partner Capacity proposals which were directly approved and funded by Congress for a total of $42m over two fiscal cycles.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Act as the Human Resources Partner for 2 manufacturing facilities in the Pittsburgh and Tampa areas representing 480 employees, including 160 union employees.• Built and implemented a contract negotiation plan for labor negotiations. Successfully led contract negotiations which led to a favorable labor contract for both parties.• Responsible for settling all union grievances- no grievance has gone to arbitration.• Completly reorganized the hourly career progression – developed Machine Operator, Material Handler, Maintenance Technician, Quality Technician, and Lab Technician job categories, each with 4 tiers and pay ranges, which has enabled us to train employees on multiple machines and tasks and increased retention.• Installed locker room facilities for female employees.• Identified enormous security gap- I contracted 24/7 site security. • Re-organized the laboratory/testing department- both labs in now report up to the Laboratory Manager based in Pittsburgh.• Established a shipping department- On Time Delivery has increased 100%.• Completely re-organizing the 2 value streams into their own standalone departments with area managers.• Increased the maintenance department by 4 employees which enabled us to go to 24/7 operations starting last March; worked with ADP to build a 2-2-3 schedule.• Re-organized the front office to save on headcount- got rid of 2 positions and, combined 2 more.• Worked in conjunction with the company engineers on the capital improvement plan, specifically re-organizing Florida and recruiting for Pittsburgh as the Primary Operations transferred from Florida to Pittsburgh and the Florida Bar flow path expands.• Established relationships with both County Chambers of Commerce regarding tax incentives and expediting permitting processes.

Lake Forest, Il, Us

Worked as the principal recruiter, human resources generalist, payroll coordinator, EH&S specialist, and training specialist for two food packaging manufacturing facilities in North Carolina. • Trained all supervisors and managers on using SAP for all hourly employee time keeping. Implemented SAP Time and Attendance for both facilities in order to more accurately account for hours worked and payroll metrics.• Negotiated two new contracts for Labor Vendors, one for each facility, bringing the total number of labor vendors to four.• Responsible for all Safety and Human Resources related metrics for both facilities.• Trained all labor vendors in the use of SAP and entered their employees in order to more accurately account for Human Resources metrics.• Reduced Temp turnover from 56% to 6% over 3 months. • Introduced multiple new sourcing methods for candidates, including using County and State agencies, DoD military transition programs, Community College partnerships, and attending regional job fairs.• Oversaw the up staffing and expansion of the Greensboro facility.

Wilmington, Nc, Us

Served as the principal recruiter, human resources generalist, and advisor to the Site Directors for three separate cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in North and South Carolina. Created, developed, and implemented systems for each site to account for all human resources metrics. • Developed sourcing strategies for all vacant and newly created positions, to include writing job descriptions and posting positions internally, on professional career web pages, and on various social media websites.• Worked closely with Hiring Managers to develop candidate profiles. Screened candidates and coordinated candidate logistics for on-site interviews. • Independently sourced, screened, hired, and on-boarded 25 candidates over a 6 month period, ranging from entry level technicians to senior directors.• Implemented a performance management system for each facility including a forced ranking for all employees and trained managers to formalize immediate performance feedback to their reports.• Worked with each site leader and corporate finance to create individualized site organizational structures to support projected production increases.• Responsible for conducting all investigations related to personnel error deviations and making recommendations.• Provided HR leadership, advice and counsel and served as a business partner to Operation senior leaders and their respective organizations to optimize employee engagement, team development and organization effectiveness.• Executed and managed key HR processes, including talent acquisition and development, Talent Development, Performance Management, salary planning and diversity

Responsible for the integration, synchronization, and employment of all lethal effects for a Special Forces Battalion. Served as the primary adviser to the Battalion Commander in all aspects of fire support and fire integration as well as third party integration into the Fire Support Team.• Coordinated and de-conflicted fire support for a Special Operations Task Force during the highly kinetic 2014 Fighting Season in Afghanistan.• Responsible for controlling multiple aircraft in a fixed airspace while simultaneously coordinating lethal effects during combat operations.• Coordinated with aircraft from the U.S, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Afghanistan Air Force during operations throughout Afghanistan.

East Lansing, Mi, Us

Served as the Assistant Professor of Military Science at Michigan State University with the primary responsibility of instructing and teaching Junior Level cadets prior to their attendance to the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) during the summer before their Senior year.• Successfully commissioned 37 Cadets into the Army in 2012, the largest commissioning class at Michigan State in 42 years.• Established a program which led to a 100% graduation rate for Cadets from Michigan State University at LDAC.• Developed a comprehensive three week long training program which led to 22% of Michigan State Cadets selected as Platoon Honor Graduates (Top 5 out of 40) during LDAC, the highest rate for any ROTC program in the country from 2012-2013.

Fort Bragg, Nc, Us

Commanded a Field Artillery Headquarters Battery and a 155mm Field Artillery Line Battery over a 27 month period; commanded one of only three airborne 155mm artillery batteries in the Army with the mission of no-notice worldwide deployment to provide reinforcing and general support fires in support of the 82nd Airborne Division's contingency operations. Responsible for the morale, welfare and readiness of 150 Soldiers and their families and operational readiness of all weapons and equipment valued in excess of $11,000,000. • Deployed the battery to combat in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with personnel located at nine different operating bases.• Coached and mentored Soldiers to consistently exceed performance objectives set by higher organizational headquarters.• Accountable for addressing and mitigating Soldier grievances under existing policies and regulations.• Developed Standard Operating Procedures for conducting drop zone missions with the Army's newest artillery piece; the standards are still in use today.• Duties included conducting Soldier performance reviews and implementing career strategies to enable them succeed in the Army. • Success in the first battery command led to a second command; one of only a handful of Army Officers to be given a second command.

Fort Bragg, Nc, Us

Responsible for the tactical and technical fire direction of a task force as well as battalion level artillery fires. Responsible for the training and certification of six subordinate fire direction centers in three separate batteries and over $1,500,000 worth of equipment. .• Responsible for preparing all subordinate fire direction centers to operate independently in Afghanistan. • Developed a pre-deployment training plan for the battalion's firing platoons which included meticulously planning every fire mission over a two week period which resulted in successfully firing over 15,000 rounds in combat over the deployment without incident.

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Us

Firing Battery Platoon Leader in the Army's only airborne 155mm howitzer battalion supporting the XVIII Airborne Corps, ready to deploy within 18 hours' notice in support of world-wide contingency operations. Responsible for leading, training, and developing 15 Non-Commissioned Officers and 35 Soldiers into a cohesive, combat ready platoon. Responsible for the accountability and readiness of 15 vehicles and 3 howitzers valued in excess of $3,500,000.• Deployed platoon to West Point to support their annual Cadet Summer Training, recognized by the Department of Military Instruction for excellence in training West Point Cadets.• Executed more than two dozen drop zone missions which consisted of parachuting one or two howitzers and platoon members then readying the platoon to fire in under 30 minutes.• Created culture of friendly competitiveness which led to the platoon frequently outperforming other teams.

Project Officer, Land Manager, and Billeting Officer for FOB Marez, Iraq. Responsible for the billeting of all US and Coalition personnel and accountable for all the physical structures on the base. Coordinated with multiple interagency organizations to ensure efficient and effective support for all Soldiers on the base through contract projects. • Worked with numerous U.S., Turkish and Iraqi construction companies to award construction contracts for numerous projects throughout the Greater Mosul area which totaled over $1,500,000.• Developed plans and solutions for numerous force protection issues and quality of life problems to ensure the safety and welfare of more than 11,500 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, U.S. Contractors, and Coalition personnel assigned to the base.

Ba, History

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Human Resources Development