Tom Nelson

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Director of Engineering at ACCO Brands @ ACCO Brands
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Naperville, Illinois, United States, United States
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About Tom Nelson

I am a results oriented leader possessing 25 years of experience in Engineering / R&D / Product Development with both consumer and commercial businesses that offer market-leading brands and products, generating revenues of $5-$500 million. I have a progressive career of growth and proven leadership skills with a history of developing products, processes, and people. I am highly proficient in talent acquisition, mentoring and managing the activities and efforts of individuals, teams, capital and resources. I collaborate with Marketing and Consumer Research teams to develop an innovation pipeline and strategic roadmap of global products that increase sales, margins and market share.Specialties: Product Development, Research & Development, Engineering, Leadership, Management, Talent Acquisition, Team Building, Mentoring, Consumer Research, Voice of the Customer, Program Management, Stage Gate Processes, Manufacturing, Brand Development, Strategic Planning, IP, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Assessment, Product Design, Productivity, Product Lifecycle Management PLM, Product Data Management PDM, Product Roadmap, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, DOE, COV, FMEA, DVP&R, FEA, DFM, DFA, VAVE, CAD

Tom Nelson's Current Company Details
ACCO Brands

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Director of Engineering at ACCO Brands
Tom Nelson Work Experience Details
  • Acco Brands
    Director Of Engineering
    Acco Brands Apr 2013 - Present
    Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us
  • The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Engineering Manager
    The Chamberlain Group, Inc. May 2012 - Apr 2013
  • Newell Rubbermaid
    Director Of Research & Development
    Newell Rubbermaid Sep 2008 - Jan 2012
    Atlanta, Ga, Us
    Managed, led and mentored staff of managers, engineers, technicians and interns developing global new products for a $500 million business unit. Collaborated with Marketing and Consumer Insights functional leads to understand consumer needs and frustrations (voice of customer), and leverage findings into patented, innovative new products. Brands included Sharpie, Accent, Expo, Prismacolor and Rolodex.• Led research & development of new products that have added $15 - $50 million of incremental sales per year, increased average fleet gross margin by 4%, and gained market share of more than 2% per year.• Developed and implemented activities that decreased overall new product development cycle by 25%.• Improved new product vitality by 15% by developing and managing product innovation pipeline execution, focusing on platforms versus single products.• Developed and managed a departmental annual SG&A budget in excess of $1.7 million, as well as annual capital budgets in excess of $8 million.• Led efforts to ensure division was compliant and utilizing a consumer driven innovation process, and received the #1 ranking out of 13 divisions in a corporate assessment of knowledge, use, adherence and implementation.• Member of NWL Regulatory Advisory Council, insuring compliance standards (CPSC, CPSIA, BSI...) are understood and implemented throughout product portfolio.
  • Newell Rubbermaid
    Senior Manager Of Research & Development
    Newell Rubbermaid Feb 2003 - Sep 2008
    Atlanta, Ga, Us
    Successfully managed and led a team of engineers designing new products for global markets in a $500 million business unit. Led global cross-functional NPD teams, and directly built program schedules, project status reports, and project capital and expense budgets. Developed, tracked and presented project metrics to leadership team at monthly review meetings. Championed production start-up approval process, operating procedure development and quality control plan implementation with domestic and international manufacturing teams and vendors. Developed and implemented a stage-gate NPD process.• Delivered new products that each generated $1 - $25 million in incremental annual sales.• Developed and managed program capital budgets, each in excess of $2 million.• Provided leadership and support in VAVE sessions, quality improvements and managed productivity initiatives that generated savings from $50,000 - $1 million annually.
  • Visualize
    Senior Project Manager
    Visualize 1999 - 2003
    Directly designed, developed and/or managed technical resources delivering new consumer, industrial and institutional products that meet and exceed customer requirements. Generated project schedules, budgets, and managed internal engineering resources and external resources such as industrial designers, prototype vendors and production suppliers. Championed client review meetings to present overall project status.• Built start-up venture from $200,000 in sales to over $4 million in sales. • Utilized CAD and analysis packages such as ProE, Solidworks, ANSYS to design, develop and engineer products that generate revenues in excess of $2 million for clients.• Performed best cost analysis and productivity reviews, reducing product costs by 28% for clients.
  • Wilson Sporting Goods
    Project Engineer
    Wilson Sporting Goods 1996 - 1999
    Chicago, Illinois, Us
    Led and/or executed the research, design, development, and testing of golf clubs for global marketplaces. Championed global cross-functional teams throughout the product development process, generating, tracking and reporting project status, schedules, and budgets to team members as well as Executive staff. Traveled globally to understand individual market needs and translated needs into golf clubs designed for success in each market.• Researched, developed, tested and implemented innovative new materials, finishes and process such as Physical Vapor Deposition and Metal Matrix Composites into a new line of metal woods and putters that have generated in excess of $3 million in sales.• Led production implementation transition to overseas supplier, overseeing development and manufacturing ramp up, reducing component cost by 50%.• Managed consumer testing of golf clubs, and implemented improvements driven by consumer feedback, improving consumer acceptance by 90%.• Collaborated with an overseas manufacturing supplier to improve quality, reduce scrap and improve assembly efficiencies that yielded a 15% product cost savings.
  • Oxy-Dry
    Mechanical Engineering Manager
    Oxy-Dry 1992 - 1996
    Responsible for the design, development and testing of new systems and equipment, from conception through start up, of commercial printing press accessory equipment. Led and supervised staff of engineers in the development of components and equipment. Frequently traveled to domestic and international customers to review requirements and oversee implementation and performance of new and/or beta production systems. Maintained timing and budgets of all projects, and reported status weekly to executive management team.• Designed, developed and generated functional prototype systems for in house or field beta testing of new concepts consisting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.• Developed new system that generated in excess of $2 million in a new market.
  • Mccain Mfg
    Design Engineer
    Mccain Mfg 1988 - 1992
    Designed and developed automated assembly machinery and systems for the printing industry.• Responsible for all aspects of new machine and mechanism design.• Specified materials and/or sourced components, ensuring performance and quality criteria were met.• Granted a U.S., European, and Japanese patent.
  • Espo Engineering
    Recruiter
    Espo Engineering 1987 - 1988
    Interpreted client needs for contract/permanent engineering resources, reviewed resumes and contacted prospects to identify suitable matches to requirements, and submitted for client consideration.

Tom Nelson Skills

Cross Functional Team Leadership Product Development Product Design Six Sigma Design For Manufacturing Consumer Products R&d Engineering Program Management Fmea Strategic Planning Root Cause Analysis Team Building Engineering Management Budgets Problem Solving Cad Stage Gate Finite Element Analysis Design For Assembly Launch Of New Products Talent Acquisition Change Management Coaching Voice Of The Customer Decision Making Organizational Leadership Innovation Results Oriented Mechanism Design Machine Design Plastic Part Design Sheet Metal Design Productivity Improvement Consumer Insights Budgeting Resource Management Capital Management Performance Metrics Electro Mechanical Pneumatics Hydraulics Design Consulting Client Relationship Building Regulatory Requirements Risk Mitigation Proactivity Design Review Volunteer Product Engineering

Tom Nelson Education Details

  • Milwaukee School Of Engineering
    Milwaukee School Of Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Milwaukee School Of Engineering
    Milwaukee School Of Engineering
    Mechanical Design Engineering Technology

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Nelson

What company does Tom Nelson work for?

Tom Nelson works for Acco Brands

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Tom Nelson's current role is Director of Engineering at ACCO Brands.

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What schools did Tom Nelson attend?

Tom Nelson attended Milwaukee School Of Engineering, Milwaukee School Of Engineering.

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Tom Nelson has skills like Cross Functional Team Leadership, Product Development, Product Design, Six Sigma, Design For Manufacturing, Consumer Products, R&d, Engineering, Program Management, Fmea, Strategic Planning, Root Cause Analysis.

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