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Donald Nelson

Chief Operations Officer at Crenlo

Donald Nelson has extensive work experience in leadership positions within the manufacturing industry. Donald is currently serving as the Chief Operations Officer at Crenlo Engineered Cabs. Prior to this role, they worked as the Chief Operating Officer at UGN, Inc. for three years.

Before their time at UGN, Inc., Donald held the position of Vice President Of Global Operations at Twin Disc. In this role, they were responsible for the profit and loss of multiple operations facilities globally and led a staff of 600.

Prior to Twin Disc, Donald served as the President - Aerospace and Group Executive Vice President at Rexnord. Donald was responsible for turning around a $200 million aerospace manufacturing company and leading 700 employees across multiple facilities.

Before joining Rexnord, Donald held the position of President - Autolite at UCI-FRAM Group. Donald oversaw the profit and loss of a spark plugs and wire sets manufacturer with multiple facilities and major customers such as Ford, GM, and Walmart.

Donald's earlier experience includes various positions at Alcoa and Boeing, where they started their career as a Structural Engineer.

Overall, Donald Nelson's work experience showcases their expertise in operations management, P&L leadership, and strategic turnarounds in the manufacturing industry.

Donald Nelson attended The University of Kansas from 1981 to 1985, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. Donald then pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis between 1985 and 1989, with a focus on Marketing. Later on, they participated in the High Potential Leaders Program at Harvard Business School and studied New Product Development Management and Strategic Planning at the University of Michigan Executive. However, specific start and end years for these programs are not provided.

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