Dillon Nelson

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About Dillon Nelson

Hello! My name is Dillon Nelson and I'm the director of employee and business development at Team Nelson, Inc. Our company performs earthwork, utility and concrete services throughout the greater Seattle area. I've been in the construction industry my entire life. Growing up my father worked at Wilder (now Granite Construction), and in 1996 established Team Nelson. I spent summers working around the shop and in the field. While attending Central Washington University I completed an internship with Granite Construction in Pasco, WA. I graduated from Central Washington University in 2011 with a bachelors degree in Construction Management. That same summer I began working at Kiewit Bridge & Marine. I spent a year in Vancouver, WA estimating at the district office, and a year in Annapolis, MD working as a field engineer during the rehabilitation project of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. In the summer of 2013 I returned to the pacific northwest to begin working at the family business, and have been here since. I returned to school in the fall of 2017 to pursue an MBA degree from Seattle University, and graduated in the spring of 2020. It was an exciting experience and also challenging, especially with our two sons being born during my time as a student. Thankfully my wife Stephanie is a rockstar and gave me the support needed to succeed! The program gave me a better understanding of what makes a business exceptional and drives long-term competitive advantage, how to be a good coach/leader, and the importance of self-reflection to achieve continuous growth as an individual both personally and professionally. When I'm not working or going to school I enjoy spending time with my wife Stephanie, two sons Drake and Deegan, and chocolate lab Nala. We enjoy going on local hiking trips and weekend adventures to places like eastern Washington, San Juan Islands, and anywhere new we haven't been! I also have a passion for motorsports and love to ride dirt bikes and snowmobiles with family and friends!