Expertise
Tucker has held numerous product development and manufacturing positions at large corporations, including Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation. While at Wharton, Tucker got the bug to start his own company, and shortly thereafter he co-founded the Innovation Factory, where he headed product development and operations. After leaving the Innovation Factory, he began FlashPoint Development, leading the design effort for numerous consumer and technical projects. Tucker is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University's College of Business and School of Technological Entrepreneurship, specializing in product development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Selected Presentations
Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), Fixson, S. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "An unintended consequence of ‘Front-loading’ problem solving through advanced virtual simulation tools in new product development: Shortcutting the concept development phase,” Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada. (August 2010).
Dunlap-Hinkler, D. (Presenter & Author), Marion, T. (Author Only), Friar, J. (Author Only), International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities, "The Role of Cross National Knowledge Flow on Learning and Innovation,” Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (June 2010).
Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), Meyer, M. (Author Only), R&D Management Conference, "Outsourcing Innovation: A Guide for Start-ups,” R&D Management Journal, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. (June 2010).
Marion, T., Dunlap-Hinkler, D., Friar, J., NU Research Expo, "Instilling the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your R&D Team,” Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (March 24, 2010).
Marion, T., Friar, J., Kinnunen, R., Nacra Annual Meeting, "Agiltron," Nacra, Santa Cruz, CA. (November 1, 2009).
Friar, J., Marion, T., Kinnunen, R., Nacra Annual Meeting, "Attivio," Nacra, Santa Cruz, CA. (November 1, 2009).
Friar, J., Marion, T., NACRA Annual Meeting, "Teaching NPD Across Multiple Disciplines," Nacra, Santa Cruz, CA. (November 1, 2009).
Sieloff, S., Kinnunen, R., Friar, J., Marion, T., North American Case Research Assn, "Adnexus Pharmaceuticals," Annual Meeting, Santa Cruz, CA. (November 1, 2009).
Schumacher, M. (Presenter & Author), Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), 2009 ICED Conference, "Moving New Venture New Product Development from Information Push to Pull Using Web 2.0," Stanford, CA. (August 26, 2009).
Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), 2009 ICED Conference, "A Framework for Balancing Efficiency and Effectivness in Innovative Product Design," Stanford, CA. (August 25, 2009).
Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management 2008, "New Product Development Practices at Early-Stage Firms: An Exploratory Study," AOM, Anaheim, CA. (August 13, 2008).
Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), Sipahi, R. (Author Only), Delice, I. (Author Only), 2008 IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, "Characterizing Stability of Inventories in Supply Chains with Delays in Early-Stage Firms," IEEE, Estoril, Portugal. (June 25, 2008).
Marion, T. (Presenter & Author), 2008 IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, "On the Use of Global Cost Modeling Early in New Product Development," IEEE, Estoril, Portugal. (June 23, 2008).
Marion, T. (Presenter Only), Product Platform Workshop, "Global Development of Product Platforms," MIT, MIT. (June 21, 2008).
Product Platform and Product Family Design: From Strategy to Implementation: ESD.39S. Corporate Education. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Boston, MA, Summer 2008.
Global New Product Development and Product Platforms. Co-Chair, Product Platform Workshop, International Conference on Engineering Design. Paris, France, August, 2007.
Design Optimization at a Start-Up: A Case Study at the Innovation Factory. Invited talk. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Boston, MA, Spring 2006.
Industry and Academic Experience
Professor Marion is the founder of Flashpoint Development Inc., where he has been since 2004. It is a boutique product development consulting firm. Prior to that he served as Co-founder and Chief Development Officer of Innovation Factory Inc. and New Model Project Manager at Visteon Corporation. Both positions focused on new product development in the technology sector.
Professional Services
Product design consulting.
Design strategy and product portfolio planning.
Manufacturing sourcing and strategy.
Mailing Address
Tucker J. Marion
305 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000