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Tom J. Kelly II
11381 Robert Lane, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 272-1666
E-mail: [email protected], www.tkes.biz
Objective: Management of a creative project/product development team creating
quality, innovative product lines, for the aerospace, automotive, and
commercial industries.
Summary: Experienced developer of new products from conception through design and
production. Ability to analyze and understand market demands, and apply
both personal knowledge and researched understanding of electronic,
mechanical, and software design methods to generate creative and
innovative solutions to development projects. Good problem solving abilities,
interpersonal, and communication skills. Able to work both independently as
well as a team member. Basic knowledge of materials and production
methods. Experience operating small business financing & budgeting.
•AVIATION INSTRUMENTATION DESIGN, 15 years experience
•PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 25 years experience
•AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, 11 years experience
Recent History:
Title: Director of Engineering
Employer: Distinctive Industries, Inc., Commerce, CA
Duration: 3/04 to 4/08
Duties: Managed a team and product development life cycle for innovative
advanced technology automotive entertainment systems and accessories,
including TFT LCD monitor design, DVD, media switching & routing, and
command & control systems. Responsible for new product concepts:
mechanical (injection mold, sheet-metal, machined parts), electronic,
packaging, software designs, vendor selection & qualification. Established
validation criteria for imported Chinese product designs. Supported
marketing, sales engineering and customer support systems.
Title: Product Designer
Employer: Mecis Inc./Kwikut Equipment Inc., Garden Grove, Torrance, CA
Duration: 7/99 to 3/04
Duties: Front-end to delivery designer/coordinator of automotive entertainment
systems for aftermarket and OEM applications. Managed projects for
Toyota/Lexus Canada, Kia Canada, and Mobile-TV brands. Qualified
domestic and foreign suppliers. Moderate travel & business experience in
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Seoul, Various Chinese Cities. Established overseas
manufacturing in Taipei. Responsible for technical oversight of company's
imported products. Managed multiple overseas manufacturers to improve
quality and marketability. Experiences with automotive quality packaging,
rotational plastic molding, injection molding, robust DVD/VCR designs, TFT
Panel support circuitry.
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Tom J. Kelly II
11381 Robert Lane, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 272-1666
E-mail: [email protected], www.tkes.biz
Title: Aerospace Electronics Design Engineer
Employer: Horizon Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, CA
Duration: 15 years employment/ownership, continuing consulting
Duties: Establishing partner of a firm to design and certify powerplant instrumentation
for Part 23 and Part 25 aircraft. Issued over 24 FAA Supplemental Type
Certificates (STC), working with local and national FAA personnel. Responsible
for product design(TSO) and validation as well as production system
certifications (PMA) . Business operations experience, accounting, payroll,
taxes, marketing, sales. Managed RTCA DO-160 and DO-178 programs
environmental and software validation programs. Electronic circuit designs:
microprocessors (including software), sensors, analog-digital conversion, signal
processing, power supplies, displays. Aircraft instruments packaging design.
Obtained US Patent #4,811,255 for software algorithm.
Additional TEAM MANAGEMENT, CREATIVITY, EXPERIENCE, BROAD-BASED ELECTRONIC
Skills: PRODUCT DESIGN & PACKAGING
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Access, Solidworks, Autocad,
WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat (incl. Java scripting), various PCB layout tools,
and various test equipment, in both the engineering office and the lab.
Software experience in assembly, C variants, Visual Basic, Java, ASP, PHP,
HTML/CSS.
•SDLC management
•Instrumentation
•Algorithm development
•Remote Data Capture
•Embedded software
•Human-machine interfaces
development
•Use of COTS toolsets
•Configuration management
•Hardware/Software design tradeoff
•Manage schedules & priorities
•Cost engineering/values engineering
•Manage inside and outside
•Proof of concept/modeling/prototypes
(contracted) development
•CAN bus, USB
•DFM/DFR/DFE
•Technical writing ability.
For additional work experiences, please visit www.tkes.biz.
Additional Cub Scout/Boy Scout Leader (Retired)
Comments: Board member of the Glacier Falls Figure Skating Club
References: Available on request
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June 2nd, 2008
Tom J. Kelly II
11381 Robert Lane, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 272-1666
E-mail: [email protected], www.tkes.biz