Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
MVP Award at Chyrsler
Timeline
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Brian Kelly

Automotive Designer
Farmington Hills,MI

Summary

20+ years experience Catia V5, 1 year V6 3D EXP, 3 year - NX; Hybrid/Electric Vehicle - Elect. Wiring, HV Wire & Busbar LV, HVAC, Brackets; High Voltage Battery Design and Packaging.

Team Player

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Automotive Designer

Bollinger Motors
Oak Park, MI
10.2020 - Current

Mechanical Designer, Electrical Designer

Catia 3D Experience V6; Enovia, Microsoft
Electrical routing Low voltage, High Voltage Cables, Busbars. HV Battery Internal Packaging and design. Mechanical Design: Brackets, Connectors, BIW sheet metal, HVAC. Train and mentor other designers in Catia.

Senior Designer

A123 Systems LLC
Novi, MI
11.2013 - 04.2020

Electrical 3D Designer- Mechanical Designer

Catia V5, Creo software used. Electrical & Mechanical designs for Volvo HV Pack for commercial buses. Karma HV Pack for Karma Vehicle.

Developed and implemented "Electrical Best Practices" for design team; Lead Electrical 3d routing designer for company.

Cable, Bus bar, HVAC designs.

Automotive Designer

EDAG
Auburn Hills, MI
11.2012 - 10.2013

Senior Designer - contratacted for design on Federal Bus Program. Solid model design including:
Engine Mounts, battery supported mounts for all batteries; Sheetmetal design using NX Sheetmetal, as well as Catia Sheetmetal.
All Electrical wire harnesses including LV, HV, Three-phase. HV connection boxes and any component necessary for builds.
Mentored younger designers and Engineering team on: Process, validation, supplier procurement.
As well as Electrical LV harness wiring build on site for vehicle.
Designed formboards, layout and mentored team on on process of building LV wire harness from scratch.

Automoitve Designer

Magna E Car Sytems
Auburn Hills, MI
03.2011 - 09.2012

Ford "Focus" Hybrid Program: HVAC hybrid thermal design, HVAC Packaging as well as component packaging feasibility studies. 3D Manifold designs; pump designs; diverter design as well as HVAC Packaging and component packaging feasibility studies. Prototype design - sheet metal fabrication and brackets.
General Motors Equinox Electrical Vehicle "Emerald" Program - 3D-2D High voltage - Low voltage Electrical Harness Design; HVAC hybrid thermal design.
Part Design: Electronic Modules, Clips, Brackets, Smart Connectors, Clips, Devices. 2D Drawings generated for manufacturing parts. Advance Engineering and DMU (Assembly Design Analysis) process for manufacturing Electronic Vehicles via: design reviews Web-ex presentations and written technical information. Catia V5 Part Library, Standards, DMU processes & training material development.

Electrical Designer

Yazaki North America
Canton, MI
02.2010 - 03.2011

Electrical Wiring design for Chrysler group Sebring programs.
On site meetings and validation of wire harnesses with customer.
3D wiring, drawing layout. Plant Visititation.
Catia and Mentor Graphics used.

Electrical Designer

General Dynamics
Bath, ME
10.2009 - 02.2010

Brought in as specialist on catia electrical design for USS Zumwalt. 3 month contract Trained Designers in Catia V5

Senior Designer

Chrysler
Detroit, MI
03.1995 - 04.2009

Lead Designer Truck Group. Electrical, Mechanical, Packaging. Liaison for group to meet regularly with other departments regarding advanced packaging and design.

Electrical Routing LV, HV.
Enovia, Catia Mechanical Solid Designer - Part Analysis - Plant implementation.


Tool Designer - GD& T - Trainer - Skilled presenter with strong sales skills. Project Management Training, DFMEA Training.

Education

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts

Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, MI
01.1984 - 04.1986

Skills

Electrical experience

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MVP Award at Chyrsler

MVP Award for Roll Out of Catia V 5.

Timeline

Automotive Designer

Bollinger Motors
10.2020 - Current

Senior Designer

A123 Systems LLC
11.2013 - 04.2020

Automotive Designer

EDAG
11.2012 - 10.2013

Automoitve Designer

Magna E Car Sytems
03.2011 - 09.2012

Electrical Designer

Yazaki North America
02.2010 - 03.2011

Electrical Designer

General Dynamics
10.2009 - 02.2010

Senior Designer

Chrysler
03.1995 - 04.2009

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts

Oakland Community College
01.1984 - 04.1986
Brian KellyAutomotive Designer