DAVID P. KELLY
Chief Executive Officer, Bluefin Robotics
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
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Senior executive
and technologist with 25 years of comprehensive, hands-on experience in high tech
and R&D in Fortune 500, start-up and non-profit environments
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Proficient
in planning, designing, and implementing technology-based systems
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History of
building successful organizations and operations within large and small firms
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Proven skill
in productive communications and client/employee/executive relations
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Deep management background in information systems, business development, and finance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vice President & Product Line Manager, Information Technology Solutions Product
Line
BATTELLE,
Columbus, OH
(World’s largest
non-profit R&D firm)
2005 to present
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Executed business
strategy that grew Product Line revenues 10% annually to $65M, increased profits
20% annually and reduced overhead costs 10% annually for this 225 person organization
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Recruited
and hired key staff to build and strengthen competencies in Knowledge Management
and Information Assurance positioning these practice areas for continued growth
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Achieved successful
external assessment of entire Product Line at CMMi level 2 with level 3 assessment
scheduled for Spring 2008
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Worked with
other VPs (as senior IT manager) to incorporate IT into the full range of the $800M
National Security Division product and
service
offerings
Manager
& Director of Operations, Information Technology Solutions Product Line
BATTELLE
2002 to 2005
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Restructured
the Product Line in conjunction with new Product Line VP; identified competencies
and defined a new strategy for the organization focused on defined competencies
and expertise
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Defined and
implemented common delivery processes across the Product Line groups (~200 staff)
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Championed
the use of SEI CMMi model as framework for process improvement efforts
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Instituted
standardized, regular managerial and technical reviews of on-going programs
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Met with key
internal and external clients to develop business in targeted competency areas
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Maintained
revenue levels and profitability during restructuring
Vice
President of eServices
esoftsolutions,
Dallas, TX
(start-up IT consulting firm)
2000 to 2002
(In 2002, esoftsolutions was ranked #52 on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing companies)
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Created strategies
for IT consulting within the areas of web integration, e-learning, and ERP
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Quickly brought
southwest region to position of profitability from a start-up loss situation
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Created and
executed operational strategies (2000-01) that tripled revenues to $4.5M, and grew
technical staff from 10 to 30
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Led new business
development, interfacing directly with client companies of all sizes and industries
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Provided managerial
and technical oversight to company’s delivery teams of web and IT services
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Launched initiative
that established Oracle Financials as 50% of revenues in the southwest region
Senior
Principal Engineer & Software Branch Manager, Surveillance and Electronic Systems
RAYTHEON, INC.,
Dallas, TX
(Defense Electronics Contractor)
1997 to 2000
(In 1997, Raytheon acquired the defense business of Texas Instruments)
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Managed Software Development
of 3+ year, $20M project to develop a massively parallel digital signal processor
(DSP) based supercomputer involving the development of the DSP
device, a custom ASIC, digital hardware and application software
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Directed team
of 24 software engineers designing/developing real-time signal processing and operating
system software (C and Assembly) for supercomputer; oversaw timelines and budget
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Represented
Raytheon in industry/government team defining requirements and key breakthrough
capabilities for next generation systems:
- performed market research and trade studies
- analyzed and documented results
- formulated projections and gave presentations
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Served as
Regional Business Area representative on team charged with defining strategic direction
of corporation’s software technology and supporting requirements
Software
Manager, Signal Processor Development, Defense Systems & Electronics Group
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.,
Dallas, TX
(Defense Systems Contractor)
1995 to
1997
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Software lead
for architecture development, trade studies and proposals for realtime processors
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Led team that
generated development plan for SEI-defined level 4/5 process that embodied software
development procedures and methodologies used by hundreds of software engineers
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Championed
cleanroom software development techniques that were implemented throughout corporation
and resulted in 50% fewer errors and 10% productivity increase
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Defined software
engineering environment, processes, and methodology deployment plan
Site Software Process Engineer / Program Manager / Software Design Engineer, Systems
Group
TEXAS
INSTRUMENTS
1982 to
1995
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Defined, implemented,
and oversaw software development processes for 100 software engineers
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Led the successful
1 year, $1.25M development of a Floating Point Accelerator using a VME-based 8x8
array of TMS320C40 DSPs and a Sun workstation host
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Assignments
covering the full system life-cycle from requirements analysis to system integration
and field testing on the largest and most complex developments in the Systems Group
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
MBA, Executive
Program - Southern
Methodist
University
,
Dallas, TX
MS, Computer Science -
University
of
Texas
at Dallas,
Dallas, TX
BS, Electrical Engineering - Worcester
Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA
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Executive
Committee member for the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
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Senior Member
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Senior Member
- IEEE Computer Society
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Member -
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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Member – National
Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
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Active DoD
Top Secret Clearance
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Registered
Professional Engineer -
Texas