Daniel Kelly

About Daniel Kelly

I am a product manager with a background in industrial design and over seven years of experience leading new product initiatives and launches with manufacturing partners, and I have developed multiple products from concept stage to launch on shelves for the world\'s largest retailers. I joined Westfield Outdoors in 2017 where I currently serve as a Senior Product Manager for our Folding Furniture and Wagons category, and I previously served in the Soft Cooler category. Prior to Westfield I spent three years with Big Time Products and Rooster Products where I held a leadership role in design for Soft Goods, resulting in one patent and multiple products placed, My background includes managing relationships and extensive travel to visit overseas manufacturers in China and Mexico, and I have delivered presentations to teams at some of the world\'s largest retailers. In addition to my experience, I earned a BFA in Industrial Design from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Experience

1. Merchant, Omni - Seasonal & Cleaning

   Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Industrial Design

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Design Thinking
• Rendering
• 3d Scanning
• Reverse Engineering
• Mac
• Illustrator
• Design Research
• Adobe Photoshop
• Keyshot
• Geomagic
• Graphic Design
• Sketching
• Indesign
• Rapid Prototyping
• Industrial Design
• Research Design
• Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Solidworks
• Product Design
• Fusion 360
• Modeling
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Model Making