Background
Kelly, James Patrick was born on July 19, 1933 in Brooklyn. Son of James Patrick and Marion Rita (Gleason) Kelly.
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James Patrick Kelly
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Education
BSEngring., United States Naval Academy, 1955; postgraduate, U. Houston, 1968-1969.
Career
Assistant site manager Pathfinder reactor, Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1963-1967; nuclear project manager, Brown & Root, Houston, 1967-1969; from construction project manager to assistant vice president, Gibbs & Hill, Omaha and New York City, 1969-1975; president, Dravo Lime Company, Pittsburgh, 1975-1977; group vice president natural resources, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1976-1981; senior vice president engineering and construction, domestic and international, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1982-1984; president, director, C.F. Braun & Company, Alhambra, California, 1984-1986; president, Chief Executive Officer, Hadson Power Systems, Inc., Irvine, California, 1986-1991; retired, Hadson Power Systems, Inc., Irvine, California, 1991. Board directors Hadson Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors South Dakot Mental Health Association, 1966-1967, Western Pennsylvania School Blind Children, 1978-1984. Member Sioux Falls Board Education, 1965-1966, Association Retarded Citizens Pittsburgh, since 1970. President foundation board California State University, Los Angeles, 1985-1995.
President Santa Ana Committee for Ednl. and Recreational Redevelopment Area, member Development Disabilities Area Board. Foreman Orange County Grand Jury, 1997-1998. Member NSPE, Mensa, Sierra Club.
Connections
Children: Kathryn, Mark, Lisa Angelique, Trevor, Lisa, James.
