Dr. David Kelly

Instructor

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Biography

Before joining the University of Michigan, David Kelly was Vice President at Turner Construction Company, a North America-based, international construction services company and leading general builder in the United States. He worked full-time at Turner for 29 years, serving in numerous positions including field engineer, assistant superintendent, scheduling engineer, assistant estimating engineer, project engineer, chief estimating engineer, preconstruction manager, business manager, and general manager. His project portfolio includes various sectors such as commercial office (low and high-rise), data center, education, healthcare, historic renovation, industrial, pharmaceutical, public and assembly, research, and transit buildings. His research interests focus on technology use, organizational structures, and project performance, with specific areas of interest including design-assist contracting, healthcare design, historic renovation and adaptive reuse, legal and ethical issues, overdesign and over-specification, and procurement.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer III

— Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Teaches courses in the Civil and Environmental Engineering curriculum, covering topics such as building construction, cost engineering, financial economics, and design engineering. Supervises undergraduate and graduate students in independent study sections.

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science