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A motorsports leader adds to its design team with a project solution

07/22/2024
A designer working on a high-end computer with multiple monitors displaying advanced design software like CATIA.

The challenge

Find a design expert to convert point data in CATIA. 

The customer works on design in the motorsports division for a major global manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and an array of other power products. The client was responsible for the front-end design process—covering features like the front bumper, fenders, and grill—of a prototype new ATV, or all-terrain vehicle.  

However, his design team didn’t have the capability in-house to convert point cloud data from a clay model scan into Class A surfaces in CATIA, where his internal designers could finish the model. He needed to find a talented designer quickly with the right skill sets to complete the project and keep his team on schedule. 

The solution

An SOW-based delivery model with fixed pricing. 

Beyond a way to simply contract the right talent long-term, the client wanted a delivery model that would take full responsibility for the management and execution of the project end-to-end, from inception to successful completion, for a fixed price.

The experts at Kelly Engineering had a perfect solution: a Project Delivery model from their statementworX suite of SOW-based solutions. The existing pool of candidates with the prototyping design experience required on CATIA design tool software was small. This model allowed them to attract high-level talent on demand, with guaranteed availability, from a more robust bench of talent. 

The value

Completing critical design work in under 3 weeks. 

The Kelly team rapidly identified a Class A Surface Modeler in their network with 13+ years of relevant experience who was interested and available. They scheduled a virtual meeting between the client stakeholder and candidate on a Friday. That meeting went well. The candidate flew the following Wednesday to meet the client’s team members, acquire a computer and software licenses, then started working on the project the following day.

Work was completed less than 2 weeks later, 4 days ahead of an already tight deadline. The client—impressed by the responsive timing as much as the quality of work—has new prototypes coming and plans on using the resource again, sooner than later. statementworX will make it easy.

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As a talent solutions specialist, Kelly Engineering is ready to partner with you. We provide a full portfolio of customized recruitment solutions to complement your business needs from contract, contract to hire, and direct hire to statementworX, an agile statement of work (SOW) solution that’s tailored to fit your business across a suite of delivery models. 

Kelly Engineering can find highly skilled general contractors for any design phase or type of project from graphic design to your final product. 

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