Matthew Joseph Kiel

Objective: To acquire a permanent position in a growing company with potential for career placement, utilizing my education and training in mechanical engineering and experience with robotic and computer technology.

Work Experience:
SAGIAN Operations, Beckman Coulter Inc., Indianapolis, IN	6 / 98 - Present
Beckman Coulter is a world-wide corporation that supplies the world's medical, biological, pharmecutical and chemical industries with quality laboratory equipment. The range of products reaches from the companies first pH meters to robotic multi-channel pippetors and articulated robotic arms. SAGIAN Operations is the R&D center for laboratory automation and robotic integration for Beckman Coulter. Duties and Responsibilities: Work as a design engineer on latest company projects Lead project teams and document product design, manufacturing procedures, and test plans Oversee manufacturing procedures for assembly of components and overall mechanical units Complete multi-page assembly drawings of various versions of multi-channel robot Communicate with Beckman Coulter headquarters in Fullerton, CA on project status Projects Biomek FX Multi-Channel Pipettor -Participated in design of 96-channel robotic pipettor -Created manufacturing drawing and documention for instrument assembly Biomek FX Span-8 Tube-To-Plate Pipettor -Coordinated plumbing design for fluid displacement pipetting -Redesigned spanning axis for proper belt tensioning Multimek 96/384 Multichannel Pipettor Upgrade -Designed and lead design team for system upgrade High Density Replication (HDR) Tool -Designed and lead design team for project
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN	Summer 97
Worked in Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) doing research and design Was responsible for several projects for entrepreneurs and small businessmen -Designed a fuel funnel that locked into fuel cell of drag car -Analyzed the mechanism of an athletic equipment launcher -Drew up schematics for an optical mirror mount on CAD Key Used problem solving abilities to produce answers that met the needs of our clients

Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Minor: German - Technical Translator's Certificate

Continuing Education "Modern Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing" (ANSI Y14.5 - 1994) On-site training, Indianpolis, IN - November 2000

Summary of Skills: Computer skills include: SolidWorks2001, Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop, Paintshop Pro and Microsoft Office utilities such as Word, Excel, Project, Access and PowerPoint. Programming experience includes: BASIC, C++ and Fortran. Also machine level assembly language. My computer experience also includes formatting internet web pages. I am a very dedicated, conscientious, and hard-working individual. When given a task I complete it efficiently using all resources available to me. I consider myself to be a 'people person' and work well with fellow colleagues.

Honors and Awards: In my sophomore year at Rose-Hulman I was awarded with the Mayor's Commendation of Good Merit for service to the commmunity. That year I was also recognized by the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Iota Delta chapter, for outstanding community service. I received the Presidential Scholarship Award for scholastic ability upon my graduation from high school. During my junior and senior year I was appointed to the Natural Helpers peer counseling group by my fellow students. During my senior year I was a elected Vice President of the National Honors Society.

Activities: Community Service Meals On Wheels volunteer Driver Team Captain, Bowl-A-Thon for Kids Sake, Big Brother/Big Sister and Junior Achievement - Organized team events to raise money - Collected funds and reported to corporate sponsor Memberships American Society of Mechanical Engineers, since 1994 Pi Kappa Alpha (PKA) Fraternity, Iota Delta (ID) Chapter, since 1994