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232 Ayrshire Farm Ln.
Apartment #105
Stanford, CA 94305
moc.liamg@llihdm
708.269.6598
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Matthew D. Hill

232 Ayrshire Farm Lane #105
Stanford, CA 94305		 ude.nilo.inmula@llih.wehttam
708.269.6598		 521 South Grove Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
Education
Stanford, CA
Stanford University
March 2008
Candidate for M.S. Mechanical Engineering 3.90 GPA
Stanford Graduate Fellow - Robert and Katherine Eustis Fellowship
Needham, MA
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
May 2006
B.S. Mechanical Engineering: 3.97 GPA
Coursework – Machine Design, Design for Manufacturing, Dynamics, Statics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, System Design, Signals & Systems, Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations, Multi-Variable Calculus, Statistics, User-oriented Product Design, and Technological Anthropology/User Research
Sept. 2001 - May 2002
Olin Partner
Developed Olin's curriculum, student life, and policies with faculty and 29 other students before entering the inaugural class of 2006. Awarded 5 year full tuition/room scholarship.
Oak Park, IL
Oak Park & River Forest High School
Valedictorian; 4.98 WGPA; 2001 National Merit Scholar
Experience
Lexington, MA
IDEO Product Development
May 2006-Sept. 2006
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Completed thermal and reliability testing necessary to support the development of a confidential product.
Collaborated with senior engineers to rapidly identify, prototype, and assess solutions to known technical challenges.
Burlington, MA
iRobot Corporation
May 2005-Aug. 2005
Mechanical Engineering Intern - FCS SUGV
Worked on $55 million Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle program for the US Army's transformational Future Combat Systems program
Designed, built, evaluated, and documented mechanical prototypes for a communications subsystem.
Designed and built custom test equipment and procedures for the program.
Natick, MA
US Army Soldier Systems Center
May 2004-Feb. 2005
CREST Intern - Airdrop/Aerial Delivery Directorate
Assisted development of an autonomous aerial navigation robot for precision cargo airdrop.
Responsibilities included analyzing system dynamics in Matlab, and developing internal department website.
Needham, MA
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Feb. 2005 - Aug 2005
Research in Non-Linear Satellite Dynamics
Reproduced and extended Dr. Miller's prior work in nonlinear residual vibrations of flexible bodies in the control of precisely oriented satellites. Publication forthcoming.
Chicago, IL
Keystone Aniline Corporation
Summer/Winter 2002 - 2004
Laboratory Technician - QC/R&D Laboratory
Independently investigated and responded to both internal and customer technical inquiries
Conducted and documented research leading to FDA approval of two dyes
Professional Skills
Software
Extensive knowledge of SolidWorks, Matlab, Dreamweaver/Fireworks, & MS Office/Windows
Working knowledge of ProEngineer Wildfire, COSMOS, Maple, Photoshop, XHTML/CSS, and Java.
Fabrication
Extensive machine shop experience using mill, laser cutter, lathe, brake press, punch, and cutting/grinding equipment. Additional experience operating injection molding equipment.
Personal Activities
2006 - 2007
Stanford University Men's Club Volleyball Team
2004 - 2006
Brandeis University Men's Club Volleyball Team
2002 - 2006
Volunteer Assistant Volleyball Coach, Babson College
1999 - Present
Ceramic Art
NCECA 2001 national student exhibition (2 pieces)
National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition: Regional Best of Show 2001, National Silver Key 2000
©2004-2007 Matthew D. Hill