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CV - Anton Theo Kilian
Cell phone: (+27) 84 583 8266 Email: atk@live.co.za
Current address: Cape Town I.D. No : 8603245087088
Mail address: 68 Mainroad Passport No : A01455374
Walmer
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
6070 08 February 2016
BEng Mechatronic (Certificate: 0120126):
 Graduated 03/2011 from Stellenbosch University (SU).
 Project: Manufacturing of a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID).
Design experience during BEng:
 Electronic design of a Tachograph (Embedded system design)
 Electronic design of a Security gate control system (Embedded system design)
 Mechatronic design of Automated greenhouse (SCADA)
MScEng Mechatronic (Certificate: 0150752):
 Graduated 03/2014 from SU.
 Project for the South African National Space Agency (SANSA): 3-Axis Geomagnetic
Magnetometer System Design Using Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices.
Design experience during MScEng:
 Design of a non-magnetic 3-axis SQUID magnetometer mounting station for SANSA.
 Magnetic shield design for SQUIDs at SANSA.
Publications during MScEng:
L. J. Janse van Vuuren, A. Kilian, T.-J. Phiri, C. J. Fourie, E. Pozzo di Borgo, P. Febvre,
E. F. Saunderson, E. T. Lochner and D. J. Gouws, “Implementation of an unshielded
SQUID as a geomagnetic sensor,” in IEEE AFRICON 2013, Mauritius, 2013.

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Software Experience:
 Autodesk Inventor
 High-performance Embedded Workshop (Renesas MCU programming)
 MathCAD / SMathStudio
 Matlab / Scilab
 National Instruments DAQ programming
 Visual Studio (C++ programming)
 Wonderware InControl / InTouch (PLC programming)
 Adobe Acrobat
 Microsoft Office
Equipment / Process Experience:
 Argon ion milling
 Atomic force microscopy
 Cryogenics
 Inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering
 Photolithography
 Thermal evaporation deposition
 Drilling, milling, turning, welding, pressure testing, hydraulics
Work Experience:
SANSA: Assistant researcher – 12/2013 – 03/2014.
 Writing code to download vast amounts of data and write to files for analysis
 Analysis of Ionospheric measurement data
 Preparation of data for Artificial Neural Network
Optima Hydraulics: Designer, QC, MRQ, HSR – 05/2014 – Present
 Design of components, structures, mechanical and hydraulic equipment and systems.
 Engineering calculations, FEA, fabrication according to ASME B31.3.
 Preparing quotations, customer liaison.
 Production and construction management
 Quality Control. Compiling and maintaining complete data packs, from material ID to
COC, punching and handover.
 Management Representative for Quality. Running management review meetings,
maintaining company policies and procedures for integrated management system,
ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2008.
 Scheduling of equipment calibration and inspection, training of employees and audits.
 Maintaining tool lists, equipment lists, equipment maintenance and housekeeping.
 Internal Auditing of both management system (ISO 9001:2008) and HSE.