Keith Edward Knipling

Present Address                                             Permanent Address

1600 Patrick Henry Drive                                    11807 Harley Road

Apartment 126                                               Mason Neck, Virginia 22079

Blacksburg, Virginia 24060                                  (703) 339-8196

(540) 953-1600

kkniplin@vt.edu

OBJECTIVE

Position utilizing skills and experience in AutoCAD, fiber-reinforced composite materials and/or public relations, in a field of materials engineering discipline.

EDUCATION

Second year undergraduate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department of the College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
71 total credit hours (16 Advanced Placement) completed, with a QCA of 3.34


Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, Virginia
Diploma: Advanced Studies with Governor's Seal, June 1994 (3.6/4.0)


Senior Design Project: The Research of Fiber-Reinforced Composites and Hydrodynamics, Culminating in the Fabrication of a Composite Whitewater Kayak
Prototyping and Engineering Materials Research Laboratory, TJHSST


• Researched fiber-reinforced composites
• Utilized AutoCAD
• Received generous donations of fiberglass, Kevlar, and carbon fiber, as well as epoxy resin from 3M and Shell Chemical Company.

EXPERIENCE

• Retail sales and outfitting consultant for Hudson Trail Outfitters, Springfield, Virginia, Summer 1995
• Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 899, Mason Neck, VA, January 1994-present
• Equine Attendant, Old Mill Run Farm, Mason Neck, VA, 1989-1993

ACTIVITIES

• Member of Student Engineers' Council (SEC) of Virginia Tech, Since September, 1995
• Member of the SAMPE student chapter of Virginia Tech, and represent SAMPE in the SEC, Since September, 1995
• Assistant Principal Cellist in the New River Valley Symphony, Since August, 1994
• Callout-Qualified member of Southwest Virginia Mountain Rescue Group (SWVaMRG), Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference (ASRC), Since August, 1994
• Member of the Virginia Tech Outing Club, Since August, 1994
• Member of the Mountain Biking Club of Virginia Tech, Since August, 1994
• Member of the Virginia Tech Ski Club, Since August, 1994

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Eagle Scout with Palms, Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
• Brotherhood Honor, Order of the Arrow, BSA