# Kellen Mobilia

> Software Engineer w/ Experience in Life Science Instrumentation Industry

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kellenmobilia

## Work Experience
### Sr. Software Engineer @ iconPCR_n6
Jan 2024 – Present | California, United States
Full-Stack SW development for the next generation of PCR instrumentation.

### Sr Software Engineer @ Deepcell
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Menlo Park, California, United States

### Staff Application Engineer @ Bruker Cellular Analysis
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Emeryville, California, United States
Developing automated, microfluidic workflows on the Beacon platform from proof-of-concept through product release across a variety of applications including: CHO Cell Line Development, Antibody Discovery, Synthetic Biology (Yeast and Bacteria), and Viral Vector Manufacturing. 

Areas of responsibility include:
Defining requirements and specifications for workflows.
Cross functional coordination between biology, chemistry, hardware, and software as contributions are integrated into a complete product.
Microfluidic assay development and modeling.
On instrument cell culture optimization.
Translating processes into automated workflows using python.

### Staff Application Engineer @ Berkeley Lights
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### Sr. Applications Engineer @ Berkeley Lights
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Emeryville, California

### Applications Engineer @ Berkeley Lights
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Areas of responsibility include:
Process development and automation of micro-fluidic processes 
Development of aseptic practices and techniques 
Optimization and testing of cell based assays for biologic drug discovery

### Research Associate Engineer @ Berkeley Lights
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Areas of responsibility include:
Improving process automatlion and reliability of micro-fluidic cell culture
Scripting and developing new workflows using Python
Writing and updating SOPs

### Graduate Student @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Studied the stability and longevity of a chlorite dismutase to assess its potential for use as a biocatalyst in novel, biomimetic materials for drinking water treatment  
Developed techniques to quantify performance and kinetics of enzymes from 7 bacterial species
Cloned, tagged, expressed, and purified a functional enzyme for production of a polyclonal antibody
Developed protocol for quantitative western blotting 
Optimized experimental procedures to increase throughput and accuracy by coding custom data acquisition software in MATLAB

### Student Researcher @ Northwestern University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Evanston IL
Investigated biological mechanisms of how sea urchin primary mesenchyme cells (PMC) shape and grow their calcite endoskeleton.
Developed numerous spectroscopic techniques to monitor biomineral growth in sea urchin embryonic culture and characterized the importance of the cytoskeleton for normal growth
Collaborated with two senior researchers to develop project goals and design experiments
Tested and developed hypotheses regarding the role of the cytoskeleton in biomineral growth

### Co-Op @ Genentech
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
Completed two autonomous research projects affecting late stage project development
Developed, adapted, and tested a standard protocol for mass transport characterization in large scale bioreactors
Coordinated with plant engineers to design and run E. coli fermentations in pilot/large scale reactors
Communicated findings to senior engineers via technical reports and oral presentations


## Education
### BS in Chemical Engineering in Chemical Engineering and Biology
Northwestern University

### Master of Science (MS) in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kellen-mobilia-59354816

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Last updated: 2026-04-01