Mark Kiel

Mark Kiel is a member of the Iron Technology Group for United States Steel. He is a 40-year veteran of the steel industry with six years currently at US Steel's Gary Works in Gary, Indiana. US Steel's Blast Furnace Division supplies the raw material, Iron, needed for steelmaking. Mark is a Metallurgical Engineer with a career that has covered all forms of iron and steel making, including BOF Steelmaking, Primary Rolling, Hot Rolling, Cold Rolling, Plating and further processing. His responsibilities have included statistical analysis, process control, supplier quality, and quality systems coordinator.

Mark received his B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago, Illinois. He has been a member of ASQ since 1988, active in the Statistics Division since 1991, a Senior member of ASQ, and a Certified Quality Engineer. Mark has served the Division as Bulletin Board Administrator, made the Division's first web site as Webmaster, served on the FTC Program Committee and served as FTC Program Chair, Divisions AQC Session Manager and Vice Chair Outreach.

Mark is Past Chair of the ASQ Statistics Division and the Illiana Section, a member of the Iron & Steel Society, Past President of the local Chamber of Commerce and serves his community as a member of the Village Planning Commission and a Park District Board Member.