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Jessie Stiles

Jessie Stiles


San Francisco, California
(864) 202-5569

Background


About

About

Driven engineering technician with a wide range of experience in system design, industrial robotics, control systems, and continuous improvement with experience ranging from contract small scale manufacturing to large scale industry. I excel in bridging the gap between design and implementation, having had ample experience working with both production and engineering staff. Eager for new skillsets, projects and techniques.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Mechatronics and Robotics Technician, C&W Services

    Feb, 2025 - Present

    Installation and maintenance of automation and robotic systems at an Amazon facility.

    • PLCs and control logic

    • Conveyers and MHE

    • Autonomous mobile robots

  • Cofounder, Machinic Garden LLC

    Jan, 2022 - Present

    Contract engineering and manufacturing services. Specialized in prototype development and integrating a wide-array of machining and production processes.

    • 3D-printing (mSLA, SLA, FDM)

    • CAD and FEA

    • Molding and casting processes

    • Electrical testing (EoL PCB testing, through hole and SMT soldering, DMM/oscilloscope/VNA analyzer)

  • Precision Millwright, Tradesmen International

    Sep, 2022 - Jan, 20241 year 4 months

    Worked for an industrial contractor, handling various mechanical, electrical, and automation tasks at large-scale facilities

    • Configured stress testing for wind turbines. Installed and calibrated a variety of sensors including lasers, accelerometers, and ultrasonic equipment.

    • Implementation and troubleshooting of low and medium voltage systems

    • Fluid and temperature control

    • PLCs and CMMS

    • Material Handling Equipment

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • Solar Meshtastic Node

    - Present

    Developing a solar powered LoRaWAN device using the meshtastic and femtofox platforms

    • Mechanical CAD design

    • Electronics and MPPT prototype testing

    • Recently assisted with an air balloon through Spacebridge and SF-HAB and sent a prototype to test solar power and communication network at various altitudes

  • Open Sauce Animatronics

    - Present

    Making an animatronics head to be voice synced with a trained chatgpt model. Based off Cogey robotic head

    • CAD modifications

    • Servo control and mechanical assembly

    • Electrical testing

Skills

Skills

  • Electronics

    Power electronics

    High Voltage

    Servo motor control and VFDs

    Industrial PLC controllers

    Programming robot manipulators

    EoL tests/fixtures

  • Mechanical

    3D printing (SLA, MSLA, FDM)

    Fluid power systems

    Instrumentation

    Process calibration

    Machining

  • Certifications

    OSHA 10

    Qualified Electrical Worker

    CPR and First Aid

Education

Education

  • Mechatronics, Certification, Greenville Technical College

    May, 2023 - May, 2024

    Hydraulics and Pneumatics

    Mechanical Power Applications

    Motor Controls

    Sensors and System Interfacing

  • Arts, Associate, Tri-County Technical College

    Sep, 2019 - Jun, 2021

Awards

Awards

  • OpenSauce 2024 Presenter , Daly City, California

    Awarded on: Jun 16, 2024

    An event for engineers, student groups, open source developers, makers, and startups to exhibit something they've been working on. You hear my application on the Safety Third podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeMPYlnSd-g&t=5884s

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • undefined, Cleo Bailey Experiment

    Mar, 2021 - Present

    Community garden project in Anderson, SC. They coordinate with various churches and food banks, host community events, and are actively working on building renovations to further support the local community.

    • Coordinated with Clemson university organizations and volunteer groups, assisted in project management and direction of volunteer efforts and community events.

    • Assisted in the design and implementation of various irrigation systems, rainwater collection and distribution, and gardening methods.

    • Implemented remote sensor monitoring for temperature, humidity, and water collection; integrated with irrigation.

    • Currently coordinating remotely to help setup mushroom cultivation and testing processes.

References

References

  • Zephaniah Smith (704) 439-6308

    Founder of Cleo Bailey Experiment.

  • Lucy Moglia (864) 617-4908

    Engineer at Machinic Garden and Atopile Research Fellow.