Jacob E. Meisten

Greenville, SC  29615

jake.meisten@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:  Computer Engineer

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• 1.5+ years, Computer Lab Technical Assistant
• 1.5+ years, Customer Service Assistance / Logistics (retail, services, warehousing)
• Work Preference:  West Coast or North Eastern Coastal Cities

TECHNICAL, PROGRAMMING & COMPUTER SKILLS

• Alexa
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• C# / C++ / C
• Cognito forms
• FreeMat
• Google Firebase
• Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
• Ionic 4
• Java / JavaScript
• Java Script Open Notation (JSON)
• LINUX
• LTSpice (simulator)
• Mac OSX
• MATLAB
• Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS)
• MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word & Outlook)
• Node.js 
• Python 2.7 and 3
• React.Js
• Robot Operating System (ROS)
• Robotics
• Typescript (TS)
• Ubuntu (software operating system)
• UNIX
• Visual Basic
• Windows 7, 8 and 10
• GitHub 

EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO

06/19 – present, Intern

Van Robotics, Columbia, SC

• Write unit tests in Python for testing new robot functions for use in Abii robot system (proprietary robot) and accompanying software 
• Created UI for company’s software using React.JS

12/18 – 05/19, Full-Time Student, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

08/18 – 12/18, Teaching Assistant

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

• Assisted in teaching ~40 students how to code in Python 
• Reprogram iCreate Roombas by creating Python scripts
• Grade coding projects / homework for two classes consisting of ~20 students per professor

10/17 – 08/18, Warehouse Stocker

Amazon Fulfillment Center CAE1, West Columbia, SC

• Responsible for receiving, stocking, picking merchandise, and fulfilling orders for approximately ~100 orders per 10-hour shift, with order values of over $4,000 daily

08/16 – 10/17, Computer Lab Assistant

University of South Carolina, CAS Computer Lab, Columbia, SC

• Assisted in troubleshooting software issues relating to software and solving problems with HP Plotters and 3-D printing due to improper use of software on Macintosh- and Windows-based machines for ~80 computers across six labs 
• Assisted in updating and maintaining computing center software, including: MS Office Suite, Adobe Suite, and proprietary school software / hardware on both Mac and PC platforms for ~80 computers over 1.5 years; reimaged school computers for general uses by uploading images and resetting school laptops and desktops to increase performance
• Maintained 10 printers and plotters for computing center; perform maintenance and debugging malfunctions with computer software (daily)
• Informally trained new employees to perform computer maintenance, updates, troubleshooting, and computer lab maintenance 

02/15 – 08/16, , Full-Time Student, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

06/14 – 02/15, Serving Asst. / Floor Runner, Rick Erwin’s Nantucket, Greenville, SC

• Provided food service and customer service to approximately 20 tables, with an average of four guests per table and a dinner and bar tab of circa $150 per table, for a 6-hour shift, five days a week; waited tables, bussed tables, and ‘running’ food

FORMAL EDUCATION

• 05/19, Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; GPA: 3.10); Courses: Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Robotics, Robotics, Mobile Application Development, Data Structures and Algorithms, Networking Systems 

CAREER TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS / PATENTS / LANGUAGES

• 08/17 – 01/19, Robotics (course), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• 01/19, Artificial Intelligence (course), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• 04/19, Cognito Forms (completion) parsed JSON files to communicate with Alexa using Node.js and JSON
• 05/19, IMPower Student App, Google Play Market (HTML, TS, and Google Firebase)
• Mandarin Chinese (conversational proficiency)

KEY & TRANSFERABLE SKILL WORDS:  3-D printing, Adobe Suite, Alexa, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), coding, Cognito Forms, Computer Engineer, Computer Lab, computer maintenance, computing center, customer service, Data Structures, debugging, desktops, GitHub, Google Firebase, Google Play, HTML, labs, laptops, Logistics, Macintosh, Mandarin, Mobile Application Development, Networking Systems, plotters, printers, Python scripts, reimaged, Reprogram, Robot Operating System (ROS), Robotics, software, stocking, Technical Assistant, testing, trained, troubleshooting, Unit tests, User Interface (UI), warehousing, Windows