Miles Reisbach

miles@reisba.ch · Longmont, CO · LinkedIn Download PDF

Robotics manufacturing and NPI engineering technician: robot assembly lines, commissioning, hardware test, and manufacturing-lab systems integration. Eight-plus years hands-on across robot assembly and bring-up, battery and BMS test systems, EV charging NPI, heavy-equipment fleets, and steel fabrication.

Core Skills

Robotics robot bring-up and calibration, commissioning automation (ROS), fleet ops (OTA updates, field data pulls), teleop and data collection, HIL bench test

Test & systems EVT/DVT/PVT test planning, end-of-line (EOL) tester design, acceptance-test program development, PFMEA, CAN bus diagnostics and telemetry (UDS / ISO 14229, Prometheus/Grafana), test automation (Python), electrical integration and harness design, HV battery / BMS bring-up

Software & tools Python, Bash, ROS, FreeCAD, SolidWorks, Altium, Arena PLM, Pico MES, Jira, Airtable, internal tooling (chat agents, scripted document pipelines)

Manufacturing & fabrication fiber/CO₂ laser cutting, laser welding, CNC press brake, sheet metal, GMAW/FCAW/SMAW/GTAW welding, 3D printing, rigging (>10 ton), millwright and precision alignment, PLC / hydraulic / pneumatic systems

Compliance & safety HV safety and lockout/tagout, OSHA, EPA, fire code, safe-work SOPs for high-heat / high-current environments, third-party audits

Experience

Optigrid LLC – Longmont, CO

Mechanical Engineering Technician 11/25–present

Currently employed – details available upon request

Scythe Robotics (autonomous commercial mowing robots) – Longmont, CO

Lead R&D Engineering Technician 10/24–10/25
Hardware Test Technician II 7/24–10/25
Lead Assembly Technician 9/23–10/25

  • Led a team of techs to stand up and accelerate a world-class autonomous-robot assembly line; fostered a culture of respect, excellence and knowledge-sharing while delivering a safe and efficient robot manufacturing facility.
  • Used Bash, Python, and ROS with a junior engineer to streamline robot-commissioning workflow; reduced time-to-market from one month to two days.
  • Tracked a rigorous robot hardware-testing schedule with Airtable and Jira; performed risk-based analysis of test requirements to align execution and reporting with project timelines.
  • Provided cradle-to-grave test solutions for robot subsystems: test planning, custom test hardware/software, safe execution and timely reporting.
  • Collaborated with firmware and electrical teams on a next-generation robot battery and power-delivery project; built harnesses and rigs on demand using Altium, SolidWorks, PrusaSlicer, and Grafana. Contributions resulted in a successful robot deployment and certification.

Western Foundries – Longmont, CO

Maintenance and Facilities Manager 12/21–7/23

  • Designed, programmed, and oversaw the preventive-maintenance regime for high-capacity induction furnaces operating at >3 MW and >2,000 °C, integrating temperature-log analytics and automated shutdown thresholds.
  • Applied thermodynamic calculations and real-time sensor data to optimize furnace ramp-up/ramp-down cycles, cutting energy waste by ~22% while maintaining melt-quality specifications.
  • Authored and enforced safe-work-practice SOPs for high-heat, high-current environments, resulting in zero recordable incidents over an 18-month period.
  • Coordinated cross-disciplinary troubleshooting (electrical, PLC, hydraulic, and cooling subsystems) that reduced unscheduled furnace downtime from 12 days/month to 4 days/month.
  • Managed all regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, local fire code) and passed three consecutive third-party audits with commendations for furnace safety controls.
  • Negotiated vendor contracts for refractory materials and high-temperature instrumentation, achieving ~15% cost savings while upgrading system reliability.
  • Performed modern millwright duties: precision alignment of heavy rotating equipment, air-handling and exotic cooling solutions, and installation of vibration-monitoring mounts to extend machine life.
  • Executed complex rigging operations moving >10 ton foundry equipment: certified sling configurations, load-path calculations, and spotter coordination for zero-incident lifts.
  • Implemented a digital asset-tracking system for all rigging gear and vital maintenance tools, improving inventory visibility and reducing lost-tool costs by 30%.

Earlier Experience

  • Sole Proprietorship – Welder/Fabricator (10/17–1/24) Ran a custom fabrication business; handled design, manufacturing, and sales/marketing.
  • City of Longmont – Equipment Mechanic (03/21–08/21) Maintained municipal heavy-equipment fleet (including fire and garbage trucks); fabricated parts on-site and streamlined work-order processing.
  • H&E Equipment Services – Equipment Mechanic (05/18–04/20) Maintained heavy hydraulic/electric equipment; served as shop safety advisor and first-aid responder.
  • Sunbelt Rentals – Equipment Mechanic (10/16–10/17) Oversaw rental aerial-work-platform service; performed diagnostics, repairs, and parts fabrication.
  • Metalithic Ironworks – Welder/Fabricator (10/15–10/16) Produced automotive and structural steel components; executed GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, and GTAW welds.
  • Precision Metalworks – Fabricator (10/14–10/15) Machined and welded custom brackets and structural weldments; interpreted blueprints and completed final surface finishes.
  • Maritime Construction & Engineering – Labor (09/10–05/14) Built seawalls, piers, and dock systems; large-scale marine-grade construction and heavy-equipment operation in extreme environments.