Jonathan Earp Résumé

Jonathan Earp

UAS / Robot Builder — Incoming Mechanical Engineering Undergrad

Oakland, CA (510) 708-6377 jonathan.earp55@gmail.com jonathanearp.xyz
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FAA Part 107 remote pilot and hands-on UAS builder focused on integration, tuning, and flight-test iteration — build, test, fix. Comfortable across Betaflight and ArduPilot stacks, with strong hardware troubleshooting and data-driven iteration. Applied research experience at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and UPenn's Singh Center, building and testing real-world sensing and prototype systems in lab and field-like conditions.

01Experience

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — Student Research Assistant

Berkeley, CA · Apr 2024–Present

Indoor air quality & childhood asthma study

  • Built a stove-mounted camera + air-quality sensor suite to capture cooking activity and pollutant data in real homes.
  • Improved reliability across varied kitchens (lighting, layouts, ventilation) by iterating mounts, wiring, and capture workflows.
  • Created an AI-assisted labeling pipeline to pair images with sensor measurements for dataset creation and analysis.

UPenn — Singh Center for Nanotechnology — ESAP Participant

Philadelphia, PA · Summer 2025

Nanotechnology + fabrication, project-based engineering

  • Built an adaptive audio control device with Professor Gyuseok Kim, graduate TAs, and peers; iterated from prototype to demo.
  • Practiced research workflow: define requirements, test, document results, and present to technical mentors.

The Head-Royce School — Technology Office Assistant

Oakland, CA · Jun 2023 – Present

IT + hardware support

  • Troubleshot student and staff devices and peripherals; resolved hardware/software issues quickly and documented fixes.
  • Supported AV and classroom tech setups (displays, audio, connections) and gave on-the-spot help during events.
  • Practiced customer-focused debugging: reproduce, isolate root cause, and communicate clear next steps.
02Projects

FPV / UAS Builds — Personal Projects

Ongoing
  • Built and fly ~8 drones (45 mm–5 in) across Betaflight + ArduPilot; integrated powertrain, FC stack, and payloads.
  • Set up and calibrate GPS, compass, barometer, and IMUs; tune PIDs and iterate using flight behaviour and logs.
  • 400+ flight hours across FPV and camera drones; maintain and improve builds over time through systematic troubleshooting.

Head-Royce VEX Robotics — Captain

Oakland, CA
  • Designed and built mechanisms; partnered with programmers to tune performance using PID and iterative testing.
  • Led team execution during a workspace move with schedules, check-in procedures, and clearer roles.
  • Results: State Champion; VEX Worlds Division Finalist; 2× Excellence, 3× Build, 2× Amaze, 1× Design, 2× Tournament Champion.