James Zapico
Hydraulic Control Systems Project Engineer at Patterson-UTI
Cypress, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Zapico is a hydraulic control systems project engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience translating complex mechanical and electro-hydraulic concepts into reliable fielded systems. He has led multi-disciplinary teams at Schlumberger and Sarcos to productize prototypes, develop standards, and deliver large-scale, novel material-handling and remote-controlled systems while managing cost, fabrication, and quality. Currently at Patterson-UTI he reviews vendor deliverables, authors maintenance and software-support documentation, and advises on HVAC, plumbing, and VFD performance—bridging office design work with shop-floor realities. Known for mentoring engineers, conducting candidate selection, and acting as PI on government projects, he combines practical CAD/FEA know-how with systems-level project leadership. Based in Cypress, Texas, he brings a pragmatic problem-solving style and a track record of turning prototype innovations into manufacturable, fit-for-purpose products.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
Github Skills (24)
cmsis8
debugging8
platformio8
unit-testing7
embedded-software7
esp82667
firmware7
ide7
risc-v7
arduino7
arm7
embedded6
esp326
build-system6
microcontroller6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jadedanemone/BBB-eQEP
May 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:60 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 9 months
beaglebonepythonbeaglebone-black
jadedanemone/ffmpeg-normalize
Mar 2020 - May 2021
Audio Normalization for Python/ffmpeg
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 year 2 months
pythonnormalizationaudio-normalizationaudiopython-ffmpeg
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