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Jesus Salcedo/ Systems & software

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING / TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS

From field requirements
to production systems.

I design, build, and ship software that turns field data into operational decisions.

Founder, Sentilli Analytics.
CTO, Honeycomb Robotics.
Eight years building for agricultural operations in California's Central Valley.

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PROJECT / SENTILLI OVERVIEWEarly access

Field intelligence,
from pixels to decisions.

Crop health, imagery history, growth stages, and weather. Built for the people making the next field decision.

Sentilli Overview showing a tomato field's satellite map, crop health, soil moisture, growth stage, and weather risk
Sentilli Overview / Grower workspaceView full-size
My role
Founder · product and software engineering
System
Satellite indices → crop analysis → alerts and field actions
Surfaces
Web · iOS · Android
Inside the system

Overview began as Honeycomb Robotics' crop-monitoring application. Its grower and technician workspaces now bring together five spectral views—NDVI, NDRE, MSAVI, NDMI, and RGB—with over eight years of imagery history.

  • Automated stress alerts and field status labels.
  • A growth-stage model combining growing degree days with satellite indices.
  • Pro tools for scouting tasks, optimized routes, prescription maps, application records, and field intelligence chat.
  • English and Spanish mobile apps. Tomato yield and growth-stage models are available; almond models are coming soon.
Overview all-fields dashboard with satellite thumbnails, vegetation trends, and health status
The operation at a glance / All Fields Dashboard
Overview iPhone app with an almond field boundary, satellite index selector, imagery archive, and field statistics
Field intelligence from the truck.
iOS & Android · English & Spanish
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Build the system

Design the architecture, write the code, and ship it.

Own the delivery

Take requirements through release, training, and field support.

Measure the result

Use validation, operating outcomes, and economic feasibility.

MORE SYSTEMS

More work.
Different operational problems.

Agriculture, logistics, and device control—from production software to prototypes and feasibility studies.

Sentilli ControlHarvest & transplant operations / Sentilli AnalyticsIn development

One surface to plan, execute, and reconcile the season. The platform combines 10-second GPS tracking, equipment and crew records, OSRM field sequencing, schedule-change approvals, and season-over-season yield tracking.

  • Deterministic simulation of field paths, split crews, truck cycles, FIFO factory unloading, and variety-aware processing windows.
  • Animated map playback from 1× to 500× with a crew Gantt and factory capacity gauges.
  • Regular, overtime, and double-time labor-cost analysis under California Wage Order 14.
  • Irrigation block editing and ETo-driven schedules; soil-moisture, weather, and pressure-event monitoring with SSURGO soil inference.

React · React Leaflet · Go · Python · PostgreSQL / PostGIS · OSRM · background pipelines · on-premise GPU inference

Cal Sun personnel managementHarvest staffing / Honeycomb RoboticsIn development

Mockups complete; development underway. A harvest staffing platform replacing calls, texts, and spreadsheets with a schedule board for each machine's crew, shift, and field.

  • Replacement recommendations based on qualifications, distance, and rest limits.
  • Relocation cost comparisons covering mileage, per diem, and lodging, routed to logistics for approval.
  • Hotel management and a Spanish-language operator app with one-tap shift confirmation.
  • Weekly group cost reporting and a scenario builder.
Warehouse management & fulfillmentLogistics / Confidential clientClient work

Built a custom warehouse management and fulfillment application at Honeycomb Robotics. A rate-shopping engine aggregates live UPS, USPS, and DHL rates and selects the lowest-cost option for each shipment.

Automated medication dispensingDevice control / Confidential clientPilot

Developed control software that enforces prescription-based dispensing limits and detects and reports tampering. In a one-patient New York pilot, the physician could review medication times and device events.

The software performed as designed; the pilot identified mechanical revisions needed in the device.

Drone foreign-object detectionComputer vision / Confidential herb processorFeasibility study

Surveyed fields and trained a model on thousands of drone images, reaching approximately 67% detection accuracy. The economic study found drone detection with manual cleanup crews was not feasible.

Recommended redirecting the solution toward foreign-object ejection during harvest.

Stomato field service platformThe Morning Star Company / 2020–2024Field systems

Built database storage, automated data intake and page setup, multi-crop support, a landing page, and field-technician alerts.

Serviced acreage grew from approximately 11,600 to 26,000 without expanding the software team.

Gradient Crop Yield SolutionsCo-founder & lead software engineer / 2020–2024Platform & business

Led development of the full-stack platform and service website, saving an estimated $120,000–$150,000 by building in-house. Worked with stakeholders and the company owner on operations, economics, expansion strategy, annual roadmaps, and reviews.

React · Next.js · Tailwind CSS · JavaScript · Leaflet · Chart.js · Docker · Kubernetes · Google Cloud Run · BigQuery

Aerial imaging with UC MercedMorning Star R&D / University collaborationProof of concept

Guided four senior computer science students in building a web application to create and view NDVI crop-health images from satellite data. Delivered a proof of concept valued at approximately $30,000.

EXPERIENCE / ENGINEERING + LEADERSHIP

Engineering, with operational ownership.

Building the software is one part of the work. I also lead technology direction, plan releases, work with stakeholders, and support adoption in the field.

View full resume ↗
2026 — PRESENT

Founder

Sentilli Analytics ↗

Building satellite crop intelligence with Overview and developing Control for harvest planning, simulation, and logistics.

FEB 2024 — PRESENT

Chief Technology Officer

Honeycomb Robotics

Direct infrastructure, software development, and cybersecurity across company products and client projects. Deliver field systems from requirements through release, training, and operational support.

JAN 2020 — FEB 2024

Co-founder

Gradient Crop Yield Solutions · The Morning Star Company

Led full-stack platform development and annual feature roadmaps, working with stakeholders on operations, economics, and expansion strategy.

JAN 2020 — JAN 2024

Software / R&D Engineer

The Morning Star Company

Built Stomato’s data storage, automated intake, multi-crop support, and technician alerts. Mentored a four-student UC Merced satellite-imaging team.

Overall tenure at The Morning Star Company: January 2018–February 2024.

Sentilli Overview satellite and fields mark

COMPANY / FOUNDER · 2026–PRESENT

Sentilli Analytics

I founded Sentilli Analytics to bring crop monitoring, field intelligence, and operational planning into one product family for growers and processors.

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ABOUT / CAPABILITIES

Jesus Salcedo

California's Central Valley
Engineer · founder · technology leader

Understand the operation.
Then build the system.

I bring eight years of experience connecting software engineering with the practical demands of agricultural operations. My work spans full-stack web and native mobile apps, geospatial systems, cloud infrastructure, and applied machine learning.

I work across the delivery cycle: understanding the problem, designing and building the system, and supporting the people who use it. Beyond agriculture, I've delivered client software in logistics and medical devices.

UC MERCED / MAY 2018

B.S. Computer Science and Engineering
Minor in Management and Business Economics

Web & mobile

React · Next.js · React Native · Swift · Kotlin · TypeScript · JavaScript · Tailwind CSS · HTML · CSS · WordPress

Back end & infrastructure

Python · Go · SQL · FastAPI · SQLAlchemy · PostgreSQL · BigQuery · REST APIs · AWS · Google Cloud Run · Docker · Kubernetes · Linux · on-premise servers

Geospatial & applied ML

PostGIS · Leaflet · OSRM · GPS telematics · NDVI / NDRE / MSAVI · SSURGO · yield prediction · object detection · on-premise GPU inference

Delivery & operations

Requirements and release planning · data integration and reporting · harvest logistics · infrastructure and security · training and field support

PODCAST APPEARANCE / YARA CROP NUTRITION

Visualizing Success: How Imagery is Helping Farmers Improve Yields and Profits

A conversation about drone, airplane, and satellite imagery for crop monitoring—the practical benefits and limitations, and how hyperspectral imaging and machine learning could shape precision agriculture.

Listen to the episode

CONTACT / LET'S CONNECT