About

We live out our founding principles of hard work and excellent customer service.

What began in 1993 with a single engineer and a desire to serve customers with the utmost expertise and care became the Altavista Instruments & Controls of today. Our founder, Bill Jackson, mentored younger engineers, Jim Wertz and Jordan Maddy, so well that they asked if they could buy the company and keep it going. Job one in keeping it going has been continuing to build an unmatched team of professional automation specialists.

Today we serve companies across many different industries.

We began our business primarily serving the nutritional supplement industry, and have since expanded into local government, water & waste-water treatment, fiberglass manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, plastic fabrication, clothing manufacturing, corrugated packaging, printing, pulp and paper, and many others.

 

Meet Our Team

  • Jim Wertz

    President – Sr. Consultant, Electrical Engineer

  • Jordan Maddy

    Vice President – Sr. Automation Specialist, Electrical Engineer

  • Bill Jackson

    Sr. Consultant, Electrical Engineer

  • Marshall Bowling

    Sr. Automation Specialist, Electrical Engineer

  • John Tilden

    Sr. Automation Specialist

  • Harrison Brubaker

    Automation Specialist II, Electrical Engineer

  • Paula Whittier

    Validation Assistant, Industrial Engineer

  • Ethan Barnes

    Automation Specialist II, Electrical Engineer

  • Walter Maddy

    Accountant

  • Ken Crews

    Sr. Project Manager

  • Jimmy Haskins

    Sr. Project Manager

  • Micah Geyer

    Automation Specialist II

  • Nate Cox

    Automation Specialist II

  • Clarsie Strouth

    Bookkeeper

  • Elisa Garcia

    Automation Specialist, Electrical Engineer

  • Chris Hansen

    Sales Engineer

  • Daniel Rice

    Automation Specialist I

  • Michael Grant

    Automation Specialist II

  • Drew Hitchcock

    Automation Specialist II, Industrial Engineer

  • Trey Bateman

    Automation Specialist II

  • Katie Hitchcock

    Electrical Engineer, Automation Specialist

  • Caleb Bohon

    Automation Specialist II

  • Chuck Patterson

    Automation Specialist II

  • Blake Falwell

    Automation Intern

  • Justin Critchley

    Automation Specialist I

  • Ryan Womack

    Sr. Project Manager

  • Ana Patino

    Automation Specialist I, Electrical Engineer

  • Michael Brown

    Automation Specialist II, Electrical Engineer

  • Annie Brooks

    Sr. Automation Consultant

  • Zoe Mayhew

    Office Manager

  • Kyle Rich

    Automation Technician

 

Our casual culture and commitment to excellence makes us a special place to work.

We appreciate our hard-working, smart problem-solvers and we welcome applicants looking for a top-notch company with small-town hospitality.

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