Wes Kotala

Experience

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  Confederation College

  Sept 1994 - Oct 1997

  Tutor

  Tutor for Microprocessors, Digital Circuits, Computer Software, and Math

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  Advanced Engine Technology ltd.

  Oct 1997 - May 2019

  Electronics Technologist/Software Designer

  Design, test, troubleshoot, document electronic circuits and electrical enclosuresPCB design and populationSchematic captureMicrocontroller firmware(C,assembly) and circuit designFPGA circuit design(VHDL,Verilog, Schematic entry)Sourcing electronic componentsWrote the ladder logic for an automated fuel filling system controlled by a PLC and helped install and test the systems at a power plant in Iqaluit.Trained clients on-site and via conference call to use or troubleshoot system components Show less

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  Wes Kotala

  Apr 2001 - now

  Electronics Technologist/Software Developer

  Wrote software for a data acquisition system using a PC/104 computer and commercial data acquisition boardSimplified the PC/104 system to use an ARM MCU and FPGA and improved accuracy by creating a custom data acquisition boardCreated several custom USB data acquisition boards along with writing software to upload/view the data on Windows using Visual Basic or C Improved the applications above and updated the uploading/viewing software to run on an Orange Pi with options to use Armbian or Bare metalCreated a custom waveform generator, frequency counter and oscilloscope using an ARM microcontroller and FPGA Show less

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  Central Boiler, Inc.

  May 2010 - Jun 2010

  Electronics Technologist/Software Developer

  Wrote the microcontroller firmware and designed the PCB for an outdoor wood furnace

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  CFR Engines Canada ULC.

  Sept 2019 - Nov 2024

  Electronics Technologist/Software Designer

  Design, test, troubleshoot, document electronic circuits and electrical enclosuresPCB design and populationLabVIEWSchematic captureMicrocontroller firmware(C,assembly) and circuit designFPGA circuit design(VHDL,Verilog, Schematic entry)Trained clients on-site and via conference call to use or troubleshoot system components