Summary
Kris Buote is a versatile mechanical engineer based in Squamish, BC, with 8 years of experience building complex hardware systems—from helium recovery and liquefaction at Quantum Technology Corp. to run-of-river hydro improvements and additive manufacturing. He blends hands-on design, testing, and manufacturing oversight with process improvement and quality control, and has applied software skills in crypto infrastructure and full-stack web work. Early research in biomedical machine learning and prosthetics informs his pragmatic, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. A natural tinkerer and entrepreneur, he founded a crowdsourced fact‑checking startup and still builds and runs his own 3D printers. Weathered by fieldwork and creative ventures, he brings both technical rigor and a wind‑blown, curious mindset to engineering challenges.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Biomedical Engineering, 3.4/4.0, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Biomedical Engineering, 3.4/4.0 at Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta
English