Matthew Gerlach
Owner at Westen Welding
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Gerlach is a hands-on welding entrepreneur and technician with nine years of multidisciplinary experience running Western Welding and performing precision fabrication for clients including SpaceX. He holds certifications across MIG, TIG, Flux Core, Stick, and Friction Stir welding, and combines mobile repair, hydraulic and sheetmetal work with lathe/CNC operation and rigging for offshore recovery. A proven leader, Matthew has repeatedly been promoted into supervisory roles managing large teams and high-profile security accounts, and he volunteers as a welding instructor to help others launch trade careers. Known for punctuality, strong work ethic and continuous self-improvement, he blends field-level craftsmanship with process improvement and training expertise to deliver durable, safety-focused solutions.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
medical terminology, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management, medical terminology, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management at Brigham Young Universitywelding, Welding Technology/Welder, A, welding, Welding Technology/Welder, A at western welding academymechanical, Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, mechanical, Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician at motorcycle mechanical institute
Github Skills (23)
acceleration10
linux10
linux-kernel10
backport10
driver10
fpga10
zen9
quartus9
kernel9
iio8
machine-learning8
u-boot7
device-tree4
wsl23
windows3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
OFS/linux-dfl
Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
Linux kernel driver for the Device Feature List framework for FPGA devices
Contributions:1097 commits in 4 years 3 months
driverfpgalinux-kernel
OFS/linux-dfl-backport
Nov 2018 - Aug 2022
Backport version of the linux-dfl (Device Feature List) kernel driver for FPGA devices. This is an out-of-tree driver, designed to be built, packaged, and installed as a stand-alone set of driver modules.
Contributions:162 commits in 3 years 10 months
backportdriverfpgakernellinux
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