Tom Kent
Electronic Engineer at Powin
United States
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Top SchoolTom Kent is an experienced electronic systems engineer with 15 years of focused work across control systems, microcontrollers, renewable energy and telecoms, currently applying his expertise at Powin. He previously ran Taktron Energy Systems for over two decades, delivering consulting, instructional materials, and hands-on designs for solar and hydrogen fuel cell systems, blending practical engineering with education. Tom’s background includes senior roles at Omron, KLA-Tencor and Xyratex where he designed control PCBs and electrical panels for robotics and precision equipment, demonstrating a strong hardware-first approach to systems integration. He pairs field-tested analog and digital design skills with a knack for translating complex controls into teachable content, an asset for teams building reliable energy and automation solutions. Despite a career rooted in hardware, he frequently bridges into systems-level thinking for renewable energy projects, making him adept at both prototyping and scaling production-ready control systems.
15 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Github Skills (200)
meteorology10
python10
cffi10
regression10
docbook10
metaprogramming10
infrastructure10
video-recording10
remote-execution10
cpp10
streaming10
ssh10
protocol-buffers10
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Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
teeks99/multimedia-intro
Nov 2010 - Dec 2012
Contributions:576 commits, 2 issues in 2 years 1 month
teeks99/gcc-ubuntu-docker
Jan 2018 - Oct 2022
Versions of gcc running on ubuntu
Contributions:31 commits, 10 PRs, 39 pushes in 4 years 9 months
linuxdockergccubuntu
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