My Background

My name is William Gibson. I have been dreaming of building a Kart since I was 16 or so. Now that I have graduated from the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) with a BASc in Electrical Engineering, I think it’s time to put my skills to the test.
I also have a relatively strong hands-on background from growing up on a family farm – my parents owned and operated a greenhouse business for 30 years.

From fixing everything in the greenhouses I am good-to-proficient in:
• Welding
• Plumbing
    o Natural Gas and water piping
    o PVC/ABS
    o No experience with copper pipe soldering
• Electrical work
    o 110/220 VAC
    o Low voltage – environment control systems
• Carpentry (perhaps not applicable here)

I’ve also done some hobby electrical work with microcontrollers, so that will help with battery monitoring and controller design.
Therefore I feel that I am qualified to make the attempt. Also being out of school with lots of time on my hands gives me a great opportunity to live out a dream I have had for a long time.