Jonathan Bodner · Software Developer

About

I'm a Computer Engineering grad (BASc with distinction, UWaterloo 2024) currently doing embedded software and FPGA development at Extentcom — building proprietary wireless systems for industrial, government, and defense customers. My background spans the full stack: RTL and firmware on one end, web development on the other, with co-op terms in telecommunications, healthcare, finance, and nuclear energy along the way.

Outside of work I tinker with IoT projects — ESP32 and Arduino builds, Home Assistant automations, 3D printing. I'm also planning a YouTube channel documenting my coding projects, embedded design work, and desk setup builds. Beyond that: sports, fitness, reading, and a long-running interest in space exploration.

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Experience

FPGA and Software Developer · Extentcom
2024 – Present
Developing cutting-edge wireless systems for industrial, government, and defense customers — custom waveforms and protocols for situations where standard Wi-Fi or cellular won't do. Day to day this means embedded C on custom ARM hardware and FPGA work in Vivado and ModelSim.
Software Developer · PointClickCare
Co-op · Jan – Apr 2023
Worked on patient scheduling and medication/pharmacy tracking in Java and React. Led a React rewrite of an internal message simulation tool that ended up being considered for customer-facing use.
Full Stack Developer · Empire Life
Co-op · Jan – Apr 2022
Auth and user management on the IAM team: rolled out tenant-wide biometric and SMS-based MFA with Auth0, and upgraded a Dockerized React/Redux/Django app used internally for advisor onboarding.
Software Developer & IT Technician · Terrestrial Energy
Co-op · 2020
Automated product lifecycle management processes by writing Windchill workflows in Java, and supported CAD tooling and document version control.

Projects

Voxogram Volumetric Display

Embedded
Hardware
Capstone

Fourth-year capstone project, built with a team of four. We designed and built a volumetric display: a rapidly rotating screen that renders true 3D content viewable from any angle. Full details are in the project poster.

Project Abstract Poster (PDF)

Algorithm Visualizer

Java
Processing
Algorithms

Interactive desktop tool built with Java and Processing that animates sorting algorithms step by step, making it easy to compare how different algorithms behave on the same data.

GitHub

Real-Time Operating System

C
Embedded
RTOS
Microcontroller

A C-based RTOS running on a microcontroller with memory management, inter-task communication, console I/O, and a real-time scheduler.

FPGA Matrix Multiplication

Verilog
FPGA
Quartus
Hardware

A systolic-array matrix multiplier written in Verilog and deployed on an FPGA board using Quartus.

Camera Slider

Arduino
C++
Hardware

Arduino-controlled camera rig using a stepper motor and two servos for motorized pan, slide, and tilt.

Obstacle Avoidance Robot

Arduino
C++
Embedded
Robotics

Autonomous rover that navigates around obstacles using ultrasonic sensors and an Arduino.

Path Visualizer

Java
Algorithms

Applies a modified greedy algorithm to input elevation data in Java to determine an optimal traversal path across terrain.

Rock Paper Scissors

JavaScript
Bootstrap
Web

A responsive browser game built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap — one of my first fully deployed web projects, hosted on Netlify.

Play it GitHub

Skills

Languages

C / C++
Python
Java
JavaScript / TypeScript
VHDL / Verilog
Tcl
MATLAB
SQL

Embedded & FPGA

FPGA development
RTL design (VHDL / Verilog)
Vivado
ModelSim
Quartus
Firmware
Microcontrollers
RTOS
ESP32 / Arduino
Home Assistant
Circuit design
IoT
Computer architecture

Software & Web

Full-stack development
HTML / CSS
Distributed systems
Databases
Machine learning
Compilers

Tools

Git / GitHub
Linux
Networking
Performance analysis

Get in touch

Have an opportunity, a project, or a question about anything on this site? Send me an email — I read everything.

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