Kai Goodall
Propulsion engineer at Waterloo Rocketry & Technical Program Lead at Solo Grants.
mechanical engineering, rocketry, additive manufacturing, and building programs for ambitious builders.
Experience
Education
University of Waterloo (exp. Apr 2030)
BASc Mechanical Engineering, Co-op
President's Scholarship ($2,000) · Dean's List
Projects
VEX IQ CNC Mill [+ video][– close]
3-axis CNC mill from a kids' robotics kit · wrote all software
Pikipiki Rafiki
motorcycle financing to reduce poverty in rural Tanzania
Garage Liquid Rocket Engine
1517 grant · fluid-powered jet propulsion system
SmartStudy (Amazon Alexa)
AI study assistant · pitched to Amazon Alexa exec team
BenchSci Wellbeing Tool
LLM productivity & wellbeing tracker · implemented at BenchSci
NeuroShield
EEG + rTMS wearable to suppress opioid cravings
Bagel Fund
microgrant program run with friends
Skills
Design & Simulation
Fusion360, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS (FEA/CFD), MATLAB, Python
Manufacturing
CNC & Manual Machining (Mill/Lathe), MIG/TIG Welding, FDM/SLM/WAAM
Electronics & Controls
Soldering, Embedded Systems (ESP32), C++, Git, CLI
Interests
Whitewater Sports
kayaking, canoeing, & rafting
Downhill Skiing
Music
saxophone, flute, piano
Film Photography
Speaker / Panelist
World Summit AI (Montreal) · C2 MTL · Collision Conference (Toronto)
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