Kai Goodall
Propulsion engineer at Waterloo Rocketry and Technical Program Lead at ODF/Merge.
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 · 95%+ avg) · Dean's List: Winter 2025
Projects
Pikipiki Rafiki
motorcycle distribution & financing to break cycles of poverty in rural Tanzania · 1st at TKS Earthshot
Garage Liquid Rocket Engine
$1,000 grant from 1517 Fund to design & build a fluid-powered jet propulsion system
SmartStudy (Amazon Alexa)
AI study assistant turning lecture recordings into notes & practice questions · pitched to Alexa exec team
BenchSci Wellbeing Tool
LLM-powered employee productivity & mental health tracker · implemented by BenchSci engineers
NeuroShield
EEG + rTMS glasses to detect and suppress opioid cravings
Bagel Fund
technical specialist at a 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 — former lead kayaking instructor (2022–2024)
Extreme Downhill Skiing
Music
saxophone, flute, piano
Film Photography
Speaker / Panelist
World Summit AI (Montreal) · C2 MTL · Collision Conference (Toronto)
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