Andrew Kates

Andrew is in his 3rd year at Queen’s University pursuing Applied Mathematics and Computer Engineering degrees. Andrew joined CREO in March of 2020 as a Consultant. 

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Andrew is working as a Deployment Strategy Intern in Consulting this summer at Validere, a Harvard-based startup that provides AI and IoT technology for the oil & gas industry. In this role, assists in various implementation consulting projects with major energy companies. Last summer, Andrew worked at the United Nations on their Global Bioethics Initiative in NYC.

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Andrew serves as the Director of Finance & Sponsorship for the 42nd Ontario Engineering Competition, leading a team that develops over $100,000 in sponsorship and manages a budget of over a quarter-million dollars. In the past, Andrew was a member of QMIND InQUBate, a stream of the Queen's University Artificial Intelligence Hub that produces AI-based B2B startups.

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Andrew enjoys the outdoors, including sailing and skiing. Andrew also likes music, having played the piano and the trumpet and competing at the international level.

Consultant

SCI '22