Arnnav Kudale

About Me

I'm Arnnav Kudale, a Grade 12 student based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, working at the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering. I'm President of the White Oaks Electrathon team, where I lead mechanical and electrical on our competition electric race car, and a build and design member of FRC 1360 Orbit Robotics, where I led electrical for the 2026 robot and was the first student certified on the Tormach 1100MX CNC mill. I spent a summer at DRDO developing autonomous drone software with ROS2, and I founded TensorForest, a drone-based wildfire risk mapping project. Outside of build season I organize hackathons, mentor FLL teams, and serve as Training Chief with RCSCC 178 Oakville. I'm currently open to mechanical or electrical engineering internships.

Contact Details

Discord: ablaze3dp
Email: arnnav0kudale@gmail.com

Education

White Oaks Secondary School

Grades 9-12 • September 6, 2023 - Current

Grade 12 student. President of the White Oaks Electrathon team; VP / Team Captain of WOSS Robotics; VEX Worlds qualifier with team 8433W (2025); DECA competitor; former executive of the Computer Science Club. Previously part of the Intermediate Band.

Dr. David R. Williams

Grades 7-8 • September 7, 2021 - June 30, 2023

I was a student at Dr. David R. Williams PS for grades 7 and 8. I graduated in June 2023 with the ETFO Math and Science award.

Achievements and Awards

FIRST

3 awards • 2023 - 2026

Engineering Inspiration Award - FRC 2026

FIRST Robotics Competition - Team 1360 Orbit Robotics

Won the Engineering Inspiration Award at the 2026 Ontario District Championship, and at the 2026 Niagara College event, where the team were also finalists.

FIRST Impact Award - FRC 2026

FIRST Robotics Competition - Humber Polytechnic Event

FIRST's most prestigious team award, won with Team 1360 at the 2026 Humber Polytechnic event.

Best Project Award

FIRST Girls and Allies Stemathon 2023 - Team CO3 (Team 9)

The Best Project Award recognizes the team that the judges thought came up with the best solution to their chosen problem which addressed the overall 2023 STEMathon challenge. As part of this recognition, I was also awarded a Fitbit Charge 5.

RCSCC 178 Oakville (Sea Cadets)

5 awards • 2022 - 2026

Top Senior Cadet - 2026

RCSCC 178 Oakville

Recognized as the corps' top senior cadet in 2026, following four consecutive years as Top Phase Cadet (2022 - 2025).

Top Phase 4 Cadet - 2024/2025

RCSCC 178 Oakville

This award is given to the top cadet in the phase 4 training. It signifies high levels of motivation, enthusiasm, positive attitude, and strong class participation. I was awarded this in 2025.

Top Phase 3 Cadet - 2023/2024

RCSCC 178 Oakville

This award is given to the top cadet in the phase 3 training. It signifies high levels of motivation, enthusiasm, positive attitude, and strong class participation. I was awarded this in 2024.

Top Phase 2 Cadet - 2022/2023

RCSCC 178 Oakville

This award is given to the top cadet in the phase 2 training, signifying high levels of motivation, enthusiasm, positive attitude, and strong class participation. I received this in 2023.

Top Phase 1 Cadet - 2021/2022

RCSCC 178 Oakville

This award is given to the top cadet in the phase 1 training, signifying high levels of motivation, enthusiasm, positive attitude, and strong class participation. I received this in 2022.

BASEF

3 awards • 2024 - 2026

Silver Merit Award - BASEF 2026

Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair

Silver Merit for autonomous drone-based computer vision system to classify vegetation fuel types and generate flammability heatmaps for wildfire risk assessment.

Dillon Consulting Science and Engineering Award - BASEF 2026

Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair

Dillon Consulting Award for applied science and engineering for autonomous drone-based vegetation classification and wildfire risk assessment.

BASEF Bronze Merit - 2023/2024

BASEF

DECA Ontario Provincials - 2026

White Oaks DECA

Qualified for Provincials in the BSM category and placed top 15 on the exam at Ontario Provincials.

Ingenious+ Regional Winner - April 2025

Ingenious+ Canada

Won as an Ingenious+ Regional Winner in April 2025 for TensorForest, a project focused on using drones and AI-driven analysis to identify forest fire risk zones from aerial imagery. Learn more: TensorForest submission.

VEX Worlds Qualifier (8433W) - 2025

WOSS Robotics

Qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship in 2025 as a competitor on team 8433W.

Oakville Youth Climate Action Fund

2 awards • 2024 - 2025

Oakville Youth Climate Action Fund - 2025

Town of Oakville

Awarded the Oakville Youth Climate Action Fund for leading AirSense, a project focused on building and deploying low-cost air quality sensors across Oakville. Designed to monitor pollutants like PM2.5, CO₂, and NO₂, the project provides real-time data through a public dashboard to support environmental awareness and action.

Oakville Youth Climate Action Fund - 2024

Town of Oakville

Awarded the Oakville Youth Climate Action Fund for my project, TensorForest, which uses drones to capture high-resolution forest imagery and assess vegetation flammability. It automates data collection, creating detailed heatmaps to identify high-risk fire areas.

ETFO Math and Science Award - 2022/2023

HDSB

Awarded at my Grade 8 graduation in 2023, this recognition honors a student who demonstrates outstanding achievement in Math and Science, consistently showing enthusiasm, active participation, and a commitment to going above and beyond in the classroom.

Organizations

White Oaks Electrathon (wossethon.ca)

President - Mechanical & Electrical Lead • September 2025 - Current

Lead mechanical and electrical for Warrig X2, a single-seat electric race car competing in the Electrathon Canada series. Redesigned the rear drivetrain from a failing brushed single-motor system to three Kraken X60 brushless motors (11.46:1 reduction), iterated the motor-mount bracket from a 3D-printed prototype to machined aluminum, owned CAN bus layout and per-motor current limiting via Talon FX telemetry, and authored the Engineering Design Report submitted to competition.

Oakville Centre for Vision

Software / Hardware Designer • March 2026 - Current

Designed and prototyped a hardware mount for optometry diagnostic equipment and contributed to software design supporting system integration. (Under NDA, so details are limited.)

1360 Orbit Robotics (1360.ca)

Build & Design Member • September 2023 - Current

Led electrical system design and wiring for the 2026 competition robot. First student on the team certified on the Tormach 1100MX CNC mill and CNC router, and trained on all shop machines. Programmed three competition robots (2023, 2024, 2025) in Java, leading a 10-person programming team for the 2024 robot. Also developed an RFID-based attendance system.

WOSS Robotics

VP / Team Captain / Competitor • September 2024 - Current

Lead coordination, task delegation, and mentoring across subteams; drive build-season execution and outreach. Qualified for VEX Worlds in 2025 with team 8433W.

RCSCC 178 Oakville

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class - Training Chief • November 2021 - Current

Promoted to Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class and serving as Training Chief for the 2026-27 year. Top Senior Cadet 2026, Top Phase Cadet four consecutive years (2022 - 2025), and HMCS Quadra SBO - Wolf Division 2025.

TensorForest

Founder & Lead Hardware Engineer • May 2024 - Current

Founded the project and designed and built three drone hardware iterations (v1 - v3), each refining the frame, power system, and avionics. Planned and executed autonomous survey flights over forested areas to capture training and inference data.

Hack Club (hackclub.com)

Contributor - Forge Lead - Construct Reviewer • April 2024 - Current

Printing Legion printer fulfilling hardware print requests for projects globally, and Construct Reviewer evaluating member hardware grant applications. Contributor and reviewer for the OnBoard and Blot open-source projects. Organized Counterspell Ottawa (104 attendees) and Counterspell Toronto (90 attendees), two in-person high-school hackathons with 194 attendees combined.

White Oaks DECA

Competitor • September 2025 - Current

Competed in the BSM category, qualified for Provincials 2026, and placed top 15 on the exam at Ontario Provincials.

Hackathons Canada

Logistics • July 2024 - March 2025

Secured sponsorships from 3D printing and PCB manufacturing companies and designed a power distribution board.

Halton STEM Club

Student Mentor • September 2023 - October 2024

Mentored an FLL team that qualified for FLL Provincials 2024.

JamHacks 9 (jamhacks.ca)

Organizer • July 2024 - June 2025

Built a portion the frontend of the JAMHacks website, focusing on responsive design, event information, and sponsor sections for the 2025 hackathon hosted at the University of Waterloo.

DRDO-AT-DYSL (drdo.gov.in)

Intern • July 2024 - August 2024

On-site summer internship at India's Defence Research and Development Laboratory. Developed autonomous drone software using ROS2 and DroneKit, and successfully tested a drone with autonomous capabilities using ROS2 Humble, Ubuntu 22.04, and Python.

Counterspell Ottawa (ragnohacks.ca)

Organizer - 3D Printing and Hardware • June 2024 - November 2024

Counterspell Ottawa is Ottawa's first in-person high school hackathon, bringing together teens from around the world to solve challenges related to natural disasters. As an organizer, I contributed to the 3d printing and hardware aspect mainly and helped with the initial stages of the website. I was also responsible for drafting professional correspondence to potential sponsors.

Factful (factful.io)

CTO and Developer • July 2023 - January 2024

Developed backend APIs, managing data storage and user authentication systems using Python and Django. Created the first ever working prototype of the fact checker. I transitioned out of the role following a strategic shift in the company’s direction that no longer aligned with my professional interests.

HDSB Student Senate (hdsb.ca)

Senator • October 2022 - June 2023

Represented my school as a senator in the HDSB Senate, participating in discussions and decision-making processes regarding student affairs and school policies.

Skills

Programming Languages

  • Python Advanced
  • Java Intermediate
  • JavaScript Advanced
  • ROS2 / DroneKit

Mechanical

  • CNC Machining (Tormach 1100MX, CNC router)
  • CAD & Hardware Prototyping
  • 3D Printing Expert

Electrical

  • Electrical Wiring
  • CAN Bus Architecture
  • Power Distribution & Breaker Sizing

Tools & Frameworks

  • React.js Advanced
  • Node.js Advanced
  • Docker Intermediate

Technical Skills

  • System Admin (Ubuntu/Debian) Intermediate
  • Git & Version Control Advanced

Get In Touch.

Open to mechanical or electrical engineering internships and co-ops. Feel free to reach out for collaborations or just a friendly chat!

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