Kushan is a 4th year student in the Mechanical Engineering program at the University of Calgary, taking a minor in Manufacturing Engineering. Furthermore, for the past three years he has been an active member of Schulich Aerodesign, which designs remote controlled planes. geekStarter sparked his curiosity because the projects that the program had taken on seemed fascinating to him and he wanted to learn more. He also felt that he had relevant knowledge and skills that he could offer, as pertains to engineering design.