Justin Fauteux
CCE CONTRIBUTOR
Originally from Ottawa, Andrew Rader completed his bachelor’s and masters degrees in aerospace engineering at Carleton University before going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his PhD. He moved to Waterloo Region in 2009 to work for Com Dev International in Cambridge.
While living in Cambridge, Rader competed on the Discovery Channel reality show Canada’s Greatest Know it All, making the final three at press time.
I worked…
“Designing satellites in Cambridge at ComDev.”
My first impression…
“Kitchener-Waterloo is such an innovative place. It feels like a big college town. You meet lots of interesting people there.”
I enjoyed…
“I really liked the Perimeter Institute talks. The public lectures, they were fantastic.”
I ate/explored…
“Just the whole Public Square area. There’s all kinds of nice restaurants and little shops in that area.”
What I still love…
“I think Kitchener-Waterloo is one of the best places to live in all of Canada. Toronto is obviously acceptable, there’s a lot of excitement if you need it, if you want to go to a big show. However I find it’s actually much nicer to live in a place like Kitchener-Waterloo because everyone is so friendly, it’s a really interesting place that has lots of good research, Perimeter Institute, great universities, a nice college scene, good social events, it’s a really nice, friendly place to live.”
