Cameron graduated his B.A.Sc. from U of T Engineering Science (Aerospace Option) in 2008, and his M.A.Sc. in 2009 at the U of T Institute for Aerospace Studis. Cameron and colleague Todd Reichert led the team that designed and built the Snowbird Human-Powered Ornithopter, an ultra-lightweight flapping-wing aircraft. On August 2nd 2010, the Snowbird became the first piloted or human-powered flapping-wing aircraft to sustain flight (as overseen and certified by the FAI), an acclaimed world first that has served as an inspiration to many around the world. In 2011 Todd and Cameron were named co-recipients of the CASI Trans-Canada McKee Trophy, one of the most prestigious awards in Canadian Aerospace. Cameron spent several years after graduation designing Canada’s first domestically-produced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Brican Automated Systems in Brampton, ON, with development ongoing.
More recently, Cameron co-founded AeroVelo Inc, a company dedicated to experiential teaching programs, lightweight engineering design, and efficient human-powered transportation. Their current focus is the Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter Project with the aim of capturing the 30-year old Sikorsky Prize, for the first flight of a human-powered helicopter to exceed 60 seconds duration and reach 3m in height. The team is largely comprised of undergraduates from U of T Engineering and several other Canadian universities. For this project AeroVelo was awarded the FAI’s Prince Alvaro d’Orleans Borbon Grant, for the fostering of aerospace education and increasing the exposure of sporting aviation.