Kelly Knights
Position
Chief Operating Officer
Victoria Hand Project
Credentials
BEng in Biomedical Engineering (2020)
Kelly received her B.Eng in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Victoria in 2020 and currently works at Victoria Hand Project, a Canadian charity dedicated to providing prosthetic arms to amputees in-need, worldwide. As Chief Operating Officer, on top of managing day-today operations, Kelly collaborates with VHP engineers to invent, create, test, and optimize new prosthetic designs, with a particular focus on human factors testing and facilitating communication between clinicians, software developers, and designers. Alongside overseeing marketing initiatives, Kelly actively contributes to fundraising, volunteer coordination, grant-writing, and supporting international partners, finding fulfillment in the blend of creativity, humanitarian aid, and cutting-edge 3D technology, which presents constant opportunities for growth and learning.