Hi, I'm Dan Card

About me

Former rocket scientist, current software engineer. I obtained my formal education in aerospace engineering, but transitioned into the world of technology and programming! Through my graduate studies, I found my passion of programming. And after much reflection, I've decided that I wanted to further pursue this career.

There's so much to learn and I can't wait to get started!

I can be reached via my email at dcard@umich.edu

Check out my portfolio here!

More about me

   

• 💻 I'm currently working on some personal projects
• 📝 I'm learning about all things programming!
• 🧐 Looking to help with an open-source project!
• ⚡️ Fun-Fact: I have hiked 9 mountains 🏔
• 🙌🏽 Goal of 2023: release an "official" version of my homelab

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Still here? (My Past as a Rocket Scientist)

I always get asked about my past rolees as an aerospace engineer, since it's such a unique skillset. If you're curious, well here's what I previously did when I was in the aerospace field:

• Lead maintenance and tooling for multi-billion dollar Trident D5 II Navy contract
• Performed R&D on high power Hall Effect Thrusters (HETs), a.k.a. ion engines
• Designed an carbon-graphite ion beam dump to lower vacuum chamber erosion
• Aided research at The University of Michigan's Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL)
• Created a small embedded system for digital aquisition (DAQ) for laboratory purposes