About
David Lawrence holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and has worked on satellite systems design and operations at Boeing, Iridium, and OneWeb, where he led in-orbit commissioning and systems integration for communications and earth observation satellites.
Founder at QuindarYC S22
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Quindar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, David can intro founders to Quindar's investors below.
Quindar's investors · 7
Co-founders at Quindar
NH
Nate HametFounder
SB
Sunny BhagavathulaFounder
ZM
Zach MezaFounder
SP
Shaishav ParekhFounder
MR
Matt ReganFounder
Experience
- QuindarCo-Founder & Principal Mission Architectcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Orbital EffectsSr. Systems Engineer2020 — 2022Arlington, Virginia, United States
- OneWebSpacecraft Subsystems Engineer2017 — 2020Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- IridiumSystems Engineer, Satellite Development & Operations2017Greater Phoenix Area
- BoeingSystems Engineer2015 — 2016Chandler, Arizona
- BoeingTest Engineer Intern2014Greater Seattle Area
- Experimental Center for Applied Physical Sciences, L.L.C. (ECAPS, LLC)Experimentalist Intern2013 — 2014College Station, Tx
- BoeingMechanical Design Engineer Intern2013
- Oran W. Nicks Low Speed Wind TunnelAssistant Test Engineer (Student Worker)2011 — 2013College Station, Tx
Skills & more
Aerospace Engineering7Satellite Systems Engineering2Satellite Communications1Telecommunications SystemsCommunication ProtocolsMatlab3Creative Problem Solving1Microsoft Word1Systems Engineering1Powershell
Languages English
- Quantitative Methods in Systems Engineering — edX
- Model-Based Systems Engineering: Documentation and Analysis — edX
- Models in Engineering — edX
- Architecture of Complex Systems — edX
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Lawrence?
- David Lawrence holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and has worked on satellite systems design and operations at Boeing, Iridium, and OneWeb, where he led in-orbit commissioning and systems integration for communications and earth observation satellites.
- Where does David Lawrence work?
- David Lawrence is Founder of Quindar.
- What companies did David Lawrence found?
- David Lawrence founded Quindar.
- Where did David Lawrence go to school?
- David Lawrence studied at Texas A&M University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering).
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