About
Nate Hamet is co-founder and CEO of Quindar. He has worked in the space industry for nearly a decade, holding roles at Lockheed Martin, OneWeb, and Orbital Effects in electrical, software, and mission design; at OneWeb he contributed to the architecture of a ground system for satellite operations. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace and meteorology from the University of Michigan.
Founder at QuindarYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Nate 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, Nate can intro founders to Quindar's investors below.
Quindar's investors · 7
Co-founders at Quindar
SB
Sunny BhagavathulaFounder
DL
David LawrenceFounder
ZM
Zach MezaFounder
SP
Shaishav ParekhFounder
MR
Matt ReganFounder
Experience
- QuindarChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Orbital EffectsDirector of Mission Software2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Orbital EffectsSenior Software Engineer2020 — 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- OneWebSenior Software Engineer2019 — 2020McLean, Virginia, United States
- OneWebSatellite Command & Control Software Engineer2016 — 2018Mountain View, California
- Lockheed MartinSenior Software Engineer2016Sunnyvale, California
- Lockheed MartinSystems Integration and Test Engineer2014 — 2016Sunnyale, California
- University of MichiganGraduate Student Instructor2014Ann Arbor, Michigan
- University of MichiganProject Manager for the Michigan Balloon Recovery & Satellite Testbed (MBuRST)2011 — 2014Ann Arbor, MI
- University of MichiganResearch Assistant2011
- CLOUD: Balloon Platform Rural Internet ProviderChief Engineer2013 — 2014Ann Arbor, Michigan
Skills & more
Critical ThinkingLeadershipTeamwork6Organization SkillsSelf LearningCelerySpace Systems1Systems EngineeringTroubleshootingAgile Methodologies1Linux System AdministrationCloud Computing
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ScrumData AnalysisTest AutomationSoftware DocumentationTime ManagementAPI DevelopmentMicroservicesOpenStackCryptographyRedisVirtual MachinesRabbitMQ- Amateur Radio License — Federal Communications Commission
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nate Hamet?
- Nate Hamet is co-founder and CEO of Quindar. He has worked in the space industry for nearly a decade, holding roles at Lockheed Martin, OneWeb, and Orbital Effects in electrical, software, and mission design; at OneWeb he contributed to the architecture of a ground system for satellite operations. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace and meteorology from the University of Michigan.
- Where does Nate Hamet work?
- Nate Hamet is Founder of Quindar.
- What companies did Nate Hamet found?
- Nate Hamet founded Quindar.
- Where did Nate Hamet go to school?
- Nate Hamet studied at Y Combinator; University of Michigan (M.Eng. Space Systems Engineering, Instrumentation & Payload Systems); University of Michigan (B.S.E. Earth Systems Science & Engineering, Meteorology).
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