Dane Evans
Sr. Systems Engineer at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDane Evans is a Sr. Systems Engineer with nine years of experience blending aerospace-grade systems thinking with hands-on embedded and full-stack hardware development. Based in Greensboro, NC, he currently architects and delivers complex systems at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems after launching his career as a satellite payload engineer. His skill set spans PCBs, firmware, and software—demonstrated by contributions to split keyboard hardware (SofleKeyboard) where he designed KiCad PCB files and added RGB/LED integration. Comfortable bridging mechanical, electrical, and software domains, he excels at turning prototype concepts into production-ready hardware-software solutions. Trained in aerospace engineering at Virginia Tech, he brings rigorous systems engineering practices to commercial and defense projects alike. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem solving that preserves safety and manufacturability while pushing creative hardware features.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Virginia Tech
Github Skills (8)
kicad10
integrations10
system-integration10
hardware-interface10
sys9
embedded9
rgb8
rgb-controller8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
josefadamcik/SofleKeyboard
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021
A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:1 review, 27 commits, 15 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Dane's contributions center around the design and modification of PCB files for a split keyboard project. They added and modified PCB files including gerber releases, and bottom/top plate files. The commits show work on the RGB version, incorporating features like LEDs, and suggesting familiarity with the KiCad design software. The user demonstrates an understanding of hardware integration, making modifications to existing keyboard designs, and adding RGB functionality.
keyboardssplitlily58helixcrkbd
DaneEvans/qmk_firmware
Jun 2020 - Nov 2024
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Contributions:2 PRs, 230 pushes, 122 branches in 4 years 6 months
firmwareavratmelusbatmel-avr
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