Summary
Dane Hankamer is a technical product leader with nine years of experience building agentic AI and cloud-native solutions for critical national security missions. Currently a Senior Product Manager at AWS, he specializes in deploying scalable AI products on the world's largest cloud platform and has a background spanning the NRO, Microsoft Azure Space, and Amazon Kuiper/Leo programs. His Stanford CS master's and USAFA operations research degree pair rigorous technical training with mission-focused systems thinking, enabling him to translate complex defense requirements into deployable services. Notably, his public GitHub curates publishable projects from USAFA and Stanford, reflecting a pragmatic, research-informed approach to prototyping. Based in Herndon, VA, he thrives at the intersection of AI, cloud, and national security—connecting academic rigor with production-grade delivery.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Broad Range of Fields, High School Diploma Broad Range of Fields at Salado High School
Bachelor of Science - BS Operations Research with Economics Emphasis, Bachelor of Science - BS Operations Research with Economics Emphasis at United States Air Force Academy
Master’s Computer Science, Master’s Computer Science at Stanford University
Chinese, Spanish, English