Dave Hamara
MESSENGER Software Developer at University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Lab
Vail, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolDave Hamara is a seasoned software and electronics engineer with over three decades of hands-on experience developing data analysis software and flight electronics for planetary science missions. Based at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab, he has been the lead developer for gamma-ray spectrometer analysis on MESSENGER and previously designed electronics and data-reduction systems for TEGA on the Phoenix and Mars Polar landers. A practical generalist who thrives on learning, he combines firmware, instrument electronics, and scientific software to turn complex spacecraft data into actionable science. His career reflects deep institutional knowledge of spaceborne spectroscopy instruments and a knack for walking between hardware constraints and robust data pipelines. Colleagues rely on him for both mission-critical engineering and the intellectual curiosity that keeps long-duration projects advancing.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
c, igor, assembly, vhdl, fortranGithub contributions (5)
ishkabbible/Befaco_VCADSR_v1.1
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
Hamara Labs modified version of the Befaco version 1 VCADSR
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
modified
ishkabbible/Triple_Attenuverter_Mixer_v2
Aug 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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