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Brandon Card
President at SAE Government Technologies & Defense Industry Leader
Brandon Card is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in the defense and automotive technology sectors. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Defense Automotive Technologies Consortium (DATC) at SAE Industry Technologies Consortia.1
Professional Background
Current Roles::
- President of SAE Government Technologies (since June 2021)
- Executive Director of DATC (since January 2020)
Previous Experience::
- Operations Program Manager at ASRC Federal (April 2014 - January 2020)
- Engineering Manager at ASRC Federal (May 2009 - April 2014)
- Program Manager at VSE Corporation (January 2000 - May 2009)
Expertise and Responsibilities
Brandon Card has over 20 years of experience handling Department of Defense (DoD) research and development projects. His areas of expertise include:
- Project management
- Team development
- Problem-solving
- Collaboration
- Agile contracting
As the Executive Director of DATC, he leads a consortium of 200 business members, facilitating partnerships with the US Department of Defense.1 His responsibilities encompass:
- Business development
- Relationship building
- Strategy formulation
- Partnership management
- Budgeting and planning
- Project management
- Process improvements
- Communication
- Event planning and webinars
- Staff supervision
Education
- Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Lawrence Technological University (2003-2005)
- Bachelor of Science in Product Design Engineering from Ferris State University (1993-1995)
Brandon Card is known for his results-focused leadership style and his commitment to coaching and training teams to excel and innovate in the defense automotive technology sector.1
