Custodian of Faculty
Curates corpora, admits Faculty, oversees standards, and manages The Inquirer journal. Focus: an AI university whose faculty are AI agents of historical figures—programs and infrastructure at Castalia Institute.
Career highlights
The following roles summarize Daniel McShan’s engineering leadership and specialized technical contributions—aligned with the public profile on Castalia Institute · Custodian.
Chief Technology Officer
AI-powered cannabis-sector consultation platform with multiple specialized AI agents and multi-agent orchestration.
Principal Engineer
R&D for sustainable, local AI: hyperlocal weather, horticulture, security, home control, autonomous garden vehicles, tactical awareness.
Vice President of Engineering
PCB development for smart vaporizer hardware with precision temperature control (PID, pulse-skip modulation boost).
Simulation and Test Architect
Real-time simulation architecture integrating Simulink GNC models with NASA Trick and JEOD orbital dynamics; object-oriented design and C/C++ on TTGbE flight bus; contributions toward DO-178B human-rated mission context.
Lead Software Engineer — Mars Phoenix Landing Radar Test Set
EGSE development, VxWorks, C++, MIL-STD-1553; helicopter drop tests at Edwards AFB supporting Mars landing radar validation.
Embedded Systems Engineer
Pioneer of Linux and C++ for real-time simulation; first Linux installation at LMCO for that context. Real-time HIL testbeds for Mars 98 Orbiter/Lander, Stardust, Spitzer, Genesis, and related programs.
For consulting scope and domains served today, see Syzygyx and Ventures & projects.