Thomas Stuart
Customer Solutions at Istari | Defense Tech | Former USAF Test Pilot
- Role
- Presales Solutions Architect at Istari Digital
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Stuart
I am a team-oriented leader with experience tackling organizational and technical challenges with the big picture in mind. My professional experience includes leading business operations/data science teams in solving operations problems, leading developmental test of US military aircraft and systems, and leading bomber missions as an aircraft commander and mission lead.My passion is solving organizational challenges. I possess the technical fluency to be an effective interface between business teams and technical experts while keeping the team oriented to the organization’s overall strategy.I have a TS/SCI clearance and over 13 years of experience in the U.S. Air Force. I served as a bomber pilot and test pilot in highly dynamic environments where I gained leadership, management, and technical experience. I have a strong technical background in autonomy, machine learning, artificial intelligence, navigation & control, optimization, and systems engineering. But my real passion is solving organizational problems whether or not some particular technical tool is useful to the task at hand.Skills: Leadership, Strategy, Operations, Analysis, Programming (Python, SQL), Systems Engineering, AI/ML, Optimization, Controls
Experience
Presales Solutions Architect
Mar 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Accelerating complex engineering with our partners.
Education
MIT Sloan School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
United States Air Force Test Pilot School
Master of Science - MS, Flight Test Engineering
2017 — 2017
U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering
2015 — 2018
United States Air Force Academy
B.S., Physics
2004 — 2008
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Harvard Kennedy School
MPP, International and Global Affairs
2008 — 2010
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