Tyler Clifton
Engineering Leader & BizDev | Driving Mission-Critical Automation Systems, Industry 4.0
- Role
- Technical Business Manager at NI (National Instruments)
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tyler Clifton
Results-driven leader with 15+ years of experience driving innovation in Industry 4.0, automation, and mission-critical systems across aerospace, test & measurement, and manufacturing industries. As Business Development at National Instruments, I spearheaded 18% YoY pipeline growth and $10M market expansion by aligning technical strategies with sales objectives. At SpaceX, I led a team of 19 engineers and technicians, designing control systems in high-stakes, dense compute environments that achieved a 200% improvement in Falcon 9 stage processing. Skilled in managing cross-functional teams, delivering $890K–$25M projects, and fostering strategic partnerships. Passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world challenges and getting stuff done.
Experience
Technical Business Manager
Aug 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Developed strategies for IIoT, building automation, HVAC, and smart manufacturing, including value propositions, sales enablement, investment cases, and go-to-market plans, while gathering intelligence through customer visits, competitive analysis, and trend tracking•Led business planning and demand generation, cultivating strategic partnerships and collaborating with teams to identify customer challenges, define solutions, and develop opportunity pipelines•Developed and executed plans with leadership and account managers aligned to business objectives for test, simulation, and data analytics•Conceptualized marketing architectures for smart manufacturing and aligned product investments with customer feedback•Awarded 2024 (FY: Oct-Jul) AMER Sales President’s Club for exceptional performance and technical demand generation•Awarded 2025 Business Unit Impact award for EMEA sales & strategy execution
Education
Iowa State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering
Skills
- Electronics
- Electrical Engineering
- Testing
- Project Management
- Pxi
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering Management
- Firmware
- Ni Labview
- Data Acquisition
- Program Management
- Product Development
- Engineering
- Computer Hardware
- Hardware
- Automation
- System Design
- Manufacturing
- Hardware Development
- Debugging
- Software Development
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Test Automation
- Business Relationship Management
- Interviewing Skills
- Competency Based Interviewing
- Sensors
- Plc Allen Bradley
- Rslogix
- Control Systems Design
- Distributed Systems
- Labview
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