Tom Ochinero

VP, Commercial Sales at SpaceX

Tom Ochinero is currently the VP of Commercial Sales at SpaceX. Prior to SpaceX, Tom was a Project Engineer at ATA Engineering, where they were a founding member of the LA regional office and contributed significantly to the branch's rapid growth and success. Tom has also worked as a Sales Trader at Goldman Sachs, where they traded equities and sold Japanese convertible bonds and derivatives to hedge funds and institutional investors in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Before Goldman Sachs, Tom worked as a researcher at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. At NASA, Tom conducted research focused on deformation characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced laminated composite structures. Tom specialized in developing finite-element models and closed form mathematical models to predict the nonlinear response of unsymmetric composite laminates under various thermal and mechanical loads. Tom created proprietary mathematical models that significantly increased computational efficiency and developed novel finite element techniques that compute beyond bifurcations and instabilities. Tom has published 7 papers and presented speeches at NASA, MIT, ASC, and VSGC technical conferences.

Tom Ochinero's educational career includes a Ph.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Virginia Tech, an MS in Material Science from the University of Rochester, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester. Tom Ochinero also has a certification from Stanford University in Stanford Certified Project Manager and a certification from the Department of Defense in Secret Clearance.

Tom Ochinero works with Richard Morris - VP, Production & Launch, Alex Hudson - VP, Avionics, and Samuel Gibbs IV - VP, Starlink Business Operations. Tom Ochinero reports to Gwynne Shotwell, President & COO.

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