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Stuart Illian is a business executive with over 35 years of experience, having held positions at Deloitte, Lockheed Martin, Apple, Claris, and XOOM, an Internet company that went public in 1998 and later became part of GE as NBC Internet. He co-founded LOFT, an FAA Part 142 flight training center, and later led business development at ProFlight, which was acquired by Textron's TRU Simulation + Training division in 2014. He works at Bluetail on the digitization of aircraft records and serves as a board member at AeroAngel.
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Experience
- AeroAngelBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentDenver Metropolitan Area
- BluetailCo-Founder and Chief Aviation Officercurrent2019 — presentScottsdale, AZ
- SHI ConsultingManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Phoenix Area
- Desert JetGM of Charter and VP of Business Development2016Thermal, CA
- TRU Simulation + TrainingDirector of Business Development2012 — 2016Carlsbad, CA
- LOFT (advanced flight training)Owner, President, CEO and VP of Sales2003 — 2011
- Trapezo (SoftBank-funded company)Vice President of Sales and Business Development1999 — 2002San Francisco, CA
- NBCUniversal Media, LLCVice President of eCommerce Channel Development1997 — 1999San Francisco, CA
- ClarisDirector-FSA Marketing, Director-OEM Sales & Director-Apple SW Business1995 — 1997Santa Clara, CA
- Apple Inc.Senior Sales Manager, Senior Business Manager, Senior Financial Analyst and Senior Accountant1989 — 1995Cupertino, CA
- Lockheed MartinSenior Internal Auditor1987 — 1989Sunnyvale, CA
- DeloitteSenior Accountant1985 — 1987Columbus, OH, Kansas City, MO & San Francisco, CA
Skills & more
Board LevelBoard AdministrationStart-up VenturesFundraisingStart-up LeadershipStart-ups72SaaS37Business Development59Management56Enterprise Software25Product Marketing28CRM18
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Strategic PartnershipsNew Business DevelopmentLeadershipProgram ManagementAviationLead GenerationMarketingAircraftNegotiationGeneral ManagementSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)- Commercial Pilots License and Instrument Rating — Federal Aviation Administration
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- Who is Stuart Illian?
- Stuart Illian is a business executive with over 35 years of experience, having held positions at Deloitte, Lockheed Martin, Apple, Claris, and XOOM, an Internet company that went public in 1998 and later became part of GE as NBC Internet. He co-founded LOFT, an FAA Part 142 flight training center, and later led business development at ProFlight, which was acquired by Textron's TRU Simulation + Training division in 2014. He works at Bluetail on the digitization of aircraft records and serves as a board member at AeroAngel.
- Where does Stuart Illian work?
- Stuart Illian is Founder of Bluetail.
- What companies did Stuart Illian found?
- Stuart Illian founded Bluetail.
- Where did Stuart Illian go to school?
- Stuart Illian studied at The Ohio State University (BSBA, Accounting-Major); University of North Dakota (Aviation); Homestead HS (HS Diploma).
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