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Thomas Santini

Founder

CTO at Lodestar

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedLodestar

About

Thomas started a 3D printing company at age 15 and later worked as an engineer at Dyson as a Royal Academy of Engineering Scholar. He holds a Master's from the University of Bath, where he focused on space robotics for construction on the Moon and Mars.

CTO at Lodestar

Intro paths

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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to Lodestar's investors below.

Lodestar's investors · 3

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksInflection.xyzBoston · $500K – $2M checksLunar VenturesBerlin · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Lodestar

NBNeil Buchanan
Neil BuchananCEO

Experience

  1. Lodestar SpaceCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentGreater London
  2. Royal Academy of EngineeringPanel for Engineering Leadership Scholarcurrent2024 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  3. Royal Academy of EngineeringEngineering Leadership Scholar2019 — 2024London, United Kingdom
  4. Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence (LD19)2022 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
  5. ORTHOSCAPETechnical Lead2021 — 2022Bath, United Kingdom
  6. DysonRDD New Product Design Engineer2019 — 2020Malmesbury, England, United Kingdom
  7. Bath EntrepreneursSerial Hackathoner2018Bath, United Kingdom
  8. British Airways EngineeringAeronautical Engineering Work Experience Placement2016Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  9. Airbus HelicoptersMechanical Systems Engineer Work Experience Placement2016Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  10. University of StrathclydeScottish Space School2016Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  11. GoogleVR Research for Educational Applications - Work Experience Placement2016Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  12. OPITOEngineering Work Experience Placement2015Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of BathMEng (Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year in Industry
  2. Imperial College LondonUndergraduate Course, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2018
  3. Robert Gordon's College

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship39Rapid Prototyping7Product Design7Problem Solving23Project Management10Computer-Aided Design (CAD)8Graphic Design6Social Media6Computer Vision3User Experience (UX)2Microsoft Office18Matlab13
+12 moreAutodesk InventorAutodesk Fusion 360C (Programming Language)SolidWorksSiemens NXAdobe XDArduino IDEArduinoTime Management3D ScanningAxure RPDesign Engineering

Languages English · French

  • SOAC — UK Space Command
  • ESA Technology Transfer, Application & Innovation — European Space Agency - ESA

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Thomas Santini work?
Thomas Santini is CTO at Lodestar.
What companies did Thomas Santini found?
Thomas Santini founded Lodestar.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Royal Academy of Engineering11

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