Mark Jacobsen
Director Of Research And Development at TILT Autonomy
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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Top SchoolMark Jacobsen is a director-level technologist and retired USAF strategist who builds teams and prototypes to field advanced UAS and counter-UAS capabilities for military and humanitarian missions. With a PhD from Stanford and 11 years in technology-focused roles across government, academia, and nonprofits, he founded DIU’s Rogue Squadron and developed Dowding, a global cloud-based drone detection network. He has blended operational aviation experience as a C-17 pilot and Air Mobility officer with policy work—helping architect national strategy to rebuild the U.S. drone industry—and has taught strategy and innovation at Air University and the Air War College. Currently leading R&D at TILT Autonomy, he combines rapid prototyping, systems engineering, and strategic foresight to move concepts into deployed systems. An entrepreneur at heart, he also launched Uplift Aeronautics to explore drone swarms for humanitarian aid, showing a persistent focus on translating cutting-edge tech into real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Military Strategy, Master's Degree, Military Strategy at USAF School of Advanced Air & Space StudiesBachelor's, Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor's, Astronautical Engineering at United States Air Force AcademyMaster's Degree, Conflict Resolution, Master's Degree, Conflict Resolution at University of JordanSquadron Officer SchoolMaster's Degree, International Relations, Master's Degree, International Relations at Troy UniversityUS Air Force Safety SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Science at Stanford University
English, Arabic
Github Skills (27)
qt10
station9
drones9
linux9
cube9
organize9
ros9
missionplanner8
android8
windows8
px48
ios8
mavlink8
autopilot8
studio7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
upliftaero/waliid
Apr 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:8 commits, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 months
airdropaircrafttalonmodifieduplift
markdjacobsen/hellomav
Dec 2014 - Nov 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 2 branches in 11 months
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