Summary
Thomas Mustard is a Technical Engagement Manager with 11 years of experience translating advanced computational chemistry and materials science research into customer-facing AI/ML and quantum-enabled solutions. He has progressed from postdoctoral research and application science to product and strategic deployment roles at Schrödinger, where he built and operationalized automated MM/DFT workflows and supported medium-to-large life sciences and materials customers. At SandboxAQ he now leads senior stakeholder engagements, ensuring timely delivery and adoption of cutting-edge chemistry and materials platforms. Thomas combines deep domain expertise in catalysis, organic electronics, and amorphous oxides with hands-on product development and customer success, enabling teams to move rapidly from hypothesis to validated outcomes. Based in Spokane, he pairs a PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry with practical project execution experience, often bridging complex scientific models and pragmatic software workflows. An uncommon strength is his track record of converting fundamental research tools into collaborative, web-based platforms that accelerate team-driven discovery.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Organic Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Organic Chemistry at Oregon State University
Other; Certificate in Negotiation Mastery, Other; Certificate in Negotiation Mastery at Harvard Business School Online
BS, Chemistry, BS, Chemistry at Eastern Washington University