Thomas Dillig

I am an engineer. I use technology to help nature and create healthy and resilient living spaces shared by humans and wildlife.

I am originally from Bavaria, Germany and grew up in the Starnberg region south of Munich.

I first came to the United States as an exchange student in high school. I spent a year living with American families in rural Nebraska, where I learned to use farm equipment and shoot with firearms.

I returned to the US for college to study computer science and earned a BS/MS and PhD at Stanford.

After my PhD, I held faculty positions at College of William & Mary, University College London, and University of Texas at Austin. In my academic career, I co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed research articles pioneering new methods in program verification and constraint solving. For my research, I received multi-million award grants from public organizations, including the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

I discovered Texas when I was hired as faculty at UT Austin. Soon afterwards, I fell in love with the Texas Hill Country.

I have been passionate about technology and engineering since I was little. I started to work in academia and later founded with my wife a boutique technology consulting firm for businesses. While I enjoyed developing new technologies and leading teams, I realized that my greatest passion lies in applying technology to live better and closer to nature at home. Therefore, I decided to change my career and follow my passions.

I believe that intelligent management requires a strong command of facts, both at the big-picture and detailed levels. I relish switching between hands-on development work and strategic thinking. I am passionate about getting results by putting the right people on the team and empowering them to take responsibility and initiative, in order to bring out the best in them.

I have also applied my skills to residential construction in the US, Germany, and Mauritius Island. I am an electrician and has designed and built smart lighting controls, home automation solutions, home media solutions, irrigation systems, pool controls, outdoor living spaces, and HVAC systems for private homes.