About Tom

Tom D`Asto is a Program Manger in the Integrated Thermal Systems group of ATK, a premier aerospace defense company and global leader in spaceflight applications and small satellite mission provider located in Beltsville, Maryland. Tom specializes in project management and has contributed to such high profile projects as the Hubble Space Telescope, numerous commercial/defense satellite constellations, and numerous Space Shuttle Small Payloads Projects.

Prior to joining ATK (formerly Swales Aerospace) in 1995, Tom was employed as a Mechanical Systems Engineer at Interstel, Inc., a small, start-up engineering firm located in Beltsville, Maryland. Tom joined Allied Signal Aerospace in 1988 after beginning his career at General Motors Corporation, Flint, Michigan.

Return to Flight
Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch Pad B
T-24 hours

A great hit by a Blue Claw
batter surprises everyone.

Cub Scout throws pie
in Cubmaster Tom's Face

Yes, Tom has the requisite degrees of a successful, focused adult: certification as a Professional Engineer built upon a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University and a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins; he has also been honored by membership in Pi Tau Sigma, a Mechanical Engineering Honorary Society.

Additionally, Tom was chosen to serve on the ATK Space Systems Ethics Committee.

What this means to you as Howard County residents, is that Tom has the necessary aptitude to be the kind of leader you as citizens value and can trust.

Tom currently serves as an instructor in Howard County's 2nd largest 4-H club - the Bullseyes. He has served as Cub Master of his son's Cub Scout Pack and is currently a Merit Badge Counselor for Boy Scout Troop 737. He has volunteered as head coach on the various sporting teams of his three children.

In these capacities, Tom learned that he enjoys working with other people to help create a better community.

Tom resides in Clarksville, Maryland, with his wife, Jennifer, of 20 years and their three children, Tony, Nick, and Gina, ages 16, 14, and 12. All 3 children are in our county public schools. Jennifer is a public school teacher & life long resident of Howard County.

Tom possesses a history of amazing ability to follow through on every endeavor he undertakes. As an example, he directed and constructed his family's own energy efficient home through meticulous design and planning, long hours of hard work and sheer perseverance; traits that he now brings to bear on issues concerning Howard County citizens.

The family moved to Clarksville from their first home in Fulton that was constructed on the site of the Cole Family Farm. Tom was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966.

Tom and his family!

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