C17 combat pilot turned technology leader. He brings military grade alignment, clarity, and execution to organizations that need to move without the chaos or the paralysis.
Nate Amidon flew the C17 Globemaster for the U.S. Air Force, logging thousands of hours leading aircrews on global combat and humanitarian missions, and training the next generation of pilots as an instructor and evaluator. He's still an active C17 pilot in the Air Force Reserve.
After active duty, he carried that leadership into technology, as a Scrum Master, Agile coach, and SAFe practitioner on large scale software programs at Microsoft, Boeing, and Alaska Airlines. He founded Form100 Consulting to embed military leadership into software teams across manufacturing, aviation, CPG, and defense.
The name says it: an Air Force "Form 100" is the document a service member files to leave active duty, the decision to keep serving, in the private sector.
Commander's intent, two way communication, and why plans never survive first contact. How the alignment discipline that runs an air wing keeps a technology org pointed at the same objective.
The "minimum viable process" approach: enough structure to move fast without chaos, not so much that you drown in it. A practical path to putting automation and AI to work when the calendar is already full.
Checklists, briefs, and debriefs. Decision making under pressure and how a cockpit develops people. The leadership habits that hold up at 28,000 feet, translated for the enterprise.
Keynotes, panels, and leadership workshops. Tell Nate the room and the date.