Stasi Poulos is the founder and CEO of Mindstar Aviation, a company that develops simulations for avionics and aircraft systems used in professional flight simulators and certain home-use aviation training products. In addition to flight simulators for civil aviation, Mindstar Aviation has been involved with a variety of aviation-related projects in the military and intelligence communities. Mindstar Aviation also produces simulated aircraft GPS units that use real-world navigation data to enhance training. He earned a BBA in business administration and business computing science from Texas A&M University and held a variety of software development positions during a 15-year career at Mobil Oil Corporation. An avid pilot since the early 1980s, he holds several ratings and certifications.