Robert Thomas

Kanary

2023

Staff Engineer

Go, AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Docker, Selenium

Built and maintained scalable system to search data brokers for customers’ personal information; deployed system to remove customer data from websites using Docker containers in AWS; maintained Django backend; researched and implemented strategies to avoid fingerprinting and bypass site CAPTCHAs.

Textel

2020 - 2023

Software Architect

C#, Azure, Service Fabric, DevOps, MSSQL, REST, Vue.js, SignalR, Elasticsearch

Designed software and system architecture for scalable, cloud-based SMS and MMS communications platform; hired and trained a team of software engineers in building maintainable products from the ground up; designed table schemas for MSSQL Server; created a GDPR-compliant international texting framework; created automated pipelines and releases to manage testing and deployments; implemented continuous integration and delivery strategies.

Software Engineer - Team Lead

MiTek

2015 - 2020

Software Engineer III - Team Lead

C#, WPF, MSSQL, Azure, DevOps, Xamarin, JavaScript, React

Redesigned desktop software with a focus on feature discoverability and usability; designed and developed cross-platform infrastructure used in desktop, mobile, and web applications/APIs; created cloud microservices; researched and recommended mobile technology; created and led development and support of mobile software on iOS and Android; researched and recommended technology for a suite of online applications with a focus on single-page applications and mobile first design.

Software Engineer II

C++, MFC, C#, WinForms, TFS

Supported the Engineering component of the Sapphire Software Suite; developed and maintain algorithms designed to efficiently examine and ensure structural integrity of modeled building components; enhanced visual display and reporting of model information; preserved stability of unmanaged code within a managed environment.

Tapestry Solutions

2014 - 2015

Software Engineer

C++, C#, VB, MIDL, COM

Designed, developed, and supported the F/A 18 Mission Planning software in accordance with software engineering process standards for the U.S. Navy; implemented software requirements using C++, C#, VB.NET, VB6, and MIDL; used COM to ensure proper communication between components written in each language; trained and led a subset of the team in converting old projects to modern programming languages.

MedAssets

2014

Developer

C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, Azure, SQL, SignalR

Developed a web-based survey system for synchronous survey participation to gather information on medical equipment purchases; created management structure for survey generation; designed survey session organization; gained experience with ASP.NET MVC 4, Azure, Microsoft SQL, SignalR, and Visual Studio Online; produced UML documentation and user manuals.

Rice University

2012

Research Assistant

PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Collaborated online with a small team to develop web portal for analysis of research data; implemented template and login methods using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL databases; designed system for graphical representation of research data.