Robert (Robin) Thomas

Experienced engineer, relationship manager, and open-source contributor.

JavaScript (Typescript, Angular, Vue), Python (Django), TDD, APIs, Microservices, CSS (SCSS), Git.

Minneapolis, MN

[email protected]

Robin

Open-Source Contributions

Angular JS, TS Updated components to comply with accessibility github.com/angular/components
Astro JS, TS Updated docs about rendering MDX github.com/withastro/docs
Django Python Fixed bugs that prevented manipulating form data github.com/django/django
ESLint JS, TS Added new linting rules and tests github.com/eslint/json
html-eslint JS, HTML Added new linting rules and tests github.com/yeonjuan/html-eslint
Mithril.js JS Fixed variable scope issues; added assertions github.com/mithriljs/mithril.js
path-data-polyfill TS, SVG Added Typescript typings github.com/jarek-foksa/path-data-polyfill
Simple Git JS, Git Fixed bugs suppressing commit messages github.com/steveukx/git-js
30 Seconds of Code JS Added helper for chaining asynchronous functions github.com/30-seconds/30-seconds-of-code

Employment History

Mall of America

Software Development Manager

Minneapolis, MN

  • Built a ticketing kiosk (C#, .NET) and wayfinding kiosk (TypeScript) used by millions of guests per year at a popular attraction
  • Hired and managed a team of employees and contractors on both greenfield and maintenance projects
  • Rolled out Git and Bitbucket adoption across the organization
  • Rolled out a Jira instance with weekly checkins that dramatically improved communication between IT and stakeholders at all levels

Geneticure, a venture-backed genetic testing start-up.

Staff Software Engineer

Minneapolis, MN

  • Built an algorithm to convert DNA data into recommendations for hypertension, then into a personalized PDF report. (Python)
  • Built and deployed a HIPAA-compliant web portal for users to manage DNA tests and results. (Django, Python, APIs)
  • Built and deployed the company's marketing website. (Typescript)
  • Oversaw company-wide email migrations from Hosted Exchange to Office 365.
  • Oversaw company-wide migration to Hubspot CRM.

Google

Software Engineer, Google Chat

Minneapolis, MN (Remote)

  • Built the website and platform for a global collaboration program. (Angular, APIs)
  • Built the website and platform for a major cloud computing event. (Vue, APIs)
  • Built a strategic data visualization tool. (Angular, APIs)
  • Rewrote onboarding documentation used by 100s of Google engineers. (Microservices)

Nerdery, a software consultancy.

Senior Software Engineer, Front-end

Minneapolis, MN

  • Built prominent web apps for Google, Allstate, iHealth, Purina, and other internationally-known companies. (Angular, Vue, APIs)

Best Buy, corporate headquarters.

Product Manager, Automated Personalization

Minneapolis, MN

  • Ownership of an enterprise-level machine learning service deployed on the global Best Buy website. (Microservices)
  • Built an automated testing suite from scratch. (Python, TDD)

MentorMate, a global web and app development company.

Technical Solutions Architect

Minneapolis, MN

  • $500K+ in accounts closed during H1 2018 for enterprises and start-ups across multiple verticals.
  • Identified the Salesforce instance used internally by the company could be supplanted by the free Hubspot CRM, saving $20K+ per year. Conducted the migration of data between systems and sunsetting of Salesforce.

General Assembly, the foremost "boot camp" for coding, UX/UI, and data science.

Lead Web Development Instructor

Washington, DC

  • Wrote and lead-taught thousands of hours of classes in JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, SQL, Git, CSS, and other technologies.
  • Among highest-rated instructors across 5 cohorts, teaching 100s of adults to become fully-qualified web developers.

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, a global social entrepreneurship non-profit.

Salesforce Consultant

Washington, DC

  • Built a VisualForce / Apex and JavaScript interface to search job applicant records via SOSL / SOQL.

Coinbase, the world's largest Bitcoin company.

API Support Supervisor, Merchant Integration

San Francisco, CA

  • Technical lead for corporations accepting Bitcoin, including Expedia and Dish Network.

The Noteboard, a folding dry-erase board I invented and distributed full-time.

Inventor & Developer

Washington, DC

Education

Stanford University

BA Urban Studies

Stanford, CA

Et Cetera

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