Summary
Bob Thomas is a pragmatic engineering leader and Head of Product based in Utrecht with 11 years of experience building embedded, IoT, and full-stack systems. He combines hands-on firmware (C) and backend (Go) development with front-end expertise (Angular/Ionic) and release engineering, regularly moving between product strategy and technical execution. As a co-founder of an embedded/IoT consultancy and owner of a small engineering firm, he brings entrepreneurial instincts to product delivery and infrastructure design. Known for shipping prototypes and PoCs himself, he balances R&D curiosity with disciplined planning, budgeting, and team coordination. His background includes integrating complex systems (ONVIF/DDS) and serverless architectures on AWS, reflecting a comfort across hardware, cloud, and user-facing applications. Colleagues see him as a versatile builder who still enjoys "stupid but fun" projects that spark practical innovation.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Applied computer science, It, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Applied computer science, It at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Applicatie media ontwikkelaar - web development, Applicatie media ontwikkelaar - web development at MBOUTRECHT
VMBO-T, Techniek, VMBO-T, Techniek at Kalsbeek College
Dutch, English