Gene Thomas
Software Engineer at Planet Earth Software
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolGene Thomas is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of professional experience and a First Class Honours degree in Computer Science, specializing in C# but fluent across C++, Python, Java and systems programming. He has designed and delivered large-scale, high-performance and fault-tolerant systems for telecoms and billing platforms, led technical teams, and deployed complex solutions internationally. As founder of Planet Earth Software he builds cross-platform tooling and GUI applications, and has released Python search and Linux utilities across multiple distributions. His recent work includes C++ cryptography and cloud software, demonstrating both low-level systems expertise and modern cloud concerns. Known as a fast learner and inventive problem solver, he routinely optimizes performance (e.g., 40% speedups) and prototypes proof-of-concept integrations such as email-to-SMS. He thrives in creative, deadline-driven environments and balances autonomous delivery with strong collaborative leadership.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree with Honours, Computer Science, First class honours, Bachelor's Degree with Honours, Computer Science, First class honours at University of Canterbury
Github Skills (123)
textmate10
image-manipulation10
imagemagick10
convert9
dotnet9
linux9
image-processing9
render9
magick9
image-conversion9
parser9
highlighting9
image9
resize9
xamarin9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
GeneThomas/GeneThomas.SubProcess
Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
A library to run sub-processes on .net
Contributions:33 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 17 days
c-sharpcsharpdotnet
gene-l-thomas/coptions
Jul 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 release, 104 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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