Mark Thomas
Principal Software Engineer at Manning Publications Co.
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolMark Thomas is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently driving architecture and delivery at FloQast while authoring the book React in Action for Manning. He blends front-end craftsmanship—demonstrated by sample React projects and UI-focused contributions—with leadership across progressively senior engineering roles at FloQast. Based in Pasadena, he favors elegant, maintainable systems and pairs a developer’s attention to UX with practical build and operational concerns like service workers and error reporting. A lover of beautiful systems and a published author, he brings uncommon strengths in technical communication rooted in an English literature background and study abroad at Oxford. Outside work he maintains freelance projects and open-source examples that make complex patterns approachable for other engineers.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Study abroad (concurrent with BA) Legal Philosophy Shakespearean Studies, Study abroad (concurrent with BA) Legal Philosophy Shakespearean Studies at University of OxfordBachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature/Letters, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature/Letters at Azusa Pacific University
Spanish, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (19)
javascript10
css10
html10
react10
react-bootstrap9
sass9
package9
nodejs9
configurations9
react-router9
responsive-design8
service-worker7
build-process7
macos6
jsx6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
react-in-action/letters-social
May 2016 - Dec 2019
Sample project for React in Action (https://social.react.sh)
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:407 commits, 652 PRs, 672 pushes in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Mark primarily contributed to the front-end development of the project, focusing on React and related technologies. They implemented and styled various UI components, including the logo, navigation bar, and a basic newsfeed. Their work also involved integrating external libraries like React-Bootstrap and adding styles, indicating a focus on both functionality and visual presentation. Furthermore, they worked on setting up the build process and integrating tools such as the service worker and error reporting.
reactjsreactin-actioncssfirebase
markthethomas/talks
Aug 2019 - Mar 2023
Contributions:19 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
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