Richard Thomas
Adjunct Professor at Northeastern University
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolRichard Thomas is an experienced software architect and educator based in Brisbane with a nearly four-decade career blending academic leadership and hands-on consultancy. He focuses on object-oriented analysis and design, software architecture, requirements modelling and UML/C4 practices, with deep practical knowledge of Java, C++, and C#. As an adjunct professor at Northeastern and senior lecturer at the University of Queensland, he translates industry-grade architecture patterns into curriculum and research-informed teaching. He also runs Thomaco Consultancies, applying academic rigor to real-world system design and long-term client engagements. His career trajectory—from electronics technician and systems programmer to senior academic roles—reflects a rare combination of low-level systems grounding and high-level architectural thinking. Students and clients value his ability to convert complex requirements into clear, maintainable designs.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MAppSc, Computer Science, MAppSc, Computer Science at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)BSc, Mathematics and Computer Science, BSc, Mathematics and Computer Science at Trinity Western University
English
Github Skills (8)
architecture10
game-development6
game-engine6
python4
kindle3
engine2
scheduling1
queuing1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
CSSE6400/software-architecture
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Software architecture course materials
Contributions:1 release, 2 reviews, 429 commits in 1 year
architecturecsse6400teaching
UQcsse3200/game-engine
Jun 2022 - Jul 2025
Game engine used as the basis for team projects in CSSE3200.
Contributions:1 push in 3 years 1 month
gamegame-developmentbasisenginegame-engine
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