Rob Tompkins
PhD Student - Systems Modeling And Analysis (Mathematics)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolRob Tompkins is a seasoned Principal Software Engineer and cloud architect with over a decade of hands-on experience designing secure, high-performance distributed systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP. He blends rigorous mathematical training and ongoing PhD work in systems modeling with pragmatic cloud engineering, having led migrations to multi-account AWS, zero-trust IAM, and real-time payments infrastructure. Rob is an active Apache Commons PMC member and contributor who has fixed critical CVEs and improved cryptographic components in widely used Java libraries, demonstrating deep expertise in security and open-source governance. His career spans NASA, Capital One, and startups, where he pairs architecture leadership with CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure-as-code practice. Outside engineering, he brings a history of disciplined outdoor pursuits—professional kayaking and big-wall climbing—that reflect a risk-aware, persistent approach to complex problems.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mathematics, BS Mathematics at Virginia TechMS Mathematics and Logic, MS Mathematics and Logic at University of South CarolinaHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Christopher's School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (26)
unit-testing10
apache-commons10
commons10
strings10
testing10
text-manipulation10
mathematics10
math10
java10
javas10
junit10
apache-commons-lang10
parse10
cryptography10
codec10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
apache/commons-text
Nov 2016 - Dec 2021
Apache Commons Text
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:216 commits, 17 PRs, 2 pushes in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Rob primarily worked on adding and modifying unit tests for various classes within the Apache Commons Text library. Their contributions focused on testing functionalities related to escaping, unescaping, and similarity scoring of strings. The user introduced new test classes and methods, demonstrating a focus on quality assurance and comprehensive testing of the library's components.
commonsapacheinterpolationapache-commonsleast-squares
apache/commons-lang
Sep 2016 - Dec 2021
Apache Commons Lang
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:87 commits, 12 PRs, 25 pushes in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Rob's contributions focused on enhancing the Apache Commons Lang library. Their work involved addressing specific issues (LANG-1252) related to number parsing and handling of leading plus signs, particularly in Java 6. The user implemented and tested these changes, modifying existing classes and adding new test cases to ensure functionality and compatibility. The changes also included code style improvements and refactoring.
commonslangapacheapache-commonsapache-commons-lang
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