Sam Thomas
Director, Digital Accessibility at Fidelity Investments
North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Thomas is a seasoned technologist and accessibility leader with 12 years of software engineering and organizational leadership experience, currently serving as Director of Digital Accessibility at Fidelity Investments. He blends deep front-end expertise and a passion for JavaScript and functional programming with a track record of driving quality through automation, education, and culture across large engineering organizations. Previously he led chapters focused on engineering efficiency, assurance, and test automation—mentoring dozens of engineers and embedding accessibility into CI pipelines and development practices. Based in North Carolina, Sam’s career spans full-stack roles, enterprise front-end architecture, and early IT work in the Army Reserve, giving him a practical appreciation for disciplined process and people-first leadership. Notably, his shift from hands-on front-end development to accessibility leadership reflects a rare combination of technical fluency and organizational change-making.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at North Carolina State UniversityU. S. Army Computer Science School
Github Skills (79)
ecmascript8
purescript8
javascript8
linter8
eslint8
robust7
netsuite7
cli-tools7
loader7
browserslist7
graph7
static-code-analysis7
module-loader7
blockchain7
nuget-package7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
samspot/7dayrl2019
Feb 2019 - Jul 2020
Contributions:1 release, 328 commits, 9 PRs in 1 year 5 months
samspot/react-requirejs-example
Jan 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:5 commits, 2 pushes, 4 comments in 1 year
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