Scott Thompson
Whiskey Alchemist And Instructor at Copper Widow
Plano, Texas, United States
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SeniorScott Thompson is a seasoned software architect and engineering leader with 12 years of experience specializing in iOS and macOS user experience development, spanning both client-side interfaces and server-side APIs. Currently principal software architect for mobile at Crestron and serving as a whiskey alchemist and instructor at Copper Widow, he blends technical rigor with hands-on teaching and product craftsmanship. He has a track record of shipping features for cloud, mobile, and shrink-wrapped applications while mentoring teams and speaking publicly on technical topics. Known for exceptional written communication, Scott brings pragmatic leadership that balances user-focused design with scalable backend architecture. Off the clock he applies the same experimental, detail-oriented mindset to distilling and teaching whiskey craft—an unexpected bridge between artisanal practice and software engineering.
12 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (67)
programming-language10
memory-leaks10
compiler10
swift10
scalable10
elixir10
objective-c10
ios10
functional-programming10
compose9
configparser9
parser9
swiftui9
unit-testing9
plug9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
easco/configparser_ex
Feb 2015 - Sep 2021
A simple Elixir parser for the same kind of files that Python's configparser library handles
Contributions:3 releases, 1 review, 28 commits in 6 years 8 months
configparserpythonelixirparserhandles
easco/elm_particles
Aug 2018 - Mar 2021
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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