Summary
Thea Bolton is a versatile technologist-turned-therapist with 14 years of software engineering and systems experience and a current focus on pluralistic therapy at the University of Aberdeen. Her career spans roles from manufacturing test engineering at Microsoft to building web and blockchain gateways, open-source audio synthesis plugins, and end-to-end business systems—evidence of strong full-stack and systems thinking. A lifelong musician and former professional music teacher, she brings creative pedagogy and small-business operations experience to collaborative projects. Known for pragmatic tooling (Perl, Python, Django, SQL) and security-conscious development in regulated contexts, she pairs technical rigor with empathetic client work. An interesting through-line: she has continuously blended music and code, shipping expressive synthesis tools used by professional musicians while running an in-demand teaching and performance practice.
14 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Liberal Studies, 3.88 GPA, Bachelor of Science (BS), Liberal Studies, 3.88 GPA at Portland State University
Massage Therapy Certificate, Massage Therapy Certificate at Brenneke School of Massage