Thomas Moore
Co-Founder at Versa
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Moore is a software engineer and serial founder with a decade of experience building backend systems, developer tools, and startups from New York. As Co-Founder of Versa and CTO of Bend, he blends hands-on engineering with product leadership, having previously led engineering teams at Kava Labs, Vivid Communications, and Abacus Labs. His open-source contributions to diesel-rs demonstrate practical expertise in database internals—adding secure MySQL SSL CA support and compatibility fixes like CONCAT for Vitess—reflecting a focus on robust, production-grade systems. Trained as a BFA at Carnegie Mellon, he brings a creative perspective to technical problems and a sustained interest in art and climate that informs his product vision.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Acting, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Acting at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (15)
rust10
orm10
query-builder10
mysql10
database-connection9
ssl9
sql8
angularjs6
nodejs6
angular-router-guard6
javascript6
angular6
passportjs6
angular-router6
ecmascript6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
diesel-rs/diesel
Feb 2022 - Aug 2022
A safe, extensible ORM and Query Builder for Rust
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 20 commits, 4 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily focused on enhancing the MySQL database connection capabilities within the Diesel ORM. Their contributions included adding features like SSL certificate authority (CA) support for secure connections and the implementation of the `CONCAT` clause for string concatenation, particularly addressing compatibility with different MySQL versions and Vitess. They also made various improvements to internal functionalities by incorporating changes related to connection options, error handling, and minor code formatting adjustments.
ormquery-builderrustpostgresqlsqlite
thomasmost/ttas_gatsby
May 2019 - Jan 2026
Gatsby port of TTaS website
Contributions:2 PRs, 102 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 8 months
gatsbyreactgatsbyjs
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