Thomas Sadowski
Senior Applications Hosting Engineer
City of Rochester, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Sadowski is a Senior Applications Hosting Engineer with 16 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining complex server and network environments. Based in Rochester, NY, he blends systems administration, virtualization, firewall/VPN management, and database hosting with practical web and PHP development to deliver reliable internal applications and corporate reporting. He has deep expertise managing Windows and Linux servers, Hyper-V/VMware, Palo Alto firewalls, and Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline) deployments across distributed sites. Thomas also contributes to open source as a full-stack developer on the widely used FreeCAD project, adding cross-platform 3D mouse support and platform-specific integrations. Known for creative problem solving and clear documentation, he mentors junior admins while continually evaluating new technologies. His background in theater hints at strong communication and user-focused design sensibilities behind his technical work.
16 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
AS, General Studies, AS, General Studies at Monroe Community CollegeBA, Theater, BA, Theater at State University of New York at Fredonia
Github Skills (9)
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
qt10
linux9
macos9
windows9
x118
cad8
3d8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
FreeCAD/FreeCAD
Oct 2018 - Jul 2020
This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:17 commits, 5 PRs, 3 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Thomas implemented platform-dependent code for 3D mouse (SpaceNavigator/3Dconnexion) integration within the FreeCAD application, addressing compatibility across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The contributions involve refactoring existing code, creating new classes for platform-specific implementations, and utilizing either X11 or polling interfaces for spacemouse event handling. The work includes integrating with the 3Dconnexion SDK on macOS and Windows, as well as integrating with the spnav library on Linux for interfacing with 3D input devices. Additionally, bug fixes were made to properly integrate SpaceNavigator with the application.
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tsadowski/FreeCAD
Jun 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:43 commits, 5 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 1 month
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