Thomas Scherz
AI Engineer at University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Scherz is an AI Engineer and senior software professional based in Cincinnati with over 12 years of formal experience and a continuous tenure at the University of Cincinnati spanning roles from IT Analyst to Senior Software Developer and now AI Engineer. He blends deep institutional knowledge of higher-education IT with modern AI practices, making him adept at translating legacy systems and enterprise workflows into data-driven, deployable solutions. His career arc — starting in network engineering at Ohio State in the 1990s through long-term software and AI roles — gives him a rare perspective on infrastructure longevity and pragmatic system evolution. Known for working in open source contexts, he favors reproducible, auditable tooling that bridges research and production environments. Colleagues rely on him for steady, mission-focused execution and for navigating the intersection of operational stability and emerging AI capabilities.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelor of Arts - BA at The Ohio State University
Github Skills (51)
foundation10
rails10
blacklight10
backbone10
omniauth9
ruby9
ruby-on-rails9
oauth2-provider9
spree8
devise8
risk-assessment8
storage8
editors8
sarif8
metadata7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
scherztc/random_tool
Jun 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 18 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 9 months
uclibs/scholar_uc_legacy
Jan 2014 - Sep 2018
University of Cincinnati's self-submission institutional repository
Contributions:267 commits, 197 PRs, 326 pushes in 4 years 8 months
cincinnatiinstitutionalinstitutional-repository
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