Summary
Thomas Smith is a Python developer with over two decades of experience building data-driven web and desktop applications at the intersection of science and code. Currently at Guidehouse supporting NCBI, he helps maintain and enhance GenBank submission portals while improving usability, security, monitoring, automated testing, and release engineering for a globally critical biological database. He co-founded The HistorySmiths to bring digital humanities projects online, demonstrating a knack for translating scholarly needs into polished web experiences and visualizations. His background includes research-focused roles creating MOOC tooling, science-of-science analytics, and interactive visualizations, giving him deep domain experience in research workflows and data visualization. Based in Indianapolis, he combines production-grade engineering discipline with a scholarly sensitivity to user needs and long-term maintainability.
22 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. cum laude, Computer Science, B.A. cum laude, Computer Science at Carleton College