Tom Anthony
Chief Technology Officer at Freelance
London, England, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Anthony is a CTO and founder who built SearchPilot—the first commercial SEO A/B testing platform—out of research-led R&D and years of hands-on consulting, translating technical SEO insight into a scalable SaaS product. With a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and a background as a web developer since 1998, he blends rigorous research instincts with practical engineering across AWS infrastructure, statistical engines, and product design. He’s an active security researcher and bug bounter who has disclosed issues that impacted search and even earned a rare Google bounty for revealing a blackhat SEO method. A seasoned speaker and published academic, Tom bridges academia, product leadership, and offensive security to drive measurable, data-driven SEO outcomes for large enterprise customers.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bedford Modern SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Artificial Intelligence at University of Hertfordshire
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
python10
iterm10
applescript10
cli9
command-line9
yaml9
command-line-interface9
testing8
software-design8
spiral6
matrix6
forloop6
loops6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
TomAnthony/itermocil
Aug 2015 - Sep 2018
Create pre-defined window/pane layouts and run commands in iTerm
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 71 commits, 12 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily worked on developing and refining the `itermocil` project, a tool for creating iTerm layouts. Their contributions focused on implementing new features, such as focus functionality, and addressing bug fixes. The user improved the handling of shell commands and incorporated support for various layout types including "3_columns" and "double-main-horizontal". They also added more robust beta version checks and improved file path handling and code style.
titlebaritermtoolbardefinedlayouts
TomAnthony/django-easy-instagram
Mar 2020 - Sep 2024
Instagram application for Django.
Contributions:13 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 6 months
djangoinstagraminstagram-applicationpython
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