Summary
Tom Forrer is a Tech Lead based in Zurich with 12 years of hands-on experience spanning computer vision, gesture recognition, web development and hardware automation. He combines practical expertise in OpenCV and real-time/FPGA systems with full-stack web skills (PHP, Java EE, Ruby, JavaScript), enabling him to bridge embedded measurement devices and cloud-facing services. At Doodle he leads engineering teams while drawing on earlier roles building nanoparticle analysis software and automating lab hardware with LabVIEW and .NET. His background supporting materials science research and teaching network security gives him a rare mix of experimental rigor and production-focused engineering. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex hardware constraints into reproducible software systems and maintainable web platforms.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at University of Fribourg
BSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg
1. Vordiplom, Information technology and electrical engineering, 1. Vordiplom, Information technology and electrical engineering at ETH Zürich
Matura, Latin, Physics, Matura, Latin, Physics at Kantonschule am Burggraben
English, French, German