Tom Lum
Video Producer at Scientific American
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolTom Lum is a multidisciplinary technologist and video producer with 11 years of experience building front-end experiences, full-stack applications, and creative media in New York. He shipped user-facing improvements at Kickstarter and contributed front-end onboarding and internationalization work for the widely used Scratch website, demonstrating a focus on UX and community-facing tooling. His background spans startups, digital labs, and nonprofits—including roles at McKinsey New Ventures, TechChange, and the Scratch Foundation—blending product-driven engineering with storytelling. Now producing video at Scientific American, he pairs technical fluency with an eye for narrative and has a history of making “weird web things” and games that prioritize engagement and education.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Arts Computer Science and Cognitive Science, Bachelor's of Arts Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Vassar College
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Github Skills (8)
javascript10
user-interface10
react10
user-experience9
internationalization9
html9
ux-design9
css8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
scratchfoundation/scratch-www
Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
Standalone web client for Scratch
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:30 reviews, 133 commits, 115 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Tom's contributions primarily focused on updating and modifying the user interface of the Scratch website. They made changes to the research page, updating the ethics code link, and modifying the string IDs for internationalization. The user also worked on the development of a user onboarding process, implementing the initial pages and design elements for the community guidelines. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the user experience and functionality of the website's front-end.
reactjavascriptstandaloneweb-clientpwa
tomlum/SuperLuminauts_Site
Jul 2017 - Mar 2023
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
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