Tom Rafferty
Sr. Director Systems Engineering at Canon Nanotechnologies
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Rafferty is a seasoned systems and software engineering leader with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering complex hardware-software products for startups and high-tech labs, now serving as Sr. Director of Systems Engineering at Canon Nanotechnologies in Austin. He specializes in large system architectures, control and automation software, and image processing—having led telescope control systems, robotic barista kiosks, and high-precision lithography alignment products. Tom blends hands-on coding (C/C++, Python, embedded systems) with program-level project management and logistics, repeatedly turning prototypes into reliable, production-ready systems. He’s adept at optimizing performance and throughput (notably tripling kiosk throughput) and at introducing modern tooling and CI workflows across teams. A lifelong learner and DIYer who cycles for refreshment, he also holds patents tied to image-processing alignment work and a mechanical engineering background focused on automation and robotics.
14 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Leadership Skills for Managers Certificate Program, Building Leadership Skills, Managing Projects, Team Leadership Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Skills for Managers Certificate Program, Building Leadership Skills, Managing Projects, Team Leadership Skills, Emotional Intelligence at UT Professional Development CenterBS, Mechanical Engineering. Specialized in Automation/Robotics., BS, Mechanical Engineering. Specialized in Automation/Robotics. at Texas A&M University
Github Skills (24)
typescript8
microsoft7
electron7
vscode-extension7
vscode7
editor7
jupyterlab-extension6
visual-studio6
visual-studio-code6
jupyter-notebook5
dockerfile5
jupyter4
widgets4
ipython4
jupyterlab4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
trafferty/utils
Sep 2015 - Jan 2025
Contributions:54 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 6 months
trafferty/dotfiles
Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
Contributions:6 pushes in 10 years 2 months
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