Tom Ruark
CEO at Ruark Inc LLC
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolTom Ruark is a veteran software engineer and CEO with 13+ years focused on evolving Photoshop’s scripting, API and SDK ecosystem during a long tenure at Adobe and now leading Ruark Inc. He combines deep C/C++ and JavaScript expertise with a knack for developer experience—simplifying SDKs, launching JavaScript-based scripting foundations, and supporting hundreds of third-party integrators like Nik and OnOne. Tom has driven measurable engineering improvements (e.g., a 15% Photoshop build reduction) and shipped key features across Windows and macOS, while managing crash reporting and long-term architectural roadmaps. Based in San Jose, he now applies that product-minded automation and Photoshop scripting specialty to solve complex client automation needs. An understated strength is his history of bridging legacy systems and modern plugins (VBScript/AppleScript → CEP → UXP), making him adept at modernizing entrenched codebases.
13 years of coding experience
36 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology at DeVry
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Github Skills (23)
editor9
microsoft9
electron9
visual-studio-code9
vscode-extension9
typescript9
photoshop9
visual-studio9
vscode9
alfresco8
panels8
creative-cloud8
javascript7
adobe7
after-effects6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
TomRuark/JavaScripts
Aug 2012 - Mar 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 19 pushes in 6 years 7 months
TomRuark/octocat
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:18 PRs, 16 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
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