Tom Russo
Owner at A Shop for Profit
Winter Gardens, California, United States
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Top SchoolTom Russo is an experienced technologist and entrepreneur with over 20 years blending systems software development, web engineering, and small-business ownership. He founded and runs Shop for Profit, applying product-minded, consumer-focused strategies to create recurring income models while previously delivering cost-saving engineering solutions at Intuit and as an independent contractor. Technically versatile, Tom has built Windows and web applications in C#, Java, C/C++, Python and legacy languages across Microsoft, UNIX and Novell environments, and has led projects that cut costs, accelerated releases, and automated complex workflows. His background in accounting, finance (MBA), and clinical psychology gives him a rare mix of analytical rigor, business acumen and human-centered perspective that informs product and team decisions. A lifelong advocate for sustainable, community-minded business, he pairs practical engineering chops with a passion for traditional American arts and culture—and a surprising musical past collaborating with notable producers. Based in Winter Gardens, CA, Tom focuses on low-risk, high-flexibility ventures that create long-term value for people and planet.
21 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Accounting, Certificate, Network+ Security+, Certificate, Sun Certified Programmer for Java, Certificate, Visual C++, Certificate, Computer Science Career Retraining, M.B.A., Finance, M.A., Clinical Psychology, M.S., Accounting, Certificate, Network+ Security+, Certificate, Sun Certified Programmer for Java, Certificate, Visual C++, Certificate, Computer Science Career Retraining, M.B.A., Finance, M.A., Clinical Psychology at Long Island University, M.B.A, M.A.
CompTIA, Inc.
UC San Diego
UC San Diego
Hofstra University
St. John's University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (78)
gpsd10
parallel10
messaging10
simulator10
ubuntu10
snl-applications10
spice10
circuit10
simulation10
sar10
weather10
ngspice9
simulate9
qt9
netlist9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
tvrusso/SPICE-2
Jan 2020 - Feb 2025
This is a version of SPICE-2, the (once) widely used electronic circuit simulator, made to run on modern (2016) Linux.
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 2 months
circuitscircuitlinuxsimulationsimulator
tvrusso/MapSAR_Ex
May 2015 - Nov 2017
Contributions:57 pushes, 14 branches, 1 comment in 2 years 6 months
python
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