Tom Smith
Science Solutions Manager at Vernier Science Education
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolTom Smith is a Science Solutions Manager and engineering education specialist with 11+ years blending classroom teaching and product development at Vernier Science Education. He taught physics, AP Physics C, chemistry and PLTW engineering for nine years, then transitioned his environmental engineering and regulatory experience from Weyerhaeuser and CH2M HILL into designing classroom-ready science and engineering tools. Tom combines hands-on curriculum implementation, teacher support, and fundraising experience with practical engineering rigor from roles in environmental remediation and regulatory affairs. A former U.S. Coast Guard officer, he brings disciplined project management and operational perspective to education product strategy. Based in Beaverton, Oregon, he leverages advanced technical training (MS Civil Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering) to bridge industry-grade engineering practices and K–12 STEM learning. He’s known for making lab technology meaningfully usable in classrooms, not just technically capable.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Secondary Education and Teaching, Secondary Education and Teaching at Simpson UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering at Oregon State UniversityMS, Civil Engineering, MS, Civil Engineering at Tufts University
Github Skills (3)
javascript4
python4
golang3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
Smythics/MS-PTX
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:136 branches in 1 day
VernierST/arduino
Dec 2014 - Sep 2017
Contributions:57 commits, 4 pushes, 9 comments in 2 years 9 months
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