About Thomas
Curious about the person you might be working with? The short version is that I am calm, curious, and not easily thrown off course — even when a problem turns out to be bigger than expected.
We’ll get it sorted.
What it’s like to work with me
Colleagues would probably describe me as calm, patient, capable, and dependable. I take ownership, approach complex problems methodically, and keep going until the solution works in the real world — even if the code takes more than one pass.
A broad toolkit
My home turf is backend, cloud, and data, but I have never been afraid to venture off the beaten path. That has included custom Android ROM builds for Chinese hardware, native apps, Umbraco, cloud infrastructure, and automated media workflows. When a problem matters, I learn whatever it takes to solve it.
Away from the keyboard
Most of my free time is spent with my family and three boys. The rest goes to working out, running, cycling, gardening, and an ongoing house renovation. Apparently, I also enjoy problems best solved with an actual toolbox.
I follow football too — especially Liverpool FC. It occasionally affects my mood more than it should.
A nerdy side project
Before children and family life took over most of my free time, I built a content site about German Shepherds out of curiosity and taught myself SEO and organic growth along the way. It reached 25,000 monthly visitors before I sold it. Not backend architecture, but a good example of how I like to see an idea through.