Thomas Sheppard

Contact Thomas Sheppard - Founder & CEO @ Presence Orb Harrogate, North Yorkshire (UK) - Top Skills Android (10 Years) C# (15 years) MVC (4 years) Redis (5 years) T-SQL (15 years) Python (6 years) LAMP (8 years) Summary Founder at Presence Orb a retail analytics firm utilizing Wi-Fi to better understand customer journey in stores and all styles of venue. A passionate entrepreneur with 17 years development experience, Thomas is a problem solver, experienced Android developer with a demonstrated history of working in the wireless industry. Skilled in Management, Java, and Android Development. Strong entrepreneurial professional with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science Thomas is keen to learn and to continue to grow. Platforms Amazon (8 years) Microsoft Azure (4 years) Google Cloud (3 years) IBM Blue Mix (2 years) Ubuntu (10 years) Windows Server (16 years) Experience Presence Orb Founder & CEO March 2013 - Present Greater San Diego Area As the founder of Presence Orb I worked on the creation of the Presence Orb analytics platform utilizing C#, Python, T-SQL and embedded Linux to capture probe TCP requests, collate in SQL DW and transform this information into customer analysis. This same code now supports over 5000 capture endpoints and 2.5 Billion data points per day. Presence Orb interfaces with a number of end points including an Android & iPhone library for marketing engagement. Stickman Mobile LTD Founder & CEO Aug 2012 - Present North Yorkshire, UK As a freelance Android developer I worked on a number of internal development projects interfacing with industrial systems to control and manage the production of measurement instruments. Additionally, I am currently working on the rework of an Android application as well as server enhancement for a smart thermostat brand (Heatmiser) in the UK. Experience Simply Good Technologies Android Lead & Solution developer February 2010 - July 2012 (2 years 6 months) Toronto, Canada As Android development lead at Simplygood it was my job to help define how a number of Android applications would be developed. Working with designers to ensure optimal user experience and attending daily stand-ups, helping to refine and report upon priorities and taking responsibility for a team of developers to upper management and clients. Projects included the creation of Canadian Tire’s first mobile Android application, code which is used to this day. I additionally consulted on the development of a number of LAMP based server components required to accompany the Android, Blackberry and iPhone applications. This not only contained the mobile development stand point but systems architecture & scale considerations across the entire platform. Polar (formerly Polar Mobile) Android Developer February 2009 - February 2010 (1 year 1 month) Toronto, Canada Android & Blackberry developer working on mobile development such as CNN Money & Time magazine. I worked as one of the first Android engineers within Polar Mobile, establishing the team and producing many of the first applications for publishers such as Conde Nast. This included CNN, Time Magazine, Vogue and many others. Being at the emergence of Android as a platform has given me a deep appreciation and understanding for its development and insight into the limitations and “gotchas” which can often exist within early versions of a product. Experience Royal Bank of Scotland Software Engineer May 2004 - December 2008 (4 years 8 months) London, UK Managed and developed high volume trade reconciliation systems for the futures and options department for both European and North America. Working in C,C++ & C# I progressed from component development to complete system design and development in just under 5 years. I was frequently addressing technical and business representatives in a number of projects across the bank and became adept at translating business & technical requirements to work items for myself and other team members to undertake. Microsoft Software engineer May 2002 - May 2004 (2 years 1 month) London, UK Initially hired as a 6 month intern at Microsoft I was offered a full time role to remain at Microsoft and work on proof of concept developments utilizing Microsoft platforms for banking customers. This involved a number of high-volume data proof of concepts utilizing SQL & C# whilst simultaneously completing my degree as a correspondence student. This experience instilled a work ethic and ability to balance workload which is hard to replicate or teach without such an experience. Education University of Abertay Dundee Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science · (2000 – 2003)