Tom Fakes

Tom Fakes has extensive work experience in software engineering and leadership roles. Tom is currently working as a Lead Software Engineer at Amperity since March 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Discovery Education from October 2020 to February 2021.

From November 2017 to October 2020, Tom worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Mystery.org, where they were involved in the day-to-day running of their service and building new features for elementary school science teachers using Ruby on Rails. Tom notably rebuilt the email campaign system during their tenure.

Before joining Mystery.org, Tom took a sabbatical and traveled extensively from October 2010 to November 2017, exploring various destinations around the world and participating in Science Getaways organized vacations.

Tom's earlier experience includes working as a Senior Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company & Playdom, where they managed a team to build a character-based farming simulator. Tom also co-founded Offbeat Creations in 2008, a Facebook game development business, where they served as the Chief Software Engineer and developed their first successful game called Be A Tycoon.

Prior to their entrepreneurial venture, Tom worked as a Software Engineer at Zipper Interactive, 21st Century Music, Loudeye, and Microsoft. At Microsoft, they held the role of Principal Software Engineer and contributed to the development of the Messaging API (MAPI) integrated into Windows 95 and Outlook. Tom was also a key member of the Exchange Performance Team and played a significant role in creating the Exchange Offline Store system.

Overall, Tom Fakes has a diverse and extensive background in software engineering, leadership, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Tom Fakes attended Thames Polytechnic in London from 1985 to 1989. However, they did not graduate from the institution. Tom focused their studies in the field of Computer & Communication during this time.