Jade Michael Thornton

Jade Michael Thornton is a Senior Software Engineer at DroneDeploy since December 2021, serving as Team Lead since January 2023. Prior to this role, Jade held positions at FlightAware as Software Engineer II and Software Engineer from September 2018 to December 2021, and worked as a Software Engineering Consultant at Maverick Software Consulting from March 2017 to July 2018. Additional experience includes roles at Thomson Reuters as a Software Engineering Contractor, and at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, as a Software Developer and in Student Services and Admissions Administrative Support. Jade began a career in printing and shipping, and delivery at Wright County Journal-Press. Academic credentials include an Associate of Science in Computer Science from Saint Paul College, along with a certificate in Full-Stack Software Development from freeCodeCamp.