Thomas O'Rourke

Thomas O'Rourke has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several decades. Thomas began their career as a Software Development Engineer at Elektrobit Oy, where they worked on the first GSM base station and implemented the token bus communications protocol. Thomas then joined Microsoft Inc. and played a significant role in the development of widely-used projects such as Microsoft Media Player, Video for Windows/DirectShow, and DirectX. Thomas also worked on the Microsoft Advanced Research team and was part of the SoftImage acquisition team.

After their time at Microsoft, Thomas became the Founder and Managing Director of Softbit Oy, a startup that grew to over 40 employees under their leadership. Thomas transitioned from development to architectural roles and eventually took on the position of Managing Director.

Thomas later served as the CEO and Architect at Eneris Solutions, a company focused on JEE development for enterprise customers. Thomas also took on the role of CEO to drive the company towards profitability.

As a CTO at RAMPgreen, Thomas managed a team of 50 software developers and was responsible for strategic technology development. Thomas oversaw the development of products such as CRMs, voice recording and cataloging systems, DevOps tools, and live agent desktop products.

Thomas worked as a Technical Advisor at Z33K Gaming, where they provided guidance on technical architecture and management structure. Thomas also held the position of Software Developer at Dashwire, where they designed and developed scalable consumer-facing products and implemented analytics and reporting systems.

At Upstream Innovations Oy., Thomas served as a Software Developer Technical Lead for OP Financial Group. Thomas led the design and implementation of a secure authentication protocol for mobile banking applications, as well as tracked and managed security-related issues and performed DevOps tasks.

In their most recent role, Thomas worked at Meta Co. as a Senior Director of Software Development. Thomas implemented an agile release process and led a team of 40 developers to support customers. Thomas was responsible for strategic software development plans and the creation of developer-facing support documentation, websites, and tutorials.

Currently, Thomas is employed at OP Financial Group as a Principal Technologist.

Thomas O'Rourke earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota in 1990. Thomas then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Oulu, which they completed in 1992.