Tom Kent

Tom Kent has a diverse work experience in the gaming industry. Their most recent role is as the Head of Engineering at Uplift Games since 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Zynga as a Senior Engineering Manager III from 2020 to 2022, and as a Senior Engineering Manager from 2019 to 2020. Before Zynga, Tom worked at Blizzard Entertainment as a Lead Program Manager from 2015 to 2019, and as a Software Engineering Manager in 2014. Tom also has experience at Evernote as a Production Lead from 2012 to 2014, and at Playdom as a Studio Technical Director from 2011 to 2012. Furthermore, Tom worked at Zynga as a Producer from 2010 to 2011, at Challenge Games, Inc. as a Producer from 2009 to 2010, and at Mock Science as a Senior Software Engineer / Producer from 2008 to 2009. Tom also had a brief role as a Senior AI Programmer at Midway Studios Austin in 2008. Tom's earliest listed experience is as a Contractor at MinusOne Software Solutions, Inc. from 2003 to 2010.

Tom Kent earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science and a second Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Physics from Penn State University between the years 1991 and 1994. Tom later pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Physics from the same university and completed their studies between 1994 and 1996. In 2021, Tom obtained the AWS: Enterprise Security certification from LinkedIn.