Tommy Leunen

Tommy Leunen has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of frontend development. Tommy recently worked as a Staff Frontend Developer at Motion (YC W20) and Swimply in 2023. Prior to that, they held the position of Staff Front End Developer at Bolt from November 2021 to January 2023.

Tommy also gained valuable experience at Shopify, where they worked as a Staff Front-End Developer from December 2020 to September 2021, and as a Senior Web Developer from July 2018 to December 2020. During their time at Shopify, Tommy contributed to the development of various web applications and played a crucial role in creating UI elements and ensuring the performance of the company's website.

Before joining Shopify, Tommy served as a Senior Frontend Developer at Breather from February 2018 to July 2018. Tommy'smain responsibility was building Breather Offices, an office rental solution, using Next.js (React) and Contentful.

Tommy's earlier work experience includes roles as a Senior Front End Developer at Atlassian from October 2017 to February 2018 and as a Senior Frontend Developer at AppDirect from April 2015 to October 2017. At AppDirect, they acted as a Frontend Technical Lead, mentored the team, and created a shared UI React Components library.

Prior to AppDirect, Tommy worked as a Software Developer at Playtika from May 2013 to March 2015. Tommy was responsible for the development of the WSOP social game on Facebook, utilizing technologies such as Grunt, Browserify, React.js, and Google Protocol Buffers.

Tommy's career began as a Web Programmer at JeuxOnline in February 2004, where they worked on multiple websites and gained experience in the video gaming industry. Tommy dedicated voluntary work on JeuxOnline until December 2013.

Furthermore, Tommy gained industry experience as a Software Developer at EA Mobile from September 2011 to May 2013.

Overall, Tommy Leunen has accumulated considerable expertise and knowledge in frontend development through their various roles in different companies.

Tommy Leunen completed their Bachelor of Computer Science from Haute Ecole 'Léonard de Vinci' in Brussels from 2006 to 2009. During this time, they focused on becoming a Programmer Analyst at Institut Paul Lambin. Following their undergraduate studies, Tommy pursued higher education at Université de Sherbrooke from 2009 to 2010. Here, they obtained a Master of Computer Science degree with a specialization in video game development, specifically on the campus Ubisoft. In addition to their formal education, Tommy obtained a certification in "Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3" from Microsoft in January 2013.