# Thomas Burgess
Email: \*@thomasburgess.dev
https://github.com/ThomasBurgess2000
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jthomasburgess
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### Metaverse Engineering Lead
*MeetKai, Dec 2020 - Present*
- Tech lead for [bitnile.com](bitnile.com). Deeply involved in all layers of the stack, from writing frontend react components to backend database schemas, and from game development to deployment.
- Led engineering on our browser-based metaverse platform.
- Previously was team lead for data team. Wrote systems in Go and TypeScript to scrape, parse, and export millions of items from various sites.
### Software Engineer Intern
*Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, May 2020 - Dec 2020*
- Worked on the F-35 weapons team, completing coding, testing, and debugging tasks in C++.
- Led effort to automate the build and test processes using Jenkins and Python.
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### Bachelor of Computer Science
*Biola University*
- 3.9 GPA
- Stewart Science Honors Program - Participated in specialized coursework and on-campus research.
- Torrey Honors College - The top Great Books program in the country, taken in addition to my major specific courses.
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Experienced with **TypeScript**, **Go**, **Next.js**, **Temporal**, **React**, **Python**, **Babylon.js**, **Prisma**, **C++**