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Hi! I'm Ash, a front-end focused full-stack engineer who loves turning complex data and ideas into intuitive interfaces. I lead teams on NOAA climate tools that visualize scientific data for research, planning, and public use, always aiming for accessible, scalable solutions. When I'm not coding, I enjoy blending classical music experience with tech, mentoring teammates, and exploring new tools that push user-centered design.…Hi! I'm Ash, a front-end focused full-stack engineer who loves turning complex data and ideas into intuitive interfaces. I lead teams on NOAA climate tools that visualize scientific data for research, planning, and public use, always aiming for accessible, scalable solutions. When I'm not coding, I enjoy blending classical music experience with tech, mentoring teammates, and exploring new tools that push user-centered design.

Ash Thomas

Front-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Hi! I'm Ash, a front-end focused full-stack engineer who loves turning complex data and ideas into intuitive interfaces. I lead teams on NOAA climate tools that visualize scientific data for research, planning, and public use, always aiming for accessible, scalable solutions. When I'm not coding, I enjoy blending classical music experience with tech, mentoring teammates, and exploring new tools that push user-centered design.…Hi! I'm Ash, a front-end focused full-stack engineer who loves turning complex data and ideas into intuitive interfaces. I lead teams on NOAA climate tools that visualize scientific data for research, planning, and public use, always aiming for accessible, scalable solutions. When I'm not coding, I enjoy blending classical music experience with tech, mentoring teammates, and exploring new tools that push user-centered design.

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Hi! I’m Ash, a front-end focused full-stack engineer who loves turning complex data and ideas into intuitive interfaces. I lead teams on NOAA climate tools that visualize scientific data for research, planning, and public use, always aiming for accessible, scalable solutions.

When I’m not coding, I enjoy blending classical music experience with tech, mentoring teammates, and exploring new tools that push user-centered design.

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Work Experience

Front-End Software Engineer at Lynker (NOAA Affiliate, Remote)

May 1, 2023 - Present

Led development of NOAA Sea Level Calculator; integrated NOAA Tides and Currents REST APIs and daily USA data services to deliver dynamic geospatial visualizations for scientific and public audiences; ensured WCAG 2.1 AA compliance; collaborated with physicists and cross-functional stakeholders; built modular, reusable solutions across NOAA projects and contributed to an in-house design system; designed front-end architecture with API and WebSocket integration to support real-time data and Terraform provisioning; shipped a modular 'Connector' component to enable sharing and synchronization of cloud resources; implemented version control and testing workflows for infrastructure configurations in the drag-and-drop UI.

Full-Stack Software Engineer at Kloudlog (Remote)

May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Boosted resource deployment efficiency by ~10x by integrating Terraform modules for GCP into a custom drag-and-drop UI; developed lifecycle architecture for drag-and-drop UI components enabling seamless access to Redux state and middleware for dynamic resource management; designed full-stack layers (UI, business logic, database) with clear separation of concerns; integrated the platform with API and WebSocket layers to support real-time messaging and trigger Terraform provisioning actions; created a modular 'Connector' component to share data across GCP resources; built in-app branching and version control for infrastructure plans, enabling safe testing, rollback, and merging of Terraform configurations within the UI.

Full-Stack Web Developer at New England Web Studios

November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2022

Designed and shipped a reusable microservice build system, tripling developer productivity; implemented a headless CMS with a custom content aggregation layer, enabling clients to manage and publish content across devices and platforms; led A/B testing and UI iterations for client projects to align product design with user expectations and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery; owned full development lifecycle from design and implementation through testing, hosting, and long-term maintenance to deliver stable, scalable, client-aligned solutions.