# Tom Skinner

> Software Engineer at Liftoff

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tomskinner

SWE, basically.

I like interesting projects, particularly those involving natural language.
ML, data engineering, and control systems.
Trying (and sometimes failing) to create structure out of nothing is my favorite.

Also I enjoy working with good people.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Liftoff Mobile, Inc
Jan 2017 – Present
I work as a tech lead on various teams and projects across Liftoff.

Most of my focus has been on designing models and systems for attribution and bidding strategy.

### Lead Software Developer @ Email on Acid
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Denver, CO
At Email on Acid, I worked primarily on new technologies to enhance and expand the core products.

This work ranged from simple but useful new products (Email Editor) to massive overhauls of existing products (Effectively eliminated pre-client processing time for test results).

I also managed a team of developers focused on the new technology side of the business, providing support and coordinating with PMs.

### DevOps Engineer @ MAD Security
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Denver, CO
Worked remotely in a startup environment, focused on constructing an extensive virtual cyber security training environment based on Capture-the-Flag games in both horizontal (e.g. Web Apps, Mobile) and vertical (e.g. Retail, Banking) structures.
Designed and built of the virtual environment included on the 2013 Best of Interop Security category “HackRack” (released under “The Hacker Academy”).
Designed the Hacker Academy’s Web Skills Challenge, creating a dynamically generated web application target to cover the OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities.


## Education
### BA in Linguistics, Japanese
University of Colorado Boulder


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/akedrou

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Last updated: 2026-04-11