Developer and entrepreneur aiming for the cutting edge of computer technology. I enjoy helping clients realize their vision as much as I enjoy building my own experimental projects. The former keeps me in touch with the market, both keep me on top of my game. Computers are an amazing thing and I believe we have barely scratched the surface on what great software can do.

CTO @ I joined Ripple (then OpenCoin Inc.) as a senior engineer at its founding and was initially charged with the architecture and implementation of Ripple's first client application, aptly named Ripple Client, and our smart contracts platform Codius. Since taking over as CTO in June 2013, I've helped shape our vision of the 'Internet of Value' - a world where money and other assets move as freely and efficiently as information moves today. From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaFounder/CEO @ Justmoon is my platform for freelancing and for those ideas that I want to develop and explore on my own terms. From June 2000 to Present (15 years 7 months) Founder @ Produced an animated video "What is Bitcoin?" and accompagnying website WeUseCoins.com for introducing beginners to the main concepts behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The video was viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube, featured on numerous TV news networks around the world including CNBC, CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera and parodied on an episode of CBS' drama series "The Good Wife". The accompagnying website became the premier source for Bitcoin beginners and reached the third highest position on Google for the term "bitcoin" behind bitcoin.org and Wikipedia. After two years in operation I stepped down as administrator to focus on my work at Ripple Labs. From December 2010 to April 2013 (2 years 5 months) CTO & Co-Founder @ Technical lead for developing a modern cloud-based document management and viewing platform for large publishers. From April 2010 to June 2012 (2 years 3 months) CTO @ When I joined Eload24 their website was based around an ecommerce platform of which I had been the lead developer while working for Bitobito. So my duties included managing development and overseeing operation of the online store. From July 2008 to April 2010 (1 year 10 months) CTO @ At Solutions Four my primary occupation was meeting with clients, consultation and project management based on the client's technical requirements. I also coordinated the work between designers, developers, server administrators, management, third-party service providers and the client. From May 2007 to July 2008 (1 year 3 months) CEO and Member of the Board @ This was my first foray into entrepreneurship, we developed intelligent custom ecommerce solutions for a small number of clients. From September 2005 to July 2007 (1 year 11 months)

BA (Hons.), Business Studies @ The Open University From 2006 to 2014 Dipl., Wirtschaftsinformatik (Economics/Computer Science) @ Berufsakademie Stuttgart From 2005 to 2005 Stefan Thomas is skilled in: PHP, Node.js, JavaScript, ExtJS, HTML5, CSS, C++, Ubuntu, Apache, phpBB, Economics, Video Production, Web Design, Web Development, Photoshop