Tom Prather
Senior Software Developer
Email:
tprather@umn.edu
Office:
511 Walter Library
Phone:
(612) 626-4479
Brief Bio:
Tom spent 28 years developing software at Hewlett-Packard Company, 3M, and Medtronic before joining the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute in 2012. As part of his software engineering experience, he is very familiar with industry best practices maintaining quality systems and managing software lifecycles.
Expertise:
- Database development
- Website development
- Software lifecycles and documentation
- Domain-specific programming language design
Education:
- BS, Computer Engineering, Stanford University
- BA, Economics, Claremont McKenna College