About

Samuel Thomas is a CEO, Top Secret Cleared, Strategic Recruiting Manager, AWS learner, and Rookie Software Tester/Developer with over 8 years of relevant experience. He is passionate about finding new ways to win and has learned how to properly leverage recruiting, business development, networking, marketing, and social media to grow brands and shape visions. Samuel is experienced in Government Contracting, IT, Finance, Accounting, Intelligence, Labor, and Consulting Management. He possesses an active clearance and has a desire to help organizations grow through leveraging technology. Currently, Samuel is working as a Software/Application Tester at an anonymous government contracting company. He attends Scrum meetings to track application tasks and updates, creates, edits, and manages tickets in JIRA for manual/regression testing procedures, and follows and updates Confluence SOPs to properly test and resolve issues. Samuel also identifies bugs, communicates errors with developers, and tracks bug fixes to resolution. He tests UI, work flow, and data flow in multiple government system environments and works with Data Scientist and developers to test and confirm proper data flow during data ingest from end-users. Samuel checks logs via Linux Ubuntu terminal and proposes additional features or UI changes to improve end-user experience. He also identifies UI bugs and attempts to identify the root cause in the browser console. Previously, Samuel founded Velocity Resource Solutions as a full-service solutions provider in recruiting, subcontracting, and networking. As a minority-owned small business, he believes in providing growth opportunities for individuals from all walks of life. Samuel was also a Director - Contract Delivery at IC-1 Solutions, where he was responsible for creating an impact on hiring, strategy, and internal training/management. Specializing in high-level Development and Engineering, this role required him to effectively understand the needs of top-tier technical professionals to properly align them to their portfolios and create a long-term growth plan within the organization. Samuel has a Graduate Certificate in Information Systems from Walden University and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Communication, Concentration in Public Relations from Radford University. He also attended Harrisonburg High School. Samuel's tech stack includes test, AWS, UI, Flutter, Research Scientist, Data Scientist, Frontend, and SQL. Samuel is a strategic thinker with a passion for leveraging technology to help organizations grow.