Thorne Melcher
@ens0.me
Talented technologist with fifteen years of professional experience in the software industry with a particular focus on web & mobile apps — and, more recently, blockchains & AI. Began coding at eight, when my grandfather, a doctor who built some of the first EHR systems, mentored me, sparking a lifelong love of software engineering.
Skills
Experience
- Senior Protocol Engineer · Sona/SonuOct 2022 — Mar 2023
Built out all the smart contracts for a web3 startup co-founded by Tokimonsta trying to make a better streaming service. The company renamed itself and then shut down after running out of funding.
- CTO · smol farmJan 2022 — Present
Co-founded an indie tech & creative studio that has created dozens of projects both of our own and with partners like Iron Chef Cat Cora.
- Senior Software Engineer · Travelers InsuranceApr 2020 — Feb 2021
Worked on Travelers customer-facing websites and was slated to become the technical lead for them, though the culture was a bad fit for my needs.
- CTO · CrowdMedFeb 2017 — Feb 2020
Helping people whose doctors have struggled to diagnose them get answers at this startup backed by Y Combinator and the Emerson Collective. Partnered with TNT to make the "Chasing the Cure" series with Ann Curry.
Education
- Emory University · No DegreeAug 2006 — May 2009
Completed a philosophy major and creative writing minor but dropped out to work in tech.