Bernie Thompson
Founder And CTO at Plugable Technologies
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolBernie Thompson is a founder and technology executive with 16 years of entrepreneurial and engineering experience, best known for building Plugable into a global brand for USB, Bluetooth, and charging devices. A former Microsoft software manager and DisplayLink executive, he blends low-level systems expertise (drivers, connectivity stacks) with product-led e-commerce and operations know-how. He holds nine patents in device and connectivity technologies and applies feedback-driven product development—selling globally via Amazon FBA and scaling support through data-driven customer insight. Bernie also co-founded PPC Ninja to help sellers optimize Amazon advertising and authored a practical guide for Amazon sellers, demonstrating his knack for turning technical depth into business tools. Based in Bellevue, WA, he repeatedly spins small teams and efficient processes into market-leading products, and his career shows a consistent pattern of bridging hardware-software engineering with direct-to-customer online channels.
16 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Penn State University
Github Skills (38)
moto9
beagle8
kernel7
mongodb6
database5
firestore5
android5
redis5
oracle4
mysql4
agentic4
databases4
claude4
spanner4
server4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PlugableTechnologies/plugable-chat
Nov 2025 - Jun 2026
Contributions:119 pushes in 6 months
praveendath92/bard-linux
Nov 2009 - Apr 2012
Contributions:114 commits in 2 years 6 months
kernelkernel-modulesandroidbeagle
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