Thomas Paul Mann
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarThomas Mann is a seasoned software leader and founder with 11 years of experience, currently serving as CEO and Co-Founder of Raycast. He blends hands-on full‑stack engineering with product-led leadership, having previously built systems at Facebook, Audi, and ProSiebenSat.1 and started in research and hardware-focused roles. At Raycast he actively contributes to the platform’s extensibility—authoring numerous popular extensions and script commands that improve developer and power-user workflows (Spotify, Hacker News, Doppler, VS Code integrations, utilities like UUID/base64 tools). Technically versatile, he bridges embedded-electrical training and advanced software engineering from his BE in Electrical & Electronics to an MS in Computer Science. Based in England, he’s driven by pragmatic tooling: “make things for people who make things,” a motto reflected in his focus on practical developer productivity.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (37)
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applescript10
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typescript10
bash10
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command-line10
typescript-types10
webextension10
typescripts10
react10
cli10
scripting9
apidoc9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
raycast/extensions
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
Everything you need to extend Raycast.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:228 reviews, 223 commits, 194 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Thomas added multiple extensions to the Raycast/extensions repository. These extensions cover a range of functionalities including Spotify controls, Hacker News integration, a secret sharing tool using Doppler, a to-do list example, and integrations for VS Code and Elgato Key Light. They also added a word search, created a team time utility, a currency converter for the user's preferences, a downloads manager and refined existing extensions and components.
raycast
raycast/script-commands
Sep 2020 - May 2022
Script Commands let you tailor Raycast to your needs. Think of them as little productivity boosts throughout your day.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:178 reviews, 175 commits, 106 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributed to the creation of script commands for the Raycast application, enhancing its functionality. They developed a variety of commands, including those for utility functions like base64 encoding/decoding, UUID generation, and JSON formatting. Further contributions involved commands for system tasks (e.g., managing desktop icons, emptying the trash, and controlling Spotify), and also incorporated web searches, providing tools to integrate with other platforms like GitHub, Amazon and Slack.
raycast
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