Summary
Tom Sowers is an engineering tech lead with eight years of experience building integrations between cloud PLM systems and CAD applications, now leading engineering at Altium. He progressed rapidly at Duro from software developer to staff engineer, driving cross-application connectivity and product integrations that bridge design tools with cloud workflows. With an MS in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation from NYU and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State, he combines hardware-aware systems thinking with pragmatic software delivery. Tom has entrepreneurial experience as a co-founder at Aeragen, bringing an operator’s mindset to shipping production software under real-world constraints. He pairs hands-on engineering with technical leadership, often tackling the messy edges where mechanical design, CAD ecosystems, and cloud platforms intersect. Based in Pennsylvania, he focuses on making engineering workflows more seamless and productive for design teams.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's of Science, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Master's of Science, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at New York University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University