• Kent Thompson’s Bio

Kent graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana in 1999 with a degree in Music Composition. In 2000, he ventured out to Los Angeles where he earned a Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television from the University of Southern California. In addition to loving music, Kent had an interest in computers and was fascinated with the internet boom going on at the time. So he decided to pursue a career in web development while continuing to enjoy music on the side. Kent moved back to the Midwest 2001 and was hired as a web developer for a small business in the Central Illinois area.

Realizing that he eventually wanted to have his own business, Kent started reading and researching all types of business and marketing books. He put his first plan into action and launched his first software product in 2004, an email and RSS autoresponder system called FeedMagic.com. Although it is no longer for sale, the project was used as a springboard into the marketplace and led to many partnerships with other internet marketers.

In 2005, Kent and his wife Regan decided to move to the Chicago area to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities only available in the big city. There Kent developed PHP applications for a company in downtown Chicago while continuing to work on his own business interests in other niche markets.

In July 2007, Kent decided to go full time with his own business venture and has enjoyed every minute. He enjoys being able to work at home, be his own boss, and best of all spend more time with his children, Alex, born in April 2007, and Audrey Paige, born in March 2010.

Kent and his wife currently live in La Grange Park, Illinois. In his spare time he enjoys running on the forest preserve trail behind their house and playing keyboards for his church, Harvest Bible Chapel. For more information and pictures, check out his family blog at http://krtthompson.blogspot.com or connect on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kentct

Over the course of his career Kent has developed:

  • Shopping Cart Software
  • Live Chat Software
  • Help Desk/Knowledgebase Software
  • Survey Software
  • Email/SMS Marketing Software
  • Advertising Network Software

His development platform includes: Linux, PHP, Apache, Amazon's SimpleDB, all built on top of the auto-scaling Amazon EC2 cloud.

Kent’s contact information is:

Kent Thompson
11 Garden Dr #4
La Grange Park, IL 60526
+1 (312) 970-9505
kentct@gmail.com