Thomas Palmer
About Thomas Palmer
Thomas Palmer is the Technology Director at SEI in Oaks, Pennsylvania, with extensive experience in various IT roles and a strong educational background in Information Sciences.
Title and Current Role
Thomas Palmer currently serves as the Technology Director at SEI in Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States. In this role, he manages a team responsible for document auditing and archiving across the enterprise. He also acts as a liaison between development, production support, and business units, assisting in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Previous Roles at SEI
Before becoming the Technology Director, Thomas Palmer held several key positions at SEI. From 2021 to 2023, he was the Service Desk Program Manager, and from 2018 to 2022, he served as a Technical Manager. Additionally, he worked as an IT Project Manager/Lead from 2013 to 2018, and as a MSSQL Database Administrator/Project Manager from 2007 to 2013. His tenure at SEI began as an E-Delivery Team: Application Specialist between 2001 and 2004.
Previous Experience
Prior to rejoining SEI, Thomas Palmer worked at Halfpenny Technologies as a Network Administrator/Implementation Specialist from 2004 to 2007. He also served at Advanced Health Technologies in multiple roles, including Implementation Specialist, Network Engineer, and Application Support from 1998 to 2001. His early career included a position at SmithKline Beecham as a System Support/Billing Data Entry specialist.
Military Service
Thomas Palmer dedicated six years to the United States Marine Corps from 1991 to 1997, serving as Service Record Personnel and NBC Defense Specialist. This experience contributed significantly to his disciplined approach and exceptional work ethic in his professional career.
Education and Certifications
Thomas Palmer holds a Master of Science in Information Science from Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Graduate Center, completed in 2012. He earned a BA in Information Sciences from the University of Phoenix in 2004 and another BA in Information Sciences from Penn State Abington in 1997. Additionally, he completed the Computer Networking Program at Computer Learning Center - Plymouth Meeting Campus in 1997, earning the Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) certification.