Sam Thompson started nimblestone on leaving Cambridge Technology Partners in 2001. After arriving in Dublin in 1999 from Sydney, Australia, he enjoyed three successful years with Cambridge as a senior developer, technical team manager and technical architect, and worked on projects in a variety of technologies and sectors.

Starting in 1996, Sam led the development efforts of CyberSoft Corporation's Visual Eyes, their flagship retail software package for desktop PC video conferencing. In 1994, he joined IBM as a technical support analyst, working with a group of writers, graphic designers and software developers on a range of multimedia projects for print, CD-ROM and video delivery.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) from the University of Technology, Sydney.