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MELBIN THOMAS

Chicago,United States

Summary

Accomplished Senior Engineering Manager and Mobile Architect with a proven track record at Allstate, where I led cross-functional teams to innovate and develop cutting-edge mobile solutions. Expert in iOS, Android, and Agile Development, I excel in mentoring teams, enhancing performance, and driving technology strategy. Renowned for transforming challenges into scalable achievements through strategic decision-making and technical prowess.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager - Mobile

Arity - An Allstate Company
Chicago, Illinois
11.2023 - Current
  • Leading the Native Arity Telematics SDK customer-facing app development, overseeing both the iOS and Android teams.
  • Managing a globally distributed team of 18 engineers.
  • Offering technical guidance to the team through analysis of emerging trends in mobile technology, along with conducting code and design reviews.
  • Overseeing recruitment, training, and career development for engineering talent, building a high-performing team capable of adapting to evolving project needs.
  • Supervising a team responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting products.
  • Directing cross-functional engineering teams in the design, development, and launch of innovative product solutions, ensuring alignment with technical specifications and business objectives.
  • Conducting regular performance evaluations and providing mentorship to engineering staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
  • Contributing to the recruitment process by interviewing prospective candidates for open engineering positions.

Mobile Architect

UNITED AIRLINES
Chicago, United States
07.2018 - Current
  • Leading design and development of mobile solutions
  • Conducting mobility assessments for clients and developing mobility roadmaps
  • Creates architectural designs and business cases to document business challenges, solution approaches, benefits, costs and risks
  • Collaborate on initiatives to maintain productive mobile technology foundations through upgrades, migrations and continuous improvements
  • To deliver infrastructure design, mainly focused on network, security, and other systems
  • To delineate a framework for an ongoing evaluation of the Mobile adoption
  • Facilitate organizational change and drive towards an industry leading mobility strategy

DIGITAL MOBILITY ARCHITECT

ALLSTATE INSURANCE
Chicago, United States
07.2015 - 07.2018
  • Develop and mentor distributed teams by establishing code quality, review and continuous improvement processes
  • Manage work in such a way that the results are both of distinctive quality and useful to the client in terms of improving competitive position
  • Work with the other architects to explore specific solutions and define the scope of the project
  • Architect who can conceptualize solutions and communicate them to management, coders and business
  • Strive to consistently improve internal processes and foster a knowledge sharing culture
  • Participate in preparing client workshop materials and conducting technology demonstrations on mobility topics of interest
  • Collaborate in the planning, design and development for a release
  • Provide vision and insight on mobile innovation
  • Expert on the latest iOS SDK developments and roadmap
  • Visualize and verbalize the benefits of technology in solving real business problems

Mobile Architect

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Kochi, India
09.2009 - 06.2015
  • Build and facilitate the development of strong relationships with other software development, business and management teams
  • Work on specification, development, and debugging of mobile applications
  • Research new technology and development tools to remain informed of current technology
  • Create native application builds for various clients
  • Provides technical leadership and is responsible for developing components and the overall systems design
  • Support New Business Development and Software Project Managers in the role of Solution Architect during the proposal stage of business capture
  • Validate existing solution architectures and makes recommendations for improvements
  • Create technology assessments to evaluate and select future technical solutions

Education

Bachelor of Technology -

COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
01.2005

Skills

  • 16 Yrs experience in mobile technologies like iOS,Android and other hybrid/cross platform technologies
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Spring & Spring Boot
  • Design Patterns
  • Java
  • Mobile Applications
  • RESTful APIs
  • Multi-threading
  • Data Persistence
  • Custom UIs
  • Performance Tuning
  • Git
  • Continuous Integration
  • Jenkins
  • Agile Development
  • Architecture
  • Technology Choices
  • Development Lifecycle
  • Ownership
  • Decision Making
  • Team building
  • Mentoring and coaching

Languages

English
Professional

Timeline

Senior Engineering Manager - Mobile

Arity - An Allstate Company
11.2023 - Current

Mobile Architect

UNITED AIRLINES
07.2018 - Current

DIGITAL MOBILITY ARCHITECT

ALLSTATE INSURANCE
07.2015 - 07.2018

Mobile Architect

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
09.2009 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Technology -

COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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