Hi, I’m Rollin Thomas, a technology leader and software architect who excels at guiding development teams, delivering scalable web and microservices solutions, and integrating new technologies. I’m passionate about building maintainable architectures, empowering engineers, and driving performance improvements across complex systems. Over the past decade, I’ve delivered solutions for telecom, GIS, finance, insurance, and government sectors using Java, Angular, Next.js, and cloud services. I thrive in agile environments, mentor engineers, and promote reusable components and clean code practices to accelerate delivery.

Rollin Thomas

Hi, I’m Rollin Thomas, a technology leader and software architect who excels at guiding development teams, delivering scalable web and microservices solutions, and integrating new technologies. I’m passionate about building maintainable architectures, empowering engineers, and driving performance improvements across complex systems. Over the past decade, I’ve delivered solutions for telecom, GIS, finance, insurance, and government sectors using Java, Angular, Next.js, and cloud services. I thrive in agile environments, mentor engineers, and promote reusable components and clean code practices to accelerate delivery.

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Hi, I’m Rollin Thomas, a technology leader and software architect who excels at guiding development teams, delivering scalable web and microservices solutions, and integrating new technologies. I’m passionate about building maintainable architectures, empowering engineers, and driving performance improvements across complex systems.

Over the past decade, I’ve delivered solutions for telecom, GIS, finance, insurance, and government sectors using Java, Angular, Next.js, and cloud services. I thrive in agile environments, mentor engineers, and promote reusable components and clean code practices to accelerate delivery.

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Work Experience

Lead Developer at AT&T (Optomi Contractor)
October 1, 2025 - Present
Led a cross-functional team to convert an outage-tracking website to a mobile-friendly experience using Bootstrap; ensured responsive design across devices; optimized UI for accessibility and performance; developed reusable components to streamline future development and reduce maintenance.
Development Team Manager (Software Engineer) at Groundswell
February 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Led a team of 7 developers and 1 analyst to deliver strategic enhancements to Java-based GIS applications for the Federal Department of Transportation; modernized the operator submission platform by migrating from legacy ExtJS/Java to Next.js and ArcGIS; implemented agile practices, sprint planning, code reviews, and CI; conducted performance reviews.
Lead Developer at AT&T (Optomi Contractor)
June 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025
Led a team of 3 developers to create an Angular application that tracks customer outages to improve network reliability; performed code reviews and collaborated with stakeholders to meet project requirements; utilized Angular 14, Jenkins, OpenID, and OAuth within an Agile framework.
Lead Technical Consultant at Perficient
July 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Led nearshore developers in adding features to a $22B credit card processing e-commerce system; developed a 'Payment Instruction' web application to configure merchant payment options; built a service to convert financial transactions into ISO 20022 format; performed code reviews and prepared technical design documents.
Developer III / Chief Software Engineer at Kemper Insurance (Infinity Insurance)
January 1, 2012 - July 1, 2021
Led the Paperless system delivering documents electronically; developed an external-facing customer portal (microservices, mobile, and web) for policy, claims, and billing management; built 'new business' software to quote and issue policies while integrating with rating systems and LexisNexis; maintained policy administration systems and integrated with claims and payment services; mentored junior developers.
Senior Consultant at SunGard
July 1, 2004 - January 1, 2012
Led OCR software development processing financial transactions for the Federal Retirement Board’s Thrift Savings Plan; developed software handling loans, withdrawals, and beneficiary changes; worked with VB6, Omni Script, VB.NET, C#, EXPAG, and SQL Server.

Education

Master of Business Administration, Information Systems at The University of Alabama at Birmingham
January 11, 2030 - December 16, 2025
Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems at The University of Alabama
January 11, 2030 - December 16, 2025

Qualifications

Coursera - Developing AI Applications with Python and Flask
January 11, 2030 - December 16, 2025
Coursera - Create Your First Python Program
January 11, 2030 - December 16, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Financial Services, Government