Paul Thomas
Technical Lead Manager at Google
New York, New York, United States
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Paul Thomas is a Technical Lead Manager based in New York with nine years of experience building and leading Android-focused engineering teams at Google and prior companies like Meetup and ShopKeep. He blends hands-on mobile development—evidenced by contributions to the widely used material-components-android project improving accessibility and keyboard support—with people leadership and delivery at scale. Paul has progressed from lead Android engineer roles into management, pairing deep platform knowledge with a track record of shipping usable, accessible UI components. His background includes managing cross-functional teams and driving accessibility fixes in core UI libraries, an often underappreciated but high-impact area for product quality. Educated with an M.Sc. from Université Paris Dauphine, he brings an international perspective and a pragmatic approach to solving complex UX and engineering challenges. Colleagues describe him as a technical manager who still writes code and focuses on measurable improvements in usability and inclusivity.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. in Computer Science Computer Science, M.Sc. in Computer Science Computer Science at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL
Japanese, Spanish, English, French
Github Skills (13)
accessibility10
material-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
android10
ui-components10
java9
jetpack9
javas9
common-library8
c-library8
standard-library8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
material-components/material-components-android
Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
Modular and customizable Material Design UI components for Android
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:5 releases, 9 reviews, 112 commits in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the Material Components for Android library, focusing on accessibility improvements and bug fixes within various UI components. The user addressed issues related to incorrect announcements and focus management in the TimePicker and DatePicker components, as well as enhancing the accessibility of the BottomAppBar and NavigationDrawer components. Furthermore, the user added support for accessibility labels and keyboard support.
material-componentsmaterialandroidcustomizablematerial-design
PublicStuff/swagger-docs
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
apirailsdsljson-filesswagger-ui
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