Thoby Vazhappilly is a seasoned software manager with nearly two decades of team-leading and hands-on development experience, currently managing engineering teams at Conexus Solutions in Bengaluru. He has deep expertise in CRM solutions, web applications and Oracle-based systems, and has progressed from technical team lead to Salesforce lead and manager roles across IQVIA and Conexus. Thoby pairs practical leadership with front-end craftsmanship—his open-source contributions include UI/UX fixes and state/scrolling refinements to the popular Matrix/Element web clients and localization work on the widely used ReSpec tool. He is adept at turning complex business requirements into polished user-facing features while mentoring teams to deliver reliable, maintainable software. Less obvious: he blends a long history of enterprise CRM know-how with modern open-source collaboration, bridging legacy systems and contemporary web UX.
A tool for creating technical documents and web standards
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Contributions:6 commits, 8 PRs, 45 comments in 19 days
Contributions summary:Thoby primarily focused on localizing the `respec` tool, adding support for multiple languages. Their commits involved modifying various core modules, including examples, figures, issues-notes, and structure, to incorporate localization strings. They also updated test files to verify the correct language display. Additionally, a minor fix was implemented to prevent the copy button from being visible during print.
Contributions:9 commits, 5 PRs, 11 comments in 21 days
Contributions summary:Thoby primarily focused on improving the user interface and functionality of the `matrix-react-sdk` project. They addressed several bugs related to the format bar and keyboard shortcuts within the BasicMessageComposer component, ensuring correct behavior and responsiveness. The user also refactored and improved the scrolling behavior within the file panel, and the related state management. Their contributions directly impact the user experience and interaction with the Matrix chat interface.
reactmatrix-chatjavascriptsdkmatrix-sdk
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Thoby Vazhappilly - Manager at Conexus Solutions, Inc.