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Benny Thomas

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Project Manager at Woxsen University

Bangalore, India

https://linkedin.com/in/benny-thomas-phd/

Woxsen UniversityChrist (Deemed to be University)

Dr. Benny Thomas is an IBM Certified Application Developer and Agile professional with 23+ years of progressive experience in the IT domain, spanning Project Management, software engineering, quality assurance, corporate training, and academic administration. He has demonstrated expertise in managing complex projects, aligning business goals with technology solutions, and driving process improvements across multiple industries. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Christ University and has spearheaded sales strategies that resulted in 200% consecutive annual revenue growth.

Experience

Panel Member / Interviewer

Woxsen University

Full-time•Feb 2022 - Present•Hyderabad, India

Working as panel member at University Admission Office conducting technical interviews for UG and PG candidates. Involved in University promotions and brand positioning activities.

Assistant Professor

Christ (Deemed to be University)

Full-time•Sep 2013 - Mar 2020•Bangalore, India

Developed and managed PhD course work programmes. Managed digital content development. Conducted Java, RDBS, and SQL classes. Spearheaded sales and promotional activities of university programmes.

Lead Technical Consultant / Training Manager

Purpleleap (Pearson EduComp JV Company)

Full-time•May 2011 - Jul 2013•India

Managed a training team operating across multiple locations in India. Provided Java/J2EE and Oracle technology training to engineering colleges via VSAT. Developed educational content for college and corporate training.

Trainer / Test Engineer

Mformation Software Technologies

Full-time•May 2008 - Dec 2010•India

Conducted end-to-end training for new hires on mobile device management software. Delivered classes in Java, J2EE, Oracle, Unix, and testing concepts. Served as Test Engineer performing end-to-end testing of the MDM solution.

Lecturer - Computer Science

Christ College

Full-time•Aug 2004 - May 2008•Bangalore, India

Handled subjects for BSc and BCA including Java, C++, Computer Networks, Software Engineering, DBMS, and Computer Architecture.

Lecturer

Santhigirti College of Computer Science

Full-time•Nov 2001 - May 2004•India

Programmer

EMute Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Full-time•Aug 2000 - Feb 2001•India

Trainer

Aptech Computer Education

Full-time•May 1999 - Jul 2000•Kerala, India

Project Trainee

IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Full-time•Oct 1998 - Apr 1999•India

Education

Christ (Deemed to be University)

PhD

Computer Science

Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

Madurai Kamaraj University

MPhil

Computer Science

Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

Madurai Kamaraj University

Masters of Computer Application

Computer Applications

Jan 2003 - Jan 2003

Institute of Human Resource Development

Post Graduate Diploma

Computer Applications

Jan 1997 - Jan 1997

Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Science

Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry

Jan 1994 - Jan 1994

Licenses & Certifications

IBM Certified Application Developer

IBM

Issued: Jan 1999• No expiration

Skills

Project Management
Software Engineering
Research & Development
Curriculum Development
Technical Documentation
Sales
Market Analysis
CRM
Business Development
Machine Learning
Regression Testing
Functionality Testing
SDLC
Agile
SCRUM
C
C++
Java
J2EE
Python
Oracle
JavaScript
Confluence
JIRA
PostgreSQL
MS-SQL Server
DB2
MS Visio
Git
SharePoint