Toby Kurien
Electrical Engineer at Freelance
Johannesburg, Gauteng, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolToby Kurien is an experienced engineering leader and electrical/computer engineer with 14 years in software delivery and over 20 years in the IT and services ecosystem, most recently serving as a Sr. Manager at Cigna. He blends hands-on embedded and Android development with strong SDLC, requirements analysis, and project management skills, evidenced by contributions to privacy-focused Android projects and F-Droid. Toby has a solid academic foundation with an M.S. in Computer Science (3.75 GPA) and a BE in Computer Engineering, and he often moves beyond mainstream tooling—self-hosting with Fossil after leaving GitHub following Microsoft's acquisition. His open-source work shows practical UI and power-optimization expertise, such as migrating maps to OsmDroid and improving battery use in mobile tracking. Comfortable leading cross-functional teams, he has a track record of refactoring legacy systems, modernizing downloads and UI flows, and delivering secure, maintainable applications. Based in Johannesburg, he combines technical depth with pragmatic project leadership across global organizations.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, 3.75/4.0, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, 3.75/4.0 at Missouri University of Science and TechnologyBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, First Class, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, First Class at University of Mumbai
English, Hindi, Malayalam
Github Skills (23)
mobile-development10
python10
ui-design10
interface-design10
java10
javas10
uid10
download-manager10
front-end-development10
pygame10
android10
ios9
user-interface9
graphical-user-interface9
mobile9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
tobykurien/rpi_lcars
Jan 2016 - Jul 2021
Star Trek LCARS interface for Raspberry Pi using Pygame
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 57 commits, 15 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Toby primarily contributed to the user interface and overall functionality of the LCARS interface. They made significant changes to the UI elements, added features such as the PIN authorization, and integrated new UI widgets. The user also refactored code, fixed bugs, and improved the project's Python 3 compatibility. The user worked on refactoring the code structure and adding improved functionality.
pygameraspberry-pi
CellularPrivacy/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector
Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
AIMSICD • Fight IMSI-Catcher, StingRay and silent SMS!
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:185 commits, 8 PRs, 41 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Toby primarily worked on migrating the project's map functionality from Google Maps to OsmDroid, indicating a focus on UI and potentially performance improvements by switching mapping libraries. The user also made significant changes to the `MapViewerOsmDroid.java` file, including implementing an asynchronous map building process. In addition, the user made changes to the accelerometer and location tracking to improve battery savings.
smsandroid
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