After 37 years in private practice, Thomas joined the University of Connecticut as an architect and Senior Project Manager for Design in 2013. Since then, he has managed projects for a new cognitive fMRI facility, a reconstructed building for the Department of Math, a Main Accumulation Area building for regulated campus waste, a new Production Facility and a renovated Administration building for the School of Fine Arts and the reconstruction of the Gant Science Complex. He is a member of the UConn Public Art Committee.

A registered architect since 1982, Thomas served as President of AIA Connecticut in 2010. He stepped down as President of the Connecticut Architecture Foundation (CAF)after four years of service from 2013-2016; he currently serves as Chair of the CAF Development Committee.