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Alvin Thomas

Seven Hills,NSW

Work History

IT Subcommittee

Forex Association UNSW
11.2024 - 05.2025
  • Built and maintained the UNSW Forex Society’s website using React and modern JavaScript, serving a community of 300+ members.
  • Focused on a clean, responsive component architecture, solid state management, and performance.
  • Working in short, hypothesis-driven iterations, I’d map the big picture (what users need), break features into testable pieces, then ship and refine based on feedback.
  • Integrated REST APIs for events, sign-ups, and announcements; added error boundaries, retries, and loading skeletons for resilient UX.

Spotify Playlist to MP3 Downloader (Python + yt-dl

Personal Project
, NSW
11.2024 - 04.2025
  • Built a fully automated script to convert Spotify playlists into MP3s without using the Spotify API.
  • Implemented functionality to read song titles from a .txt file, search YouTube for the best match using yt-dlp, and download the audio as an MP3.
  • Added support for batch downloads, filename sanitization, and download folder organization.
  • Tools: Python, yt-dlp, Shell scripting, subprocess, text parsing.

Socials Director

UNSW Engineering Society
  • Led the social portfolio for the UNSW Engineering Society, delivering over 5 events per semester (e.g., Welcome Night, Introduction Camp, Ball) for approximately 300+ students, from concept to run sheet, logistics, risk, and post-event review.
  • Secured over $12000 in sponsorships/in-kind support by pitching event value to partners; coordinated deliverables and brand compliance with sponsors and Engineering faculty stakeholders.
  • Managed strict budgets across vendors, venues, and marketing; negotiated quotes and tracked spend to come in 20% under budget.

Private Tutor

Tutoring BUSINESS
  • Taught Economics, Mathematics, and English across Years 7–12, aligning units with NSW syllabus; differentiated lessons for mixed ability and EAL/D learners to maximise engagement and access.
  • Used data-informed teaching (formative checks, retrieval practice, spaced revision) to target gaps and lift outcomes; produced clear progress reports and intervention plans.
  • Led exam preparation and study skills workshops; delivered model solutions and actionable feedback; fostered a positive, high-expectation classroom culture

Education

B. - Computer-Science

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
01.2026

ATAR -

Parramatta Marist High School
01.2023

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Customer service
  • Critical thinking
  • Project management
  • Learning style assessment

Timeline

IT Subcommittee

Forex Association UNSW
11.2024 - 05.2025

Spotify Playlist to MP3 Downloader (Python + yt-dl

Personal Project
11.2024 - 04.2025

Socials Director

UNSW Engineering Society

Private Tutor

Tutoring BUSINESS

B. - Computer-Science

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

ATAR -

Parramatta Marist High School

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