HI, I AM
JUSTIN
TAN
A Data Science Student focusing on Full Stack Development, Data Analytics, and Data Engineering.
ABOUT
I am a relentless learner who thrives at the intersection of Full Stack Development, Data Analysis, and Data Engineering.
Lifelong Curiosity
My journey in technology is driven by a profound curiosity that extends far beyond the lecture hall or the office. I am constantly exploring the latest breakthroughs in AI and cloud architecture, often spending my free time building side projects that challenge my understanding of scalable systems.
For me, code is more than just a tool for building applications, it's a medium for solving complex puzzles and automating the mundane. I take pride in writing maintainable, clean code that stands the test of time, always seeking the most elegant solution to every problem.
Professional Focus
Currently based at Monash University, I specialize in architecting intelligent full-stack applications that leverage robust data pipelines. I am particularly interested in how AI can be integrated into everyday workflows to drive efficiency and actionable insights.
I am a strong advocate for automation; in fact, I often joke that I am 'efficiently lazy'. If a task can be automated, I will find a way to do it, allowing me to focus my energy on high-level strategic engineering and creative problem-solving.
EXPERIENCE
Monash University Malaysia
July 2023 - July 2026Bachelor of Computer Science (Data Science)
CGPA: 3.86 / 4.0
Boostorder KL
PresentData Analyst Intern
- Handling and maintaining Looker dashboards, optimizing performance through documentation reviews.
- Performing data tally tests and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure data integrity.
- Developed custom UAT applications that reduced testing time from 8 hours to just 40 minutes.
- Built automated data generation scripts using Python and LLMs, replacing manual entry with logical, structured, and beautifully visualized synthetic data.
- Handling support tickets and customer requests with data-driven insights.
CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS
2nd Place – Monash Pacman Competition
Across Australia and Malaysia campuses (S2 2025)
Winner – CodeStart Competition
Monash 2023
Winner – Kaggle Music Genre Prediction
Monash 2024
WORKS
Developed an AI-powered chatbot using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide students with instant answers from the Monash website. Built a custom web scraper to collect and structure FAQ content for efficient retrieval.
Key Result
Reduced student search time from 30-40 minutes to under 5 minutes.
Assembled an AI-powered Android app for health monitoring and personalized nutrition coaching. Automated dietary recommendations and motivational messages using Gemini API.
Key Result
Created a secure and user-friendly health application with full user and admin controls.
Advanced Job insight scraper providing market trends and analytics. Implemented complex data engineering pipelines to process and visualize employment data.
Key Result
Leveraged serverless architecture in Google Cloud Platform for scalable data processing and insights demonstration.
Minimalistically blogging application focused on performance and clean writing experience. Built with Next.js and Supabase for a seamless full-stack experience.
Key Result
Produced a high performance and a clean user interface for writers to demonstrate their creativity.
Produced a web application to automatically collect and analyze news from The Star. Features tools to summarize content and perform sentiment analysis.
Key Result
Enabled efficient processing and insight generation from large volumes of news articles.
High-performance modern e-commerce platform for bookstores with Stripe integration and state-of-the-art state management.
Key Result
Produced a comprehensive E-commerce platform from full payment workflow to admin order management.
SKILLS
Technical
Arsenal
Languages
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
- SQL
- TypeScript
- Kotlin
Frameworks & Tools
- React.js
- Next.js
- Node.js
- Express.js
- Angular
- MongoDB
- Firebase
- GCP
- Azure
Data & ML
- Snowflake
- Pandas
- NumPy
- Matplotlib
- Seaborn
- Plotly
- Scikit-learn
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
- Optuna
Other
- Web Scraping
- Full-stack Dev
- Data Analysis
- UAT Testing
- Looker
- LLM Scripting
Soft
Dynamics
• Proactive Teamwork (Always asking if others need help)
• Eager to Learn & Explore on my own
• "Efficiently Lazy" (High-ROI Automation focus)
• Proactively seeking to add value & take on new challenges
• Creativity driven by curiosity
Maintainable
& Extendable
I desire to write good code that isn't just functional, but built to last—easily extendable, clean, and highly maintainable for long-term scalability.