Hi, my name is

Allwyn Thomas.

Software Engineer

I build full-stack web applications, machine learning systems, and real-time collaborative tools. Based in NJ, open to NYC metro opportunities.

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About Me

I'm a Computer Science major with an Information Technology minor at NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College, holding a 3.95 GPA. My coursework spans web development, data structures & algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and databases.

I'm driven by building software that solves real problems — whether that's training neural networks to play Pictionary, engineering real-time collaborative whiteboards deployed on AWS, or designing secure e-commerce platforms from the ground up. I write clean code, ship working products, and thrive in team environments.

Technical Skills

Languages

Python TypeScript JavaScript Java C C++ PHP

Frameworks & Libraries

Node.js React Pygame TensorFlow Keras PyTorch

Databases

MongoDB MariaDB SQLite Oracle SQL

Tools & Platforms

Git GitHub Actions (CI/CD) AWS (EC2) WebSockets JWT Auth

Projects

Featured Project

Covey.Town Interactive Whiteboard

Problem: A 2D virtual meeting platform needed collaborative drawing capabilities for its users.

Solution: Worked with a team to implement a real-time collaborative whiteboard using Tldraw for the drawing UI, WebSockets for live synchronization across clients, and SQLite for persistent storage. Integrated into the existing Covey.Town codebase.

Result: Deployed to AWS EC2 — users could collaboratively draw in real time and return later to find their work saved.

TypeScript Node.js React SQLite WebSockets Tldraw GitHub Actions (CI/CD) AWS (EC2)
GitHub Live Demo

Live demo may be unavailable — the AWS EC2 instance is spun up on request due to limited free-tier credits.

Generative AI Pictionary

Problem: Build an application that meaningfully leverages generative AI.

Solution: Created a Pictionary-style drawing and guessing game where a player competes against an AI opponent. Trained CNN models for drawing recognition and GAN models for AI drawing generation using Google's Quick Draw dataset.

Result: An AI opponent that can both recognize player drawings and generate its own — all powered by custom-trained neural networks.

Python Pygame TensorFlow Keras
GitHub

Jewelry Store E-Commerce

Problem: Design and build a complete e-commerce platform with authentication and role-based access control.

Solution: Built a full-stack jewelry store website with JWT authentication, separate user and admin roles, order management workflows, and a MariaDB-backed product catalog.

Result: A fully functional e-commerce experience with secure authentication, role-based dashboards, and database-driven inventory management.

HTML CSS PHP JavaScript MariaDB

Let's Build Something Together

Looking for a software engineer in the NY/NJ area? I'd love to hear from you.

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