Hey 👋, I'm Qin Guan

Yet Another Software Engineer.

I am 682 days from OWADIO-ing.

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💻 Work stuff

Unofficially breaking things at SST Alumni Association

I do tech stuff.

Software Engineer Intern at Open Government Products current

Formally part of the form.gov.sg team and worked on internal tooling for our product operations team.

See this page for more information.

Formally also on the data.gov.sg team and worked on features + improving DX.

Currently working on organization wide security initiatives!

Co-Founded CodeCollab.io 2018-2023

Together with my schoolmate, Carl, we created CodeCollab, a collaborative code editor that allows anyone to compile, collaborate and create code anywhere, at any time.

Software Engineer Intern at PigeonLab 2021

In 2021, I joined the PigeonLab team, which created Pigeonhole Live, a live audience engagement platform, as a Software Engineer Intern. At PigeonLab, I worked on our internal tooling with frameworks like VueJS and ExpressJS. I also gained experience working with AWS services such as S3. Later on in the internship, I also got to work on our Public API in Go and Public API documentation with React.

🏫 School stuff

Ngee Ann Polytechnic 2021 - 2024

I am currently pursuing a diploma in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, together with the Certificate in Advanced Computing Mathematics at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

School of Science and Technology, Singapore 2017 - 2020

At the School of Science and Technology, we are able to choose an O-Level Applied Subject to develop our interests in a specific field. For myself, I chose Computing+ as my Applied Subject, which allows me to develop my computational thinking skills, and also further my knowledge in the Python language.

Swift Accelerator Program 2018

I am part of the pioneering batch of the Swift Accelerator Program. The 9 months long program, by IMDA and Apple, covers skills such as building apps with Swift and also marketing and design principles.

The Swift Innovators Summit is a summit held at the end of the Swift Accelerator Program for students to showcase their apps. My schoolmate, Carl, and I created an app, Parkgoer, and presented it at the Summit to IMDA Assistant Chief Executive of Planning, Ms Koh Li-Na. Parkgoer is an app to help children find parks and recreational facilities around Singapore.

👍 Club stuff

President, Overflow SIG

I was the president of the Programming and Technology Special Interest Group in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. During my term, I worked closely with my team to organize workshops, events and competitions for our club members.

I spearheaded many initiatives within the club to improve transparency, teamwork, and our member engagement.

Many of our works can be found here https://github.com/np-overflow

Please check out our website as well! https://np-overflow.club

Tech Lead, NullSec SIG

I was a technical lead for the Cybersecurity Special Interest Group in Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Many of our works can be found here https://github.com/NullSec-SIG

Please check out our website as well! https://nullsecsig.com

Vice-President, ICT Society

I was the VP of Projects in the Society for the School of ICT in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I worked closely with my team to organize flagship events for our school.

🏅 Circle things

Medallion of Excellence, WorldSkills Singapore 2023

I participated in the IT Software Solutions for Business WSS 2023 competition, and clinched the Medallion of Excellence.