Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Projects
LEADERSHIP
Timeline
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Sydney Thomas

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Data Science - Intern

Dynamic Campus
, remote
06.2025 - Current
  • Developed cloud-native demo data pipeline to simulate SIS → PostgreSQL ETL for BI reporting.
  • Containerized scripts with Docker and deployed to AWS EC2, ensuring secure .env credential management.
  • Employed Python and SQL for data manipulation and extraction from databases.
  • Built machine learning models for classification and regression problems.

Software Integration & Test Team (Software Engineer) - Intern

Safran Passenger Innovations
Brea, CA
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • Architected Python automation via Behavior-Driven Development, reducing manual testing time by thirty percent.
  • Developed Django dashboard for real-time test monitoring with JIRA API integration for ticket management.
  • Implemented RESTful webhooks using Flask to enable cross-platform event-driven communication.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Business Administration – STEM

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
05.2026

Skills

  • Programming languages: Python, Java, C, SQL, JavaScript
  • Frameworks and libraries: Flask, Django, React
  • Data analysis tools: Pandas, NumPy, R, Power BI
  • Testing methodologies: Test-driven development, API testing
  • Testing tools: JUnit, Jest, Cucumber/Gherkin
  • Project management and development
  • Database management: SQL databases
  • Office applications: Excel and Microsoft Office Suite

Projects

Student Connect Platform (CSCI Principles Software Development) November 2024

Engineered a full-stack web application using React and Java to facilitate student networking. Implemented user authentication, profile management, and real-time chat functionality. Led Agile development process in a team of 4, managing sprint planning and code reviews. Designed scalable database schema to handle user profiles, connections, and messaging.

Full-Stack Testing Framework (CSCI Software Development) January 2025

Developed white-box testing suite, achieving 100% statement & branch coverage for both frontend & backend. Implemented mock database and API integrations using Jest for frontend and JUnit 5 for backend testing. Created comprehensive unit tests for REST API endpoints and database interactions. Utilized continuous integration practices with automated test execution through Maven and npm.

LEADERSHIP

  • Trojan Marketing Group (TMG) 2024 - Present
  • Lead the technical development of an AI-powered matching algorithm using Python and machine learning
  • Perform data scraping and analysis to optimize user matching and engagement metrics

Timeline

Data Science - Intern

Dynamic Campus
06.2025 - Current

Software Integration & Test Team (Software Engineer) - Intern

Safran Passenger Innovations
06.2024 - 08.2024

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Business Administration – STEM

University of Southern California
Sydney Thomas