🎓 Bachelor of Business Science specialising in Computer Science student at the University of Cape Town (UCT)

🏅 Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship recipient | Multi-time Class Medallist | Dean’s Merit List

I'm a third-year Business Science student specialising in Computer Science. I’m passionate about building efficient, real-world solutions that bridge the gap between business and technology.

My professional interests include software development, data science, practical applications of AI, business innovation, and technology-driven problem solving.

Computer Science Fundamentals: Algorithms, data structures, OOP principles, parallel and concurrent programming, software testing, debugging, and version control best practices

Languages: Java, Python, C#, PHP, SQL (with some experience in HTML, CSS, R, MIPS Assembly, and Delphi)

Operating Systems & Environments: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), Unix command line, WSL, VMware Workstation

IDE & Productivity Tools: JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PHPStorm, WebStorm, PyCharm, DataGrip), VSCode, Visual Studio, RStudio

Version Control & Collaboration: Git, GitHub, Slack, Linear

University Awards:

• 🏆 Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship, UCT (Top 10 applicants from Western Cape, 2024)
• 🥇 Top Student in CSC1015 – Introduction to Programming (Certificate of Merit, Top 10%)
• 🥇 Top Student in CSC1016 – Object-Oriented Programming
• 🥉 3rd Place in 1st Year Business Science, Bain & Company Award
• 🥇 Top Student in CSC2002 – Second Year Computer Science
• 🥇 Top Student in STA2020 – Applied Statistics

High School Awards:

• 🎓 Dux of Cannons Creek High School, 2023 (Aggregate 96.3%)
• 👨‍🏫 Principal's Honour Award
• 🥈 Silver Medal, National Applications Olympiad (2022, IITPSA)
• 🏅 WCED Excellent Academic Achievement (Top 40 in the province)

• 📝 External Moderator, South African Applications Olympiad (2026–Present)
• 👨‍💻 Scientific Committee Member, South African Programming Olympiad (2024–Present)
• 🤿 Member, UCT Underwater Club (2025–Present)
• 🏔️ Member, UCT Mountain and Ski Club (2025–Present)
• 🎓 Prefect, Cannons Creek High School (2023)
• 🎧 Head, Sound, Lighting & AV Team (2021–2022)
• 💡 Chairperson, School Photographic Society (2021–2022)

When I’m not coding or studying, I enjoy:

• Backpacking 🥾
• Trail Running 🏃‍♂️
• SCUBA diving 🤿
• Photography 📷

• 📧 Email: [email protected]
• 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thomaskabalin
• 💻 Website: thomaskabalin.com
• 📍 Based in Cape Town, South Africa