Thomas Cazort
Education

The University of Southern California

M.S. in Computer Science
August 2023 to Present

Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles CA

The University of Memphis

B.S. in Computer Science
August 2020 to May 2023

College of Arts and Sciences, Memphis TN

Experience

Nora Music

Head of Engineering
August 2024 to Present
  • Led a team of 4 engineers, managing task delegation, facilitating communication between founders and developers, and making key technical decisions that influenced company-wide strategies.
  • Implemented a CI/CD pipeline via GitHub Actions to deploy a Python data scraper onto an AWS EC2 instance.

Full-Stack Software Engineer
March 2024 to August 2024
  • Decreased initial page load time by 600% through efficient parallelization and server-database colocation.
  • Overhauled the frontend of key site pages using React and Next.js, implementing extensive updates while aligning with established Figma designs.

Youdle

Full-Stack Software Engineer
May 2023 to Present
  • Optimized search algorithm to decrease search time by 500%, significantly improving user experience
  • Developed and published an Android app on the Google Play Store using React Native and Expo.
  • Developed GraphQL queries in Typescript to connect and retrieve information from Shopify.
  • Contributed to the transition from Django to Next.js by converting key REST API functions.

HackSC

Software Engineer
September 2023 to Present
  • Created a custom Discord bot using Express.js to streamline event management used by 200+ hackathon participants and sponsors.
  • Revamped the frontend of our team page utilizing React and Next.js while adhering to the established Figma design.

The University of Memphis

Undergraduate Researcher
January 2023 to August 2023
  • Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) under Dr. Deepak Venugopal focusing on fairness in machine-learning model feature selection.
  • Utilized PyTorch, Tensorflow, Keras, and Pandas to train models and analyze fairness.

International Paper

Connectivity Solutions Engineering Intern
May 2022 to August 2022
  • Implemented a code automation and deployment tool that saves ~1000 hours per year.
  • Designed a user interface that allows developers to efficiently create, update, and delete change requests stored in a SQL database.
  • Led a team of 3 interns to win the ‘Most Innovative Solution’ award in the intern hackathon.

The University of Memphis

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
September 2021 to December 2021
  • Supported a professor in teaching the Intro to Python and Discrete Mathematics course.
  • Provided a solid understanding of Python programming fundamentals, algorithmic complexity, data structures, etc.

Germantown Municipal School District

Technology Intern
November 2020 to July 2021
  • Implemented multiple new instructional websites using Google Sites.
  • Designed the Student Technology Resource website used by every new student.
  • Created instructional videos and documents to implement new software.