Milestones

Roadmap

A chronological perspective of my professional evolution, achievements, and creative explorations.

projectOngoing

SharkDown

Visual Markdown Editor for GitHub

Shayen Thomas - SharkDown

A visual-first, Markdown-native editor that lets you compose in a rich WYSIWYG editor and push straight to GitHub as commits and pull requests.

Next.jsTypeScriptTipTapGitHub API
experienceApr 2026 - Present

Webmaster

IEEE EdSoc Kerala Chapter

Own the chapter's web presence — development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Built and shipped tooling to support event registration and content management for chapter activities. Implemented performance and accessibility improvements that improved page load and usability.

experienceFeb 2026 - Present

Tech Team Member

STRIDE, K-DISC

Build software tools aimed at inclusive design outcomes, collaborating with a cross-functional team. Contribute to scoping, prototyping, and shipping features for social-impact technology projects.

projectOngoing

Sahrdaya College Dashboard

Admin Platform

Shayen Thomas - Sahrdaya College Dashboard

Administrative platform for managing college website content.

Next.jsTailwind CSSFirebase
hackathonNov 2025

VITALS 24 (INFINIA 2.0)

2nd Runner-Up

Shayen Thomas - VITALS 24 (INFINIA 2.0)

National 24-hour hackathon involving 271+ teams.

YOLOPyTorchOpenCV
experienceSep 2025 - Present

Committee Member

PALS_ SCET

Support planning and execution of activities focused on student development and community engagement.

experienceJul 2025 - Present

Chief Technical Officer

IEDC SAHRDAYA

Oversee 3 technical clubs (Coders Club, Future Tech Club, Hardware Club), aligning their work under a unified technical direction. Coordinate and run technical events end-to-end, from planning to execution. Set and maintain the technical standards and stack adopted across all IEDC project teams. Mentor members across software and hardware tracks on development practices and system design.

projectJun 2025 – Aug 2025

IEDC Sahrdaya Website

Web Portal

Shayen Thomas - IEDC Sahrdaya Website

Official portal for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cell.

Next.jsTailwind CSSFirebase
hackathonApr 2025

ICTAK Techathlon 2024-25

2nd Runner-up

Shayen Thomas - ICTAK Techathlon 2024-25

Month-long competition solving real-world challenges.

Real World Problem TacklingProject Management
hackathonMar 2025

War Room (Hack@Arch 3.0)

Finalist

Shayen Thomas - War Room (Hack@Arch 3.0)

16-hour startup simulation tackling business challenges.

Strategic Problem SolvingEntrepreneurial Thinking
projectJan 2025 – May 2025

AI Krishna

Robotic Student

Shayen Thomas - AI Krishna

AI-powered robotic student using Raspberry Pi and Gemini.

AIRaspberry PiEdTech
hackathonNov 2024

PyHack Innovate 2024

Best Overall & Best Department Team

Shayen Thomas - PyHack Innovate 2024

First-year hackathon focused on sustainability.

TkinterSQLiteAlgorithm Design
hackathonNov 2024

Useless Projects 2024

Top 150 project (800+ entries)

Shayen Thomas - Useless Projects 2024

24-hour makeathon by TinkerHub.

JavascriptWeb Speech APIGeoLocation API
hackathonSep 2024

TechXInfinia Hackathon 2024

Runner-up (General Track)

Shayen Thomas - TechXInfinia Hackathon 2024

Hackathon as part of TechXInfinia conducted by IEEE Sahrdaya SB.

PythonJavaScriptNFC