Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is a skilled Backend Software Engineer currently employed at Canva since September 2021, focusing on enabling users to create and host websites. Prior to this role, Tom was a Student Fellow at Startmate and served as an Academic Tutor at The University of Queensland from July 2018 to July 2021, where responsibilities included conducting in-person and online tutoring sessions as well as marking assignments for various engineering subjects. Tom's experience also includes a Trading Intern position at Optiver Asia Pacific, a Software Engineering Intern role at Boeing, and a Student Engineer position at EM Solutions Pty Ltd, where software development in Python and C++ was emphasized. Earlier, Tom tutored high school students privately and held various roles in extracurricular activities including coaching football and performing as a percussionist. Tom holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Queensland, with a major in Mechatronics and Computer Science.