Gavin Douch
Gavin Douch smiling and wearing suit and standing in front of a flower bush

I am a Software Developer 💻
and Tech Blogger 🖋
from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

I am a self-taught full-stack programmer who's interested in all things tech. I am currently completing the last year of my Bachelor of Computer Science (Advanced Computer Science) degree.

If you have any interest in one of my projects, have a question, or just want to chat, please get in touch!

Experience

Monash University Student Misconduct Panel

Member | Mar 2022 - present | Clayton, VIC

As a representative on the student misconduct panel, I weigh the evidence and deliberate on allegations of academic and general misconduct made against students.

Monash University Faculty of IT

Student Services Officer | Jan 2021 - present | Clayton, VIC

I am involved with Monash Faculty of IT’s Education Transformation Project, and help to improve the community and academic life for the faculty’s students. I also write the weekly faculty newsletter The Byte, showcasing news, student events, internships, and graduate roles.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Data Forensics/Risk Analytics IBL | Jul 2021 - Dec 2021 | Southbank, VIC

At PwC I used data analytics and forensics to identify risks and anomalies in client data in order to prevent and detect procedural and human error, as well as to inform decision making with data and visualisations. To do this I employ a range of advanced software products, programming languages, and techniques.

WIRED Monash (Faculty of IT Society)

President | Mar 2020 - Mar 2022 | Clayton, VIC

As the President of Monash WIRED, I oversaw all aspects of our club, including event creation, industry involvement, liaising with other groups at Monash, with Monash staff, and with industry. Read more about my time at WIRED in this blog post.

Australian Computing Students' Association

Founder and President | Feb 2019 - Mar 2022 | Clayton, VIC

I founded the umbrella association of tertiary education IT clubs known as ACSA. This allows for the sharing of events, and all sorts of collaboration and cross-pollination between club leaders

Monash Google Developer Student Club

GDSC Lead | Jun 2021 - Mar 2022 | Clayton, VIC

I became the GDSC Lead for Monash University, and combined it into WIRED, in order to run fun and educational Google events for our members.

Media appearances