About Melvin
Melvin is a software engineer from Singapore 👨💻
A self-taught programmer, he has a keen interest in learning new languages, frameworks, and technologies that empower him to build software applications that can impact the world 🌎
With an avid passion for learning, he is constantly upgrading his coding skills through books, articles, YouTube videos, and Massive Open Online Courses 📖
He has founded an Open Source organization called Your First Open Source Project (YFOSP) - with over 350+ members from 50+ different countries worldwide.
Through the organization, he advocates for the creation of safe community spaces that foster both diversity & inclusivity, regardless of your technical abilities 😊
Till date, YFOSP has awarded >350 Holopin digital badges to first-time contributors in appreciation of their open-source contributions on GitHub.
YFOSP also contributed to sustainability efforts through Hacktoberfest’s tree-planting initiative, planting 2 trees (Markhamia lutea & Phyllanthus emblica) in Tanzania and India, offsetting 150 kg of CO₂, reducing global warming, and supporting biodiversity 🌳
As the 1st GitHub Campus Expert for Singapore Polytechnic, he organized 5 meetups and study support groups that mentored 70+ batchmates and strengthened their coding fundamentals, while providing technical and non-technical support to the GitHub team by 💪:
In 2022, the GitHub team recognized Melvin as one of the
Top 5 Outstanding Community Citizens in GitHub Community
for going above and beyond the galaxy to help others 🌟
Melvin, in 2023, was one of the 10 selected GitHub Campus Experts worldwide to receive a highly coveted
GitHub Universe Scholarship.
The scholarship provides deserving recipients (GitHub Universe Scholars) with an all-expenses-paid trip to attend GitHub Universe, an in-person tech conference in the USA where over 2,000 developers come together to learn about the latest technological developments in the industry 🤖
As the 1st Singaporean recipient of the prestigious GitHub Universe Scholarship (GitHub Universe Scholar), he was also honored to be a
Global Conference Speaker at GitHub Universe USA 2023, sharing insights on AI and developer communities with an international audience of 50 representing 10+ universities and 10+ tech communities 🇺🇸
Melvin, in 2024, made history as the 1st Distinguished Regional Keynote Speaker at GitHub Field Day Malaysia, a regional tech conference organized by GitHub Education and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI, Malaysia).
The conference, which was held at Sunway University (Malaysia’s Top Private University), was attended by ~100 leaders from 20+ universities and 35+ tech communities 🇲🇾
He is also the 1st Singaporean GitHub Campus Expert at the world-renowned National University of Singapore, where he served as a Developer Advocate and Program Mentor, and previously pursued postgraduate studies at the university (Asia’s Top University) 🥇
In 2025, Melvin accomplished numerous notable achievements, including the following 👀:
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He graduated as the NUS Valedictorian with Distinction (Most Outstanding Postgraduate Student, Top-Ranking Graduate, Top in Machine Learning, Top in Mobile Development, Top in Agile Software Delivery, Top 10% in Full Stack Web Development, Top in Class Quizzes) from the National University of Singapore, Institute of Systems Science (NUS-ISS),
and delivered the Valedictory Address before a distinguished audience of 200+ attendees, including 3 CEOs,
in recognition of his exceptional academic performance, leadership, extracurricular involvement, community service, and public speaking excellence
at Asia’s Top University (QS #1 Asia, QS #8 Global, Top 0.5% of Universities Worldwide) 🎓
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He was invited and served as a Regional Keynote Speaker for Hack Club x Daydream Hanoi (Vietnam) and Regional IT Exhibition (China),
engaging 150+ participants from 20+ educational institutes and 20+ tech communities 🇻🇳 + 🇨🇳
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He was also invited and served as a Local Keynote Speaker for the Singapore Management University x BuildingBloCS Tech Conference, a flagship nationwide tech conference attracting 300+ participants from 50+ educational institutions and 50+ tech communities across Singapore,
including Singapore’s top STEM and Olympiad-track students across 10 disciplines: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics, AI, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Astronomy, and Linguistics Olympiads (高才班) 🇸🇬
Melvin is working toward becoming a leading Software/Solutions Engineer and a next-generation Informatics Pharmacist, and actively welcomes collaborations on transformative tech initiatives locally, regionally, and internationally 🤝
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And Melvin… Don’t forget to slow down sometimes and take a break like Red ☕️
Or even better, take a chill pill like Blue…💊
