Paarangat Jain

Assisting with the design and development of full-stack applications across frontend, backend and database components. I collaborate on implementation, testing and documentation while gaining hands-on experience across the software development lifecycle.

Maintaining the Ocean Connect website so program, event and initiative information stays accurate and reachable. I reorganise content for clearer navigation and usability for volunteers and community members, and help strengthen how the organisation communicates its marine conservation work.

Engaging with schools that support students with disabilities to build partnerships for technology-driven empowerment. I communicate the team’s mission to stakeholders, coordinate collaborative workshops and programs, and maintain those relationships between initiatives.

Supporting the technical operations behind the team’s accessibility-focused projects. I work with fellow officers to keep technical initiatives running smoothly and contribute to the coordination, communication and internal workflows the organisation depends on.

Working with our academic supervisor to define the goals and strategy for developing low-cost tactile and refreshable Braille displays, and coordinating the project officers building them. I run user interviews and design surveys to keep the work user-centred, and lead development of the React Native application that supports the display.

Collaborated with our academic supervisor and fellow officers to brainstorm accessibility solutions, and assisted in the design, development and testing of tactile display components for blind and low-vision users.