Sriram Rangan

I am a McMaster University graduate of Automation Engineering entering the field of data analytics. I have a technical background in software and automation. This experitise includes web development, data manipulation, and applications of IoT. I some experience with controls and hardware automation such as electric sensors, motors, and PID controllers.

Lab Development Assistant - Machine Health and Remote Monitoring

McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering

Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

• Amended existing lab instructions for the Machine Health and Remote Monitoring course for a virtual environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Developed new lab projects which integrate the use of Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and MQTT for IoT applications and then documented them into detailed manuals.
• Optimized project development by cutting time by up to 30% and beating deadlines.

Web Developer Intern

Empower Health

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

• Developed Ruby scripts that would retrieve healthcare practitioner and provider data from various health websites.
• Streamlined script development process, thereby reducing average project time from 2.5 weeks to 1 week.
• Retrieved and process record data for 5000 healthcare practitioners and 1500+ providers by utilizing HTML, JavaScript, JSON, and Nokogiri.

System Analyst/Web Developer

McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

• Gained working knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS, MySQL to develop Laravel projects utilizing MVC structures and relational databases.
• Worked with multi-disciplinary team to develop a web application that marked CAD assignments submitted by students, with key responsibilities in developing and assigning roles and permissions.

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Coursera

Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

• Learned key analytical skills and how to clean and organize data for analysis and complete analysis and calculations using spreadsheets, SQL, and R.
• Visualized and presented data findings in dashboards and presentations with visualization platforms such as Tableau.
• Capstone Project: Identified how annual members and casual riders utilize the services of a bike sharing company differently to model a new marketing strategy aimed at converting casual riders into annual members.

Bachelor of Technology (Co-op) - Automation Engineering Technology

McMaster University

Sep 2015 - Dec 2020

• Technical background with controls and hardware automation such as electric sensors, motors and PID controllers as well as web development, OOP, data manipulation, and IoT.
• Business background in quality assurance, operations management, and project management.
• Capstone Project: Developed a virtual tour of the McMaster University Learning Factory using Unity game engine and deployed it on a Firebase website to showcase the use of virtual reality (VR) in a lab setting.