RAVI TRIPATHI

2724 Niazuma Avenue, Apt T

Birmingham, AL 35205
Email: Ravi89@uab.edu
E-Portfolio: http://ravitripathi-portfolio.weebly.com/
Phone: 701-200-0196

OBJECTIVE
Determined, highly motivated Masters Student at University of Alabama looking for
an opportunity to succeed in an environment of growth and excellence and earn a
job which provides job satisfaction and self-development and helps in achieving
personal as well as organizational goals
EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Computer Science (Present)

University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; CGPA: 3.70
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering & minor in Computer Science
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; CGPA: 3.15
2-year college Diploma in Computer Engineering
Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon, Haryana, India; CGPA: 3.10
High School Graduate 07 from Green Fields School, New Delhi, India

SKILLS
Technical:
Programming Languages
Assembly Language, C, C++, HTML, Java, JavaScript, SQL, JDBC, Perl, Python, Ruby,
Scheme, Visual Basic, R scripting language, OPENScad scripting language
Softwares
Cadence, MATLAB, R, OPENScad, Entire MS Office suite including Publisher, Project
and Visio, GCC, All common software, tophat, bowtie, miRanalyzer, FastQC
Operating Systems
All versions of Windows from 3.1 to 8, Mac OSX, UNIX, LINUX
Non-Technical:

Strong verbal and written communication skills/ ability to express ideas and
visions.
Ability to work both individually as well as within a team setting.
Strong presentation, analytical, interpersonal and team management skills.
Self-starter, quick learner and results-oriented motivation.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Biostatistics Department - UAB Birmingham, AL
Student Assistant/Data Analyst/Programmer - (March 2014- Present)

Managed Next-generation sequencing software on UABs research cluster

Cheaha.

Performed miRNA analysis for several experiments with help from my advisor.
Routine testing of Next-generation sequencing software.
Performed sequence alignment for the given sequences with reported
miRNAs or mRNAs available on databases with the help of bowtie (software).
Analyzed result data sets through R statistical tool based on given designs of
experiments.
Documented and catalogued protocol and procedures on SSG wiki.
Documented and maintained detailed steps for various procedures.
Tools Used: Research Cluster-Cheaha, Linux, R Statistical tool, MS Excel,
MS Word, SSG Wiki, Next Generation Sequencing Tools miRanalyzer,
TopHat, Bowtie, FastQC, HTSeq-Count (Python Package)

CIS Department - UAB Birmingham, AL

Student Tutor (Minimum Duty Assistantship) - (August 2013- January 2014)

Tutored students from CIS department (undergraduates) with Computer

science coursework.
Helped new students in getting a firm grasp on the concepts of Object
Oriented Programming as well as concepts of JAVA, C++, Scheme, SQL etc.
and other theoretical subjects such as Automata, Numerical Computing etc.

Novel System Inc. (State Farm) Bloomington, IL

Business Analyst - (April 2012- August 2013)
The project was building a Front End system for claim handlers for HealthCare
products offered by State Farm with the Legacy System running in the background
along with some added functionalities of conversion of documents in electronic form
for easier manageability as well as transfers.

Captured Rules and Requirements for the new software system.

Maintained documentation of current AS-IS functionalities from the Legacy

system and TO-BE anticipated functionalities for the system.

Led a team of 5-6 Business Analysts at any time.

Created Business stories/scenarios with the help of SMEs.

Designed use cases as well as use case diagrams using MS VISIO.

Acted as a liaison between Business, Testing, Systems and Development
team.
Worked with testing team in creating test scenarios/cases for the system.

Helped testing team in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) along with
SMEs.
Worked with Systems team in creating and maintaining Business and
Systems workflow diagrams.
Led the Business team for one of the HealthCare product from SF Hospital
Income.
Presented various documents to Business Leads and/or testing team, systems
team and development team during walkthroughs.
Represented my team during standup meetings on a biweekly basis.

Tools Used: Agile Methodology, MS Windows 7, MS SharePoint, MS Word,

MS Excel, MS Lync, MS Outlook, MS Visio
Internship in C/C++ in LINUX environment at International Design and
Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Delhi, India (May, 2011 - August,
2011)
The project was building a software for employee details and attendance
system/records in a bank.

Specifically worked on the part of building a calendar for the software and
also worked on the attendance part.
Worked in close collaboration with Sr. programmer while integrating our piece
of code to the rest of the code.
Worked in supervision of testing team in creating test cases for the system
from the given Business use cases as well as Functional and Non Functional
Requirement Specification documents.
Helped in keeping a log on the changes requested using Change Request
Form

Tools Used: Iterative Methodologies, Linux, C, C++

COURSE PROJECTS

Built a wireless Bluetooth USB hub for Undergraduate design project with the
functionalities of a Bluetooth implemented using JAVA.
Created a Health Institution Database System in Postgre SQL. Created ER
diagram, and normalized the relations. Implemented triggers, functions,
views and indexes based on it.
Created a project closely based on Indian Railway Software System in C++ in
high school.
Designed and printed several 3D objects namely Replica of Taj Mahal,
Designer Lamp and flute.
Designed and implemented strategies for reversi game in Artificial
Intelligence on JAVA.
Created a self-chargeable universal remote as a project for Circuit Analysis.
Created multiple projects in embedded systems using PIC and ARM
processors including RC car.

GENERAL INFORMATION & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Always maintained good academic standing at school and have been in

Deans list on several occasions and also won general proficiency awards for
several continuous years at school.

Made notable contributions in technical and IT competitions during school.

Also took part in various music competition and yoga competitions at zonal
level.

Part of the team in school that worked on building electronic circuits.

Took part and won awards in various events for school such as music
recitation, yoga, debate competition.

Foreign Language Skills: Hindi, English (UK), English (US), Sanskrit