About Me

Hey! My name is Ronn. I'm a software developer and tech-enthusiast currently pursuing my Masters degree in Computer Science at Northeastern University, Boston. I wish I could say that computer science was something I had a strong passion for from the very beginning, but that would be a lie. Computer science is a field that grabbed my attention over the years, and I wanted to be a part of the fast-paced field which has led to solutions for most of the domains. At this very moment the world of software development has taken over me, and being able to be a part of the big picture has helped me gain clarity on how development plays a role in all our lives. My experience has helped me perceive how developers make a difference, and being a part of it has made me love what I do even more. When I'm not writing code or developing software, I'm either reading up on blackholes, space-time articles or writing blog posts. Hit me up if you want to talk about software development, maching learning or anything related to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Contact Details

Ronn Jacob
Boston, MA
+1-617-959-7739
ronnjacob@gmail.com

Education

Northeastern University, Boston

Master of Science in Computer Science August 2018 - Present

CGPA : 3.93

    Courses Taken:
    • Programming Design Paradigm
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Algorithms
    • Large-Scale Data Processing (MapReduce)
    • Web Development
    • Data Mining Techniques
    • Information Retrieval

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

B.Tech Degree in Computer Science and Engineering July 2012 - May 2016

    • Team member of the Team Unwired coding for the development of the Team Unwired website.
    • Member of the website design committee and appointed to develop websites for the college techno-management fest, Tathva in 2014.
    • Member of the media committee for the college cultural fest, Ragam in 2013.
    • Junior executive for the online magazine, Penumbra.

Work

Philips

Systems Engineering Co-opAndover, MA June 2019 - December 2019

    • Simplified root cause analysis for performance dips for build deployments on Azure by implementing solutions using C#, .NET for distributed patient monitoring host system performance testing.
    • Increased workflow efficiency by developing scalable and fault tolerant solutions using C#, MySQL and Python for efficient automated registration of patient monitoring systems to server as trusted clients.

Northeastern University

Graduate Teaching AssistantBoston, January 2019 - April 2020

    CS3700 Networks & Distributed Systems
    • Held office hours for students to assist with for topics that included LAN, routing, congestion control, DNS, network security, distributed key-value stores, P2P, CDNs and topics that focus on principals of distributed systems.
    • Assisted students with programming and implementing the above concepts in assignments and projects.

Philips Innovation Campus

Software DeveloperIndia June 2016 - July 2018

    • Implemented POCs involving RDP for remote viewing of PACS applications with active communication across Computed Tomography team reaching target a quarter early.
    • Upgraded features in image acquisition related modules using C#, .NET and Python fixing many defects, regression tests and received recognition award for taking ownership.
    • Collaborated with 2 developers for implementation of reliable design for speech enabled medical application using NLP and AWS for healthcare hackathon resolving security loopholes and reduced risk factors count by 30%.

Al-Hasawi Groups

Intern Kuwait May 2015 - July 2015

    • Was introduced to TOAD for database analysis purposes and studied the organization schema.
    • Optimized certain queries reducing execution time and formulated certain other queries for use by the department.
    • Implemented a new UI using C# for a part of the HRMS.

Skills

Languages

  • Java / Python / C#
  • JavaScript / C++
  • Scala / Scheme

Web

  • HTML5, CSS3
  • ReactJS, AngularJS, REST
  • Spring Boot, Express, Node.js

Databases

  • SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB
  • SQLite
  • DynamoDB

DevOps/Other Tools

  • Git, ElasticSearch
  • Docker, Kubernetes
  • Maven, AWS EMR, S3 ,Spark

Check Out Some of My Projects.













Awards & Certifications

HTML5 Application Development | Microsoft

License MTA-375

May 2014 - Present

Machine Learning | Coursera

License 3Y3ZY3GCFYPA

Feb 2018 - Present

March 2018 - Present

March 2018 - Present

Sequence Models | Coursera

License FCHSSZ5EYXP8

March 2018 – Present

March 2018 – Present

March 2018 – Present

March 2018 – Present