Anil Ramnanan
I'm currently a Systems Administrator at the University of the West Indies Open Campus with the responsibilities of managing the organisation’s Learning Management Systems. I'm a Graduate of the University of the West Indies with an MPhil in Computer Science and has served as a Director of the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society and with extensive experience in the area of Open Source Software.
I am also a software developer with experience in both web based and mobile applications. I have developed applications using the Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL stack as well as Python and Flask. My most recent experience is with the development and implementation on Cloud based infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services where I hold certifications as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
My research involved computer vision using Open Source technologies such as OpenCV and Internet of Things using hardware platforms such as the Raspberry Pi and Ardiuno.
During 2006-2007, I was the Regional IS/IT for the South West Regional Health Authority responsible for overseeing the IS/IT and communicating services of two (2) Hospitals, two (2) District Health Facilities and thirty three (33) Health Centres.
In 2005, I was awarded a grant for Google Code Programme to develop Open Source Component for Apache Forrest Project. Previously, I was at the University of the West Indies as the Lead Software Developer on the Burrokeet Project, an Open Source Learning Content Management System developed in conjunction with IBM.
I developed a custom Medical checkin system which integrated with the universal identity systems at the Caribbean FutureScape Experience held my the Caribbean Telecommunications Union in 2019 and 2020. The system allowed a user to use their Caribbean FutureScape ID to authenticate with the system, book a medical appointment and create and collect a prescription. The intent was to demonstrate how an application can integrate with a fully digital Caribbean wide ecosystem. The application was done on behalf of TTLab and was demonstrated at the Caribbean FutureScape Events in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.
This is system for collecting environmental information for plants using sensors attached to a Raspberry Pi unit. These sensors included soil moisture, temperature, humidity and UV index sensors.
I participated as part of the development team on the mFisheries mobile application. This was an Android based mobile application and I was responsible for the development of the Got Fish/Need Fish function which allowed fisherfolk to match their inventory with potential buyers.