Portrait of Om Ramanathan

Personal profile

Om Ramanathan.

Founder

The Real Temp · Self-employed
April 2025–Present

Founder, designer, and developer responsible for shaping the product from concept through execution.

  • Business Ownership & Start-up Leadership
  • Software & Web Development
  • User Experience (UX)

Water Safety Instructor

JCC of Central NJ
March 2025–Present

Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Teaching swim instruction and water-safety skills to community members.

  • Swim Instruction
  • Water Safety Training

Lifeguard

JCC of Central NJ
November 2024–Present

Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Supporting facility safety with training in lifeguarding, first aid, and CPR/AED.

  • Public Safety

Assistant Water Safety Instructor

JCC of Central NJ
June 2024–March 2025

Assisted with lessons, technique development, and student water confidence.

  • Working with Children

Chapter Leader

STEM Enrichment of New Jersey
Support free workshops

Scotch Plains-Fanwood, New Jersey

I plan and lead free workshops where younger students explore coding, LEGO engineering, Snap Circuits, and science. I work with Event Manager Letizia Lavelli to organize sessions and make hands-on STEM learning more accessible.

  • STEM Education
  • Team Leadership
  • Public Relations

Upcoming workshops

Fanwood Memorial Library

Build a LEGO City September 12, 2026

Plan, build, and connect a city.

Students will explore urban planning, zoning, transportation, spatial thinking, architecture, balance, and stability while constructing bridges, towers, and neighborhoods.

Students will explore

  • Urban planning, zoning, and transportation
  • Architecture, spatial reasoning, balance, and stability
  • Teamwork, sustainability, and creative problem-solving
Marshmallow Tower STEM Challenge October 3, 2026

Build tall. Test. Improve.

Students will work in teams to design and build towers with marshmallows and toothpicks, applying geometry and engineering ideas to make their structures stable and strong.

Students will explore

  • Stability, balance, and structural geometry
  • The engineering design process
  • Teamwork, communication, and creative problem-solving

Past workshops

SCRATCH Coding Workshop July 25, 2026

Creative coding in action.

Ten young learners used Scratch to build nine interactive stories, games, and animations while learning coding fundamentals in a collaborative setting.

Students explored

  • Loops, variables, events, and logical thinking
  • Interactive stories and animations
  • Simple game design and creative problem-solving
LEGO Bridge Building Workshop June 25, 2026

How strong can LEGO be?

Fourteen students designed, built, and tested fourteen LEGO bridges while exploring strength, balance, structural design, creativity, and teamwork.

Young engineers followed the process: Imagine → Plan → Create → Experiment → Improve.

Students explored

  • Bridge decks, trusses, supports, and load paths
  • Balance, stability, and structural strength
  • Testing, collaboration, and iterative improvement
Let's Light Things Up and Make Sound! May 30, 2026

Engineering sound and light.

Twelve students learned the basics of electricity through five mini challenges, then worked in six groups to build projects with lights, switches, motors, speakers, and fans.

Students explored

  • Building working snap-together circuits
  • Connecting lights, switches, motors, speakers, and fans
  • How electricity powers everyday technology

Swim Team Coach Volunteer

JCC of Central NJ
September 2022–Present

Help young swimmers build their technique, confidence, and overall swimming skills.

  • Child Development

Academic Tutor Volunteer

RAP NJ
April 2025–Present

Tutoring children seeking refuge in the United States and helping strengthen their English and Math skills.

  • Academic Tutoring

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

High School Diploma

September 2024–June 2028 · High School Junior

Activities and societies

  • Varsity Swim Team
  • Robotics Captain
  • Lego Club Founder
  • SMAC Club

Stony Brook University

Robotics Engineering with AI, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

June 2026–July 2026

  • Robotics
  • Artificial Intelligence

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Computer Engineering for Good, Computer Engineering

July 2025

Inspirit AI Scholars Program

Inspirit AI

Issued June 2025

Unity Junior Programmer

Unity

Issued June 2025

Unity Essentials Programmer

Unity

Issued June 2025

Water Safety Instructor

American Red Cross

Issued March 2025 · Expires March 2027

Introduction to Engineering Mechanics

Georgia Institute of Technology

Issued February 2025

Lifeguarding with CPR/AED & First Aid

American Red Cross

Issued November 2024 · Expires November 2026

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Engineering
what’s next.

In development

RoadSeal

An autonomous robot concept designed to identify roadway cracks and apply sealant. The goal is to address cracks before water intrusion and winter freeze-thaw cycles can worsen them into potholes.

  • Robotics
  • Autonomy
  • Infrastructure
  • Engineering