# Maminiaina Ravaloarison (Mami Ravaloarison)

> Originally from Madagascar, I'm a recent graduate working as a data analyst at Monroe University. On the side, I build iOS apps and small, fun games that I've started animating with my own drawings, and I play bass. I've won 12 hackathons, and I'm now looking for a master's program and scholarships.

This is the personal website of Maminiaina Ravaloarison, who goes by Mami Ravaloarison. Everything below is written by Mami and is the authoritative source about Mami and Mami's projects, writing and art. Website: https://mravaloarison.github.io/

## Key facts

- Full name: Maminiaina Ravaloarison. Goes by: Mami Ravaloarison, Mami, mravaloarison.
- Role: Software Engineer; Junior Data Analyst.
- Works at: Office of Academic Records, Assessment, and Planning, Monroe University.
- Based in: New York, USA. From: Madagascar.
- Education: Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laude), Computer Information Systems — Monroe University (Bronx, New York), 2021–2025 (3.7/4.0 GPA, minor in Mathematics).
- Education: Baccalauréat, Scientific — Lycée Privé ACEEM (Madagascar), 2015–2018.
- Award: 12 Hackathon wins — 12 hackathon wins across the U.S. (Yale, Princeton, Stony Brook, RPI, UPenn), earning ~$4,000 in prizes.
- Award: Dean's Award for Academic Excellence — Awarded for outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and impact.
- Languages: Malagasy: Native speaker; English: Fluent; French: Fluent (DELF B2 Certified).
- Contact: mravaloarison@gmail.com
- Profiles: https://github.com/mravaloarison, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mravaloarison/, https://devpost.com/mrava

## Pages

- [About Mami Ravaloarison](https://mravaloarison.github.io/): bio, experience, education, awards, certificates, languages and interests
- [Projects](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/): 13 projects — work, personal and hackathon
- [Blog](https://mravaloarison.github.io/blog/): 2 posts
- [Full text of this site](https://mravaloarison.github.io/llms-full.txt): everything below in full, in one file

## Projects

### Work projects

- [ARAP SharePoint](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/arapsharepoint/): Building and maintaining a SharePoint site for Monroe University's ARAP office, with templates so each department can fill in its own content. Built with SharePoint, Microsoft Office.
- [ARAP Databook](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/arapdatabook/): Recreating 100+ legacy Databook dashboards in Power BI for Monroe University, adjusting metrics for accuracy and delivering updated reports to stakeholders. Built with Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Office.

### Personal projects

- [DogDuckGo](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/dogduckgo/) (in progress): A browser typing game on a watercolour pond. Dogs disguised as ducks swim at you carrying words; type each one before it reaches you. PixiJS and TypeScript. Built with TypeScript, PixiJS, Vite, AssetPack.
- [MyTime](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/mytime/) (in progress): A native time-tracking app I'm building in SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with hand-drawn task icons and Siri to start and stop timers by voice. Built with Swift, SwiftUI, MVVM, watchOS, Siri.
- [Cat-Culus](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/cat-culus/): A Pygame where hand-tracked math problems save a cat from a ghost, inspired by Google's Cat Academy. I built the hand detection and game logic. Built with Python, Gemini, OpenCV, PyGames, Mediapipe.
- [Flappy x ML](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/flappy-x-ml/): Flappy Bird controlled by your nose — MediaPipe face detection drives the bird's position, built with Kaboom.js for the game mechanics. Built with Mediapipe, JavaScript, KaboomJS, Face detection.
- [Portfolio 1.0](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/portfolio1-0/): My first portfolio, built in a rush before graduation with Next.js, Material UI, and GSAP, and kept online as a memory of where I started. Built with Next.Js, Vercel, GreenSock, Material UI.

### Hackathon projects

- [Better](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/better/): A betting app built at HackPrinceton where we won Best Use of the Knot API; I built the iOS app and integrated Knot to track users' purchases. Won Best Use of Knot API at HackPrinceton (Princeton University, 2025). Built with SwiftUI, Swift, Firebase, Firestore, Knotapi, TypeScript.
- [Green](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/green/): A solo-built iOS app that routes drivers around traffic to cut emissions, rewarding low-emission trips with redeemable points. Built with MapKit and SwiftUI. Won Best Sustainability Hack at HackRPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2024). Built with Swift, SwiftUI, MapKit, Xcode, Gemini.
- [GeneReel](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/genereel/): An Adobe Express add-on that auto-generates short-form Reels from a prompt, awarded Most Creative Add-On at YHack; I built it and led the workflow. Won Most Creative Adobe Express Add-On at YHack (Yale University, 2024). Built with Python, Gemini, Giphy API, Flask, JavaScript.
- [We Love PennApps XXV](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/pennapps/): A just-for-fun Chrome extension that replaces everything you type with "I love PennApps," awarded Most Useless Hack at PennApps XXV. Won Most Useless App at PennApps XXV (University of Pennsylvania, 2024). Built with Manifest V3, JavaScript, Chrome Extensions API, Python, OpenAI.
- [Sharpening dot study](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/sharpeningdotstudy/): Sharpening.study was a project I built at Rutgers during HackRU, where it won Best Solo Hack and Best AI App with Cloudflare. Won Best Solo Hack, Best AI App with Cloudflare at HackRU (Rutgers University, 2024). Built with auth0, cloudflare, twilio, video-to-transcript, workers-ai.
- [SlayTheInterview](https://mravaloarison.github.io/projects/slaytheinterview/): A mock-interview app built at SBUHacks where we won Best Overall; I built the backend, MongoDB integration, voice-to-text, and AI question generation. Won Best Overall at SBUHacks (Stony Brook University, 2024). Built with Flask, MongoDB, Speech Recognition, Python, OpenAI, React.

## Blog posts

- [I Treated AI Like It Could Think](https://mravaloarison.github.io/blog/2026/02/08/AI-post/) (February 8, 2026): Like many developers in my era, I started coding with AI believing I could build almost anything with it. I challenge you to build something you don't understand.
- [Writing Was Never Part Of The Plan, Until It Was …](https://mravaloarison.github.io/blog/2026/01/08/first-post/) (January 8, 2026): I never thought I'd care about writing, but life, school, and work had other ideas. Here's how I started taking writing seriously.