Hi, I'm Owen Ratgen
Software Engineer at Trane Technologies
Software Engineer at Trane Technologies
Full Stack Developer
AWS
React.js
Node.js
Express.js
Docker
TypeScript
GraphQL
Python
Jest
Git
Software Engineer - Innovation | St. Paul, MN
May 2025 - Present
Built innovative proof-of-concept solutions to show technical feasibility and
show business value of these solutions. Developed a live transportation visualization
platform that tracks real-time locations of high-value assets worth $400k-$1m+, to
ensure asset protection. Architected AWS infrastructure through CDK for a Field Defect
project that provides equipment pain points for the Field Defect Application team,
eliminated 93\% of time needed for manual data processing.
Software Engineer Intern | St. Paul, MN
May 2024 - May 2025
Introduced a React.js based frontend library to increase
development speeds throughout the software engineers at the
company. Collaborated with the design and development teams to
ensure the library meets branding guidelines and functional
requirements. Produced reusable components and ensured they are
customizable, accessible, and well-documented for future use.
Software Engineer Intern | Minneapolis, MN
Increased development speed on GraphQL query explorer tool by 80%.
Integrated Apollo server on the existing company tool using
TypeScript, Azure, and Kubernetes. Contributed to the company's
Keystone API by implementing schema options for filtering which
let developers search for a schema stored by its version, domain,
and type.
Software Development Intern | Remote
Developed a client facing process monitoring tool for
user-inputted information, leveraging backend query formulation to
identify relevant global orders, displayed results in a frontend
table. Tracked orders on a global scale to inform the customer
where there order currently is in the world.
Masters of Science in Computer Science
May 2025
Admitted to the Integrated Master Program due to excellence in academics. Achieved a 3.75 cummulative GPA and made Deans List both semesters.
Participated in the Distributed Systems and Machine Learning Lab on campus where I collaborated with PhD students to utilize LLMs in the Cloud
and System to communicate with each other in order to automate Cloud Resource Management.
Leadership Role: Spent my time as the Academic Chair for my fraternity
where I would ensure the fraternity maintains it’s academic excellence through mandatory grade reports and setting up study sessions.
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science
May 2024
Achieved a 3.63 GPA and made Deans List 4x.
Leadership Role: Developed leadership skills by being the Vice President of Recruitment for my Fraternity where I
led the fraternity’s recruitment efforts through usage of effective communication and delegation resulting in a 63% new member class increase.
I also managed a budget of $10,000+ each year along with logistics and planning for events with 100+ participants.
Past Projects and Current Work/Endeavors
