Ravi Char was born in Mysore, India, and received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mysore. Ravi was a pioneer in developing the Internet in India. He and his wife moved to Sunnyvale, CA in 1997. Ravi Char worked for Excite@Home as a Technical Manager and is seeking a technical project management position. He is currently doing contract work in San Jose. Among Ravi's interests are yoga, roller blades, meditation, Sanskrit poetry, and Egyptian history. He describes himself as a "casual taskmaster" and says that he is "unusually cool during crisis". Ravi considers earning his CTM as one of his greatest accomplishments and has a future goal of being wealthy.
Ravi joined CH@Home Toastmasters in June 2000 and earned his CTM in December 2001 at CH@Home's first "Evening of Inspiration" with his speech "Baby Steps". He earned his CL in April 2002. He served two terms as CH@Home's Secretary. Ravi's favorite topics are self-improvement and motivation. He is currently working on his ATM. Ravi describes Toastmasters as "an organization where friends help friends" and feels that Toastmasters skills are "not taught in school".
