Spring 2007 Students

Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian

Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian

Ram is an engineer from Mumbai, India where he studied Electronics and Telecommunication. He has had a variety of experiences, ranging from interning at a large telecommunications network firm and an airline, to being part of a non-profit entrepreneurial venture. Ram graduated in 2007 from Duke University with a Masters in Engineering Management, after which he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, DC. Ram is widely traveled, speaks four languages fluently, and is an avid philatelist.

Liyao Wan

Liyao Wan

Liyao Wan is a core member of Duke Global Engineering and Entrepreneurship Research Team and a Masters student in Engineering Management at Duke University. Her academic education includes a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China, and experience as an undergraduate exchange researcher at the National University of Singapore. In her free time she enjoys reading, Yoga and jogging.

Lokesh Mrig

Lokesh Mrig

Lokesh Mrig is a Master's student in Duke University's Engineering Management Program. He holds a Bachelors in Technology with majors in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Prior to joining Duke University, he worked for Trafalgar Financial Futures as a derivatives trader. In his free time he likes to watch soccer, exercise and play billiards.

Jyothi Kanuri

Jyothi Kanuri

Jyothi Kanuri joined the Master of Engineering Management Program at Duke University in January 2007. She has a Bachelors in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, traveling and photography.

Marine Raoux

Marine Raoux

Marine Raoux is a 2007 graduate of the Master of Engineering Management Program at Duke University. She has previously attended the Ecole Centrale de Lyon where she received a General Engineering degree. She has interned at Hde Solutions GmbH (Germany) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, Japan). Over the past academic year, she has been involved as a research assistant with Duke’s outsourcing research. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, jogging, watching movies with her friends and reading.

Fanny Kientz

Fanny Kientz

Fanny Kientz is a 2007 graduate of the Master of Engineering Management Program at Duke University. She has previously studied General Engineering at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France, where she obtained a Master’s Degree. Upon graduating from Duke, Fanny joined Accenture in Paris. In her free time Fanny enjoys reading novels, music, going out with friends and traveling.

Zhenyu Yang

Zhenyu Yang

Zhenyu Yang is a graduate from the Master of Engineering Management program in Duke University. He is originally from ChongQing, China and received a Bachelor's degree from the Chinese Military Academy in 2005. In his free time, Zhenyu is an avid sports fan.

Batul Tambawalla

Batul Tambawalla

Batul Tambawalla graduated in 2007 from Duke's Masters in Engineering Management Program. Batul also holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Mumbai University. After receiving her Bachelors, she pursued advance coursework in Computer Science at North Carolina State University while completing internships with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications RTP NC, IBM Corp RTP NC and UBS AG Stamford CT. Upon graduating she joined UBS AG as an IT Analyst.

Varadarajan Jagannathan

Varadarajan Jagannathan

Varadarajan Jagannathan is a Master’s student in Duke University's Engineering Management Program. He holds a Bachelors in Electronics and Communications from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India. He has worked as an Associate Software engineer at Mphasis (A Division of EDS). Over the past few months he has actively pursued his interest in the field of brand management in the Information Technology industry. During his free time, he likes to salsa, play tennis and learn about different cultures.

Vaibhav Jain

Vaibhav Jain

Vaibhav Jain is an international student and currently enrolled in Duke’s Master of Engineering Management program. He completed his undergraduate education in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Rajasthan University, India. Jain believes that learning is continuouse, which lead him to Duke University and broader exposure to management and business dynamics. Vaibhav started his career as an entrepreneur, founding Vaibhav Power, India. In his free time he enjoys listening to music, reading about other entrepreneurs, bike riding and discussing business ideas.

Rahul Shetty

Rahul Shetty

Rahul Shetty is currently enrolled in the Masters of Engineering Program at Duke and has previously completed his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mumbai. He has interned with Lehman Brothers in Equity Research and would like to pursue research in future job opportunities. In his free time he enjoys soccer and watching movies.

Archana Ranawat

Archana Ranawat

Archana Ranawat graduated in 2007 from the Master of Engineering Management Program at Duke University. She has previously attended the K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, India, studying Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering for her undergraduate degree. Her work experience includes time spent as an Assistant Systems Engineer with the IT consulting firm Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. After graduating from Duke, Archana joined Deloitte Consulting in Enterprise Applications. In her free time Archana enjoys traveling, water sports and listening to music.

Omkar Kunur

Omkar Kunur

Omkar Kunur is currently pursuing a Masters in Engineering Management at Duke as a member of the Spring 2007 class. After completing his undergrad degree in Electronics and Telecom from Mumbai he worked for a year with AcNielsen and Pinstorm technologies. In his free time he works out, plays golf and swims.

Mark Chang

Mark Chang

Mark Chang is currently a student at the Duke Masters of Engineering Management Program. He has a Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from University of Washington. Mark has a background in biomedical research with Zymogenetics and maintains a strong interest in bringing biotechnology to market.

 

Gloria Gyamfi

Gloria is a native of Brooklyn, NY and currently a graduate student in the Masters of Engineering Management Program at Duke University. She received her B.S. in Computer Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Syracuse University. She has had internship experience working as a Software Engineer in the Business Intelligence Group at Motorola and as a Technology Analyst in the CD/Swaps Group at Goldman Sachs. She will be attending law school in the fall of 2007 concentrating in both in Intellectual Property and Corporate Law.

Raj Bhortake

Raj Bhortake

Raj Bhortake is currently a student in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Program at Duke University. He has previously attended the University of Pune, India, studying Computer Engineering for his undergraduate degree. Raj was working as a Business Analyst at United HealthCare before he joined the MEM program. This coming fall Raj will began work for Deloitte Consulting. In his free time, Raj enjoys playing soccer, poker, traveling, and making new friends.

Srikanth Vadlamani

Srikanth Vadlamani

Srikanth Vadlamani is a student at the Masters in Engineering Management Program at Duke University. He has worked with Satyam Computer Services Ltd, India after receiving a Bachelor's degree in Electronics from Osmania University, India. He is passionate about the commercial aspects of technology as he believes that technology is the key driver of growth in rapidly developing countries like India.

Chun-Tat Tan

Chun-Tat Tan

Chun-Tat Tan, a native of Singapore, received his Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan in Aerospace Engineering. He will be graduating from Duke’s Masters of Engineering Management Program in 2007. In his free time, Chun-Tat enjoys Soccer, Tennis and investment strategies.