Anand Sundaram
Senior, 21, Duke University, Biomedical Engineering and Economics (majors), passionate about entrepreneurship, particularly start-ups in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Biotech |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering |
| Groups: | Duke Start-Up Challenge - Spring 2011, Duke Start-up Challenge 2008-2009 (old), Duke Start-Up Challenge 2009-2010 (old), Entrepreneurship Week at Duke University |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Employment opportunities, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Duke University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | 2008-2009 Duke Start-up Challenge |
| Position: | Co-Chair |
| Time period: | April 2008 - Present |
| Description: | -Develop marketing strategies to boost undergraduate participation
-Assemble and manage a team of students to implement marketing strategies within budget -Assemble and manage a group that aligns participant interests and expertise with internal start-up ideas |
| Employer: | Corporate Executive Board |
| Position: | Research Analyst Intern |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Developed and published strategic best-practices research for the firm’s client base of Fortune 500 senior IT executives across four key areas: infrastructure, applications, security, enterprise architecture Identified internal research gaps and explored new, unsolved, client-facing research questions; presented research findings to senior managers Improved product consumability for clients through user-intuitive web tool design Participated actively in company-wide Service Corp volunteering opportunities. |
| Employer: | Duke Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization |
| Position: | Research Assistant in Entrepreneurship |
| Time period: | October 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | -Designed lay-out of incubator, a space allocated to student-run businesses to promote entrepreneurship
-Assisted in the development of coursework that merged biomedical engineering and business skill sets |
| Employer: | Venture Development Corporation |
| Position: | Market Research Intern |
| Time period: | May 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | -Conducted and co-authored comprehensive market analysis for wearable systems tailored to the needs of specific clients, who use industry insight to assess market position and make informed strategic decisions
- Performed in-depth market definition, segmentation, and industry supply chain analysis; analyzed competitive landscape through quantitative and qualitative metrics; identified key success criteria and qualitative forecasting trends - Conducted extensive interviews with 25+ senior-level executives from clients and suppliers worldwide |
| Employer: | Duke Center for Biomolecular and TIssue Engineering |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | May 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | - Research Assistant, Study of Electrical Conduction on Diseased Heart Tissue
Assessed the condition of heart cells through image development and analysis Only undergraduate sophomore selected to support Ph.D. level research - Research Assistant, Spine Degeneration in Mice Collected and analyzed large sets of quantitative lab data, and presented key findings to research group Evaluated current research methodology and offered design improvements to enhance data accuracy |
EDUCATION
| University: | Duke University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Biomedical Engineering, BEng |
| University: | Duke University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Economics, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Tennis (played #2 singles in high school; play for fun in college), basketball
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| Hobbies: | Wine & cheese tasting; traveling; murder mystery novels; EMT and CPR-instructor certified |
| Clubs: | 2008-2009 Duke Start-up Challenge |
| Awards: | 2007-2008 Duke Start-up Challenge - Best Undergraduate Team Elevator Pitch and Executive Summary
-Developed comprehensive business plan with three peers for SkinSight™, a novel medical technology intended for surface cancer patients during radiation therapy |
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Shweta Shinde
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering graduate from Mumbai University, currently pursuing Master of Engineering Management at Duke University.
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