VIKRAM SRIDHAR vikram.sridhar@duke.

edu
2720, Brown Avenue, www.linkedin.com/in/vikramsridhar90
Durham, NC 27705 (352)-792-7127

EDUCATION______________________________________________________________________________________
DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC
Pratt School of Engineering, Master of Engineering Management, May 2014 GPA: 3.66

ANNA UNIVERSITY Chennai, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering-Electrical Engineering (Major: Electrical Power Engineering), June 2012 GPA: 3.30

CERTIFICATES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Nov 2012-May 2013
Stanford University- Stanford Center for Professional Development
 Focus: Battery technologies, Solar Cells, Smart Grids and Energy Innovation for the future

EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________________________________
NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING & DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC
Student Researcher Sept 2013-Present
Energy Efficiency in the Automotive Industry:
 Project will involve analyzing energy consumption/management issues in the Nissan automotive manufacturing plant.
 Will develop Statistical and Engineering Models of Energy consumption at plant and process levels.
 Upon review, models will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use by EPA Energy Star.

NC SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION Raleigh, NC

Geothermal Market Intelligence Analyst Intern May 2013-Jul 2013
 Conducted an extensive survey and analyzed data collected from several geothermal end-users in the State of NC.
 Determined Cost per Millions of BTUs for Geothermal Heat Pumps and compared economic feasibility of geothermal with
other fuel technologies such as Heating Oil, Natural Gas and Propane.
 Will have published a detailed report by the end of 2013.

FHI 360 & DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC

Student Consultant, Jan 2013- May 2013
Microsoft Office 365 Implementation Strategy:
 Conducted intensive primary and secondary research on SharePoint Online
 Provided comprehensive strategies to support end user adoption of SharePoint Online in FHI 360
 Created and presented internal marketing and training plans to FHI 360 executive committee.

PROJECTS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Simulation of Energy Annual Cost in a Building and Suggestive Energy Conservation Measures
University of Florida, Gainesville Oct 2012-Dec 2012
 Designed and simulated a building with mechanical components using Carrier-HAP software
 Determined annual energy cost and performed an energy audit by implementing energy conservation measures to
reduce costs

Design of a Microcontroller based Inverter for Photovoltaic Application

SSN College of Engineering Jan 2012-May 2012
 Designed a Converter-Inverter system to convert Solar Energy into Electrical Energy for small scale applications

LEADERSHIP AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES________________________________________________________________________

Nicholas School of Environment Energy Club- Executive Board Member and Web Designer
Master of Engineering Management Student Government-Student Recruiting Committee
10th Annual North Carolina Sustainable Energy Conference- Volunteer

SKILLS__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Programming Languages : Basics of C, C++, Java
Software : MATLAB, Simulink, MS Office
Web-Designing : HTML, JavaScript, Flash, Actionscript