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Current Students

Last Updated: 02/05/2024 and all information on this page is accurate and up-to-date

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Raphael Ajaero | MEM StudentAjaero, Raphael

Raphael C. Ajaero is pursuing an Master of Engineering Management degree to increase his future job prospect in a management role within the engineering discipline. Maybe someday, he might open his own company and partner with others. In life, what is most important to him is first family and second everyone else.

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Entrepreneurship
Jane Bendel | MEM StudentBendel, Jane

Jane Bendel is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is Health and Human-Systems. She graduated from NC State in December of 2022 with a degree in Nutrition and a minor in Global Public Health. Bendel wanted to pursue a MEM degree so that she could further enhance her technical, management and leadership skills to prepare her for her future career. She chose the Health and Human Systems concentration because her career goals and interests center around the healthcare industry.

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Health and Human SystemsYes
Hardik Birla | MEM StudentBirla, Hardik Mahesh

Hardik Birla looks out for solutions, answers and wins from different perspectives. Engineering management is a degree that allows him to utilize both his technical (critical and analytical) and intra-personal skills (communications and negotiations). Birla wishes to be a bridge between different hierarchies in an industry.

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Supply Chain Engineering and ManagementYes
Khyati Desai | MEM StudentDesai, Khyati

Khyati Desai is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is Analytics. Being completely fascinated with innovation and product design led by user experience research is where she wants to be headed in her career path. With a Bachelor in Computer Engineering, experimenting with web development to virtual reality, she is really excited about learning and using data to transform our outlook towards pursuing any business questions backed by stats and analytics. Go Pack!

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AnalyticsYes
Meenakshy Ganesan | MEM StudentGanesan, Meenakshy

Meenakshy Ganesan is from Tamil Nadu, India, and has completed her B. Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. She has worked as a data analyst at Fractal Analytics in India. Her work mostly consisted of extracting raw data and modifying it using Python to produce Excel toolkits and Power BI dashboards for analysis. Ganesan also has experience in project management at Siemens, Dubai, where she gained knowledge on the design and procurement of electrical components, understanding the technical details of components, tracking work progress and preparing and reviewing technical data sheets.

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Supply Chain Engineering and ManagementYes
Manali Pralhad Jadhav | MEM StudentJadhav, Manali

Manali Pralhad Jadhav is a woman engineer with three and half years of professional experience as both a team player and leader. Her participation in various non-academic platforms, social volunteering, associations with innovative industrial projects, and exposure to multiple organizations with sustainable business models helped her to understand various facets of the supply chain and its power ‘to make a difference.’ This motivated her to pursue her Master of Engineering Management at the highly-regarded North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Jadhav wishes to address environmental and economic risks in global supply chain management going further and create a satisfactory customer experience while providing sustainable solutions.

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Supply Chain Engineering and ManagementYes
Devpradnya Kadam | MEM StudentKadam, Devpradnya

Currently a graduate student in Engineering Management, fueled by a passion for turning the art of process excellence into a science. Devpradnya Kadam has worked as a business management strategist with a consultancy firm where she implemented strategies to improve marketing tactics and led innovative product ideation phases for clients. She is enthusiastic about achieving “Kaizen” through Lean thinking and Six Sigma methodologies to enhance the overall efficiency of organizations. Kadam thrives on exploring her curiosities by employing DMAIC in projects - you know the magical spell to turn chaotic processes into near-perfect symphonies.

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Health and Human SystemsYes
Prabhaker Manikyam | MEM StudentManikyam, Prabhaker

Prabhaker Manikyam is a graduate student in Engineering Management at NC State University. His focus is on business analysis, IT product and project management. As he embarks on his career, he is eager to connect with professionals who share his passion for IT business analysis and product management. Please feel free to reach out, and let's connect! He looks forward to learning from your experiences.

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Build Your OwnYes
Avishek Mukherjee | MEM StudentMukherjee, Avishek

Avishek Mukherjee is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is Analytics. As a graduate student, he is learning to apply engineering principles and methods to optimize complex systems and processes. He has bachelor’s degree in computer science from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering and more than two years of work experience as a data analyst and software developer.

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AnalyticsYes
Abishek Muthukathan | MEM StudentMuthukathan, Abishek

Abishek Muthukathan is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is Build Your Own. He is a passionate automobile engineer with two years of work experience in the battery manufacturing sector. Taking risks instead of losing the chance is something that really excites him!

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Build Your OwnYes
Atharva Mohan Pawar | MEM StudentPawar, Atharva Mohan

After working for a year and a half in a Manufacturing company of seals back in India, Atharva Mohan Pawar decided to pursue his master's in engineering management. He felt he needed to bridge the gap between his technical knowledge and management skills, which would help him be a better professional in hisjourney. What is most important to Pawar is helping people in any way possible. We are known by the people we surround ourselves with. He wants to use his strength of understanding and help people to grow as an individual.

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Supply Chain Engineering and Management
Nilesh Pranay | MEM StudentPranay, Nilesh

Nilesh is a driven and motivated engineer with strong consultative, leadership, interpersonal and team management skills. With 4+ years of professional experience with Siemens ltd. in the energy distribution and automation sector. Joined in the Fall of 2022 with the “Build Your Own” track and a focus on product management and entrepreneurship, Nilesh intends to acquire skills relevant to hold a leadership position in the tech market.

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Build Your OwnYes
Arundathi Ranganathan | MEM StudentRanganathan, Arundathi

Arundathi Ranganathan is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is General Engineering Management. She is a person with passion, figuring out life.

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Build Your OwnYes
Sagar Rijhwani | MEM StudentRijhwani, Sagar

Sagar Rijhwani has always been curious about how different products solve amazing problems. This curiosity got him thinking that rather than being an outsider who codes, he can be a part of the whole product life-cycle and solve such problems. So to enhance my knowledge in data analytics, product development and project management, He decided to pursue his master’s in engineering management.

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Build Your OwnYes
Niketh Sai Ramesh | MEM StudentSai Ramesh, Niketh

Niketh Sai Ramesh is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is Supply Chain Engineering and Management.

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Supply Chain Engineering and ManagementYes
Janki Bharatbhai Shah | MEM StudentJanki Bharatbhai Shah

Janki Bharatbhai Shah is a student in the Master's of Engineering Management Program. She has 16 years of experience in EPC projects and pursued MEM to learn management skills so that it can help her with her future career growth.

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Supply Chain Engineering and ManagementYes
Nisarg Dinesh Shah | MEM StudentShah, Nisarg

Nisarg Shah selected the MEM program because it offers a lot of freedom in terms of the courses he may select and serves as the ideal compromise between the MEng and MBA programs. He hopes to apply the information he learns from this degree to succeed as a production and operations manager.

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Build Your OwnYes
Anagh Shrivastava | MEM StudentShrivastava, Anagh

Anagh Shrivastava is a persistent, highly-motivated person who constantly tries to work on and overcome new challenges. He has worked as an operating systems infrastructure management intern at Thyssen Krupp in India and a digital Marketing management intern at Deepflux Algorithms in India. His restorative and analytical strengths help him analyze the symptoms, identify what is wrong and find the solutions to complex and unfamiliar problems. Shrivastava’s natural inclination towards computers, technology-driven learning and effective management has culminated in the decision to pursue a master’s in engineering management.

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AnalyticsYes
Rhushikesh Shukla | MEM StudentRhushikesh Shukla

Rhushikesh Shukla is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is Build your Own. His passion for learning is deeply intertwined with his aptitude for problem-solving, especially when it involves getting to the heart of complex issues. Previously, he worked as a product development intern at BARC in Mumbai, where he gained invaluable practical experience in product development. Shukla is very curious, especially when it comes to understanding how various systems operate around the world and how different products meet global demands. This curiosity led him to pursue further studies in data analytics and project management through the MEM degree.

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Build Your OwnYes
Rashi Thippareddy | MEM StudentThippareddy, Rashi

Rashi Thippareddy is trying to explore and expand her horizons to build and develop her proficiency. She intends to bridge the skill set required to bridge the gap between technology and management. Meeting new people and exchanging knowledge has become Thippareddy's newfound hobby. Looking forward to skyrocketing in life.

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Supply Chain Engineering and ManagementYes
Amay Tiwari | NC State MEMTiwari, Amay

Amay Tiwari is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State with a concentration in Analytics. Before coming to the US, he worked at MNC Capgemini as a Project Manager -Data Analysis role. The reason he chose to pursue a master’s was to delve deeper into field of techno-managerial and NC State provided him the platform of Engineering Management with a concentration in Data Analysis. Over his three years of experience, he has learned that any efficient organization runs on potential technology advancement along with equally effective management.. so that is why I’m here and Go Pack !!

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Build Your Own
Shourya Verma | NC State MEMVerma, Shourya

As a certified scrum product owner with a Master of Engineering Management degree from North Carolina State University, specializing in Product Management, Shourya Verma brings a robust blend of technical and product skills to the table. With hands-on experience in Python, Figma, Jira, and a suite of Google tools among others, he excels in developing and executing product strategies that resonate with user needs and market trends.

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Build Your OwnYes
Tyler White | MEM StudentWhite, Tyler

Tyler White is a Master of Engineering Management Program student at NC State whose concentration is General Engineering Management. He is pursuing a MEM degree because he was excited by building on the concepts he learned in undergrad with a focus on management concepts as well. He is currently working as a management engineer for the Duke University Health System.

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Build Your Own