President and Founder of the Young Entrepreneurs Society
Greater Atlanta Area
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- Marketing Manager at Open Study
- Contributing Editor at TechDrawl
- Founder at Young Entrepreneurs Society
- President at Undergraduate Council
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- Co-founder and Founding President at The FIREwall
- Student Assistant with Outreach, Enrollment and Community at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Student Assistant with the Institute for Personal Robots in Education at Georgia Institute of Technology
- National Communications Coordinator at Georgia Institute of Technology - Residence Hall Association
- Industry Experience Intern at SoftAxis
- Education
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- Georgia Institute of Technology
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Ajai Karthikeyan’s Summary
I am a computing and technology enthusiast who can but is not interested in 'coding' as a career path. My interests are in the usage of technology to solve problems and an undergraduate degree in computer science helps me better understand this field. I intend to pursue an MBA at some point in the future and hope to get a job/create a job in the management/marketing of technology and technology based companies.
I am also a startup enthusiast who thrives in an environment of change and the rush of starting something new and getting it to a stable and sustainable point.
I am mostly known for my role as the founder and/or president of the Young Entrepreneurs Society, The Firewall and the Undergraduate Council. I am also affiliated with a couple other projects, an up to date list of which can be found on my website.
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Specialties:
Technology, computing, management, marketing, public relations and communication
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Experience
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Marketing Manager
Open Study
(E-Learning industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Created and managed grassroots marketing programs on the Georgia Tech campus to generate users.
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Contributing Editor
TechDrawl
(Privately Held; Media Production industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Contributing editor and producer of video content for internet broadcast on TechDrawl.com. TechDrawl, an interactive video blog founded in 2009 in Atlanta, GA, showcases entrepreneurs and startups to attract venture capital investment opportunities in the states that comprise the U.S. Census South (D.C. to Texas).
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Founder
Young Entrepreneurs Society
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Single handedly founded the Young Entrepreneurs Society(YES). Initially ran the organization for one semester in a "beta" stage with the support of my friends. After creating a business plan and pitching my idea to campus administrators, I was able to secure funding for the society and organized a weekly speaker series and a weekly networking meeting.
YES has recently been chartered, has an executive board and serves as Georgia Tech's official entrepreneur's organization. We have expanded our reach to the entire Georgia Tech community. We introduce students to the startup culture, provide networking and co-working opportunities, helps students get funding as well as jobs with startup companies.
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Undergraduate Council
(Higher Education industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Following my election as president of the organization in April ‘09, I led a major revamp of the organization’s structure and the group reincarnated into one of the most influential and largest student organizations within the college. The Undergraduate Council serves as the advisory and lobbying board for undergraduate affairs with the Georgia Tech College of Computing
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Co-founder and Founding President
The FIREwall
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Founded a magazine for the College of Computing and served as the founding president. As president I had overall responsibility over both the content and distribution of the magazine as well as the funding our operations through the sale of ad space. During my time as president, the organization attained financial self-sufficiency, has gone from black and white to full color print on higher quality paper and also increased the page count of each issue by 50%.
I later led the initiative to create a stable organization structure and after serving for a semester as the chief layout editor, I was elected Secretary-Treasurer for the 2009-2010 academic year.
I gradually reduced my responsibilities with The Firewall till I was able to get it to the point where it did not require my presence for sustained growth. I currently serve in an advisory role with the Firewall while I focus on my other projects. -
Student Assistant with Outreach, Enrollment and Community
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2009 — July 2009 (3 months)
Work with the Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community to create an internet based system for their event and reimbursement system. I am responsible finding the requirements, designing the user interface and coding the system in Ruby-on-Rails.
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Student Assistant with the Institute for Personal Robots in Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — March 2009 (9 months)
Programmed and built robots designed for introductory computer science course work. I also helped with doing studies on the success of this education model.
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National Communications Coordinator
Georgia Institute of Technology - Residence Hall Association
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2008 — November 2008 (7 months)
Coordinated all external communications with all the organization's affiliations and also with other residence hall associations. Coordinated the delegations and attendance at the various conferences the organization is affiliated with. Also handled the organization's finances (a budget of $300,000) for 5 months in the absence of a Director of Finance.
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Industry Experience Intern
SoftAxis
(Computer Software industry)
April 2008 — May 2008 (2 months)
Worked through each of the key stages in the development of a software from market research to marketing in order to experience working in a software development environment.
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Education
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science , Computer Science , 2007 — 2012 (expected)
Faculty Honors
President's Undergraduate Research Award- Activities and Societies:
- Residence Hall Association, RoboJackets, College of Computing's Undergraduate Council
Additional Information
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Websites:
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Interests:
Startups, computing, marketing, digital media, management of technology, consulting, journalism, politics and science fiction
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Groups:
Young Entrepreneurs Society, Firewall, Undergraduate Council for the College of Computing, Residence Hall Associations
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Good Shepherd's Alumni Network (GSPS / GSIS, Ooty) -
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Georgia Tech - Enterprise Innovation Institute -
Georgia Tech Entrepreneurs Group
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Honors:
Most Outstanding Sophomore - College of Computing, 2009
Semi-finalist - InVenture Prize, 2009
Most Outstanding Freshman - College of Computing, 2008
Vice-President of the Year - Residence Hall Association, 2008
Ajai Karthikeyan’s Contact Settings
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