Rakshit Kharbanda
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LinkedIn: rakshitkharbanda || YouTube: Maven Talks
EDUCATION
Since 2022
ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program, #3 Top Master of Science Management
Master in Management (Candidate 2022)
Key Courses: Database Management, Advanced Excel for Managers, Finance, Accounting
Strategy and Management, Marketing Management, Business Economics and Advanced Negotiations
Club Activities: Student Ambassador at Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI)
2018-2022
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Bachelor of Technology (Electronics and Communication Engineering)
GPA – 9.25/10.0, Best Outgoing Student 2018-22 (Out of ~600 Students)
Paris, France
New Delhi, India
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021
(2 Months)
Internship
Defence Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Centre for Fire, Explosives & Environment Safety Lab (Summer Trainee)
• Designed and implemented an AI and IoT-powered surveillance system for monitoring attendance and
identifying suspicious activity in restricted areas, including automatic alarm trigger
• Engineered Oscillators for generating pulse wave signals of multiple frequencies
New Delhi, India
2020-2021
(12 Months)
Internship
What After College
Instructor & Course Developer
• Instructed and trained a group of 20+ students in IoT through over 140 hours of live sessions
• Curated curriculum and delivered workshops on ML, Robotics and IoT to more than 150 students,
at premier Indian engineering institutions, including IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur
New Delhi, India
2020
(9 Months)
Internship
World Saving Hustle
User Interface/User Experience Design Intern
• Created wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes for a mobile application called Pick-a-Bag
• Collaborated with cross-functional, international teams to design and develop user-friendly digital solutions,
iterating based on user feedback and evolving project goals
Oslo, Norway
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
2020-2022
(24 Months)
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors’ Chapter
New Delhi, India
Founder and Community Lead
• Founded and grew a technical student community from 8 members to 140 volunteers and 300 student members
• Led the team and oversaw the planning and execution of 12+ events, including ideathons, hackathons and
project-based competitions
2019-2022
(36 Months)
Intellectual Property Right Cell
New Delhi, India
Chairperson
• Established successful relationships with prominent patent lawyers to promote IPR awareness through workshops
• Spearheaded the development and installation of a UV-C-based smart sanitization system on college campus
to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and filed a provisional patent for the invention (Application No. XXXXXXXX)
2020
(5 Months)
PyData Global
New Delhi, India
Marketing Team Member
• Launched social media campaigns for more than 165 speakers with the support of a team of 9 members
• Managed promotional content for the Twitter handle with 65K+ followers by implementing a content schedule,
attracting over 1900 participants
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
IT
Languages
Hobbies
Microsoft Office Suite (Expert), SQL, Python and C++ (Advanced), Adobe Photoshop and After Effects (Intermediate)
English (Bilingual), French (Beginner), Hindi (Native)
Cooking, Public Speaking, Reading and Content Creation (Maven Talks)