Akshay Thakur
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Bob Mikulec
Akshay is great to work with, very insightful, with good business acumen. In addition to being very bright, he has a broad range of technical and financial acumen with regard to optimization of energy infrastructure. His knowledge and experience with all aspects of micro-grids is particularly impressive.
Robert MacFadyen
Akshay Thakur has shown time and again a professional level of engagement in work supporting conversations when on vacation or outside of his work hours. His commitment to customer satisfaction has allowed for challenging discussions to be had taking care to work toward shared understanding and comprehension. I look to him often for support on topics in trust he will show care towards providing a competent solution. -Robert MacFadyen - KPS Engineering Solution Manager
Bob Mikulec
Akshay is great to work with, very insightful, with good business acumen. In addition to being very bright, he has a broad range of technical and financial acumen with regard to optimization of energy infrastructure. His knowledge and experience with all aspects of micro-grids is particularly impressive.
Robert MacFadyen
Akshay Thakur has shown time and again a professional level of engagement in work supporting conversations when on vacation or outside of his work hours. His commitment to customer satisfaction has allowed for challenging discussions to be had taking care to work toward shared understanding and comprehension. I look to him often for support on topics in trust he will show care towards providing a competent solution. -Robert MacFadyen - KPS Engineering Solution Manager
Bob Mikulec
Akshay is great to work with, very insightful, with good business acumen. In addition to being very bright, he has a broad range of technical and financial acumen with regard to optimization of energy infrastructure. His knowledge and experience with all aspects of micro-grids is particularly impressive.
Robert MacFadyen
Akshay Thakur has shown time and again a professional level of engagement in work supporting conversations when on vacation or outside of his work hours. His commitment to customer satisfaction has allowed for challenging discussions to be had taking care to work toward shared understanding and comprehension. I look to him often for support on topics in trust he will show care towards providing a competent solution. -Robert MacFadyen - KPS Engineering Solution Manager
Bob Mikulec
Akshay is great to work with, very insightful, with good business acumen. In addition to being very bright, he has a broad range of technical and financial acumen with regard to optimization of energy infrastructure. His knowledge and experience with all aspects of micro-grids is particularly impressive.
Robert MacFadyen
Akshay Thakur has shown time and again a professional level of engagement in work supporting conversations when on vacation or outside of his work hours. His commitment to customer satisfaction has allowed for challenging discussions to be had taking care to work toward shared understanding and comprehension. I look to him often for support on topics in trust he will show care towards providing a competent solution. -Robert MacFadyen - KPS Engineering Solution Manager
Experience
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Blackcurrant
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United States
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Services for Renewable Energy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Mar 2023 - Present
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Founder
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Program Manager- Hydrogen Economy
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Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
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Program Manager- Hydrogen Economy
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Feb 2021 - Nov 2021
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Datacenter Critical Projects Implementation
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Dec 2019 - Jan 2021
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Nixon Energy Solutions
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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NES-Business Development
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Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
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Clarke Energy
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United Kingdom
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development/Financial Compliance
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Feb 2017 - May 2019
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Westminster School Adelaide
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Australia
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Football Player
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Apr 2015 - Sep 2018
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Kohler Co.
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Engineer
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May 2014 - Mar 2018
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Intern
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May 2011 - Jul 2011
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Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India
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India
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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Nov 2010 - Dec 2010
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Education
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2021 - 2024
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
2013 - 2014
Michigan Technological University
Masters Degree -
2008 - 2012
College of Engineering
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
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