Vipul Mergu

Experience

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  Amalthea, IIT Gandhinagar

  Dec 2021 - Apr 2023

  > Organized a startup-pitching event for young entrepreneurs, including inviting industrial experts to the judges panel and connecting with institutes all over India for quality participation. > Ideating technical events and competitions for the institute community of over 2000 people.

  • Seniors Events Executive

    Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Event Executive

    Dec 2021 - May 2022
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  Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

  May 2022 - May 2023

  General Member of Student Academic Council

  >> Coordinating faculties and students, carrying out initiatives like Peer Assistant Learning (PAL) and Academic Discussion Hours (ADH) to support students in their studies.>> Documenting feedback of teaching faculty from students and supervising academic-hobby groups.

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  Entrepreneurship Initiative IITGN (EII)

  May 2022 - May 2023

  Executive

  >> Promoting startup culture at IIT Gandhinagar by organizing events, talk series and competitions.>> Inviting successful entrepreneurs to interact with the community, encouraging commercialization of technological innovations, and providing opportunities to take their ideas to early-stage incubation.

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  Media and Public Relations Committee, IIT Gandhinagar

  Sept 2022 - May 2023

  Photographer

  >> Handling the social media account ‘StudentLife@IITGN’ with a team of photographers, filmmakers and content writers to keep the community updated with the latest happenings.>> Capturing photos and videos of events on campus and editing the raw footage for uploading.

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  Cleantech Solar

  May 2023 - Jul 2023

  Operations & Asset Management Intern

  >> Managed operations of industrial solar rooftop sites across Maharashtra with capacities ranging from 350 kW to 1.4 MW, ensuring peak efficiency and identifying energy loss trends.>> Coordinated with third-party vendors like Mahindra-Teqo for weekly maintenance and module cleaning, and assisted in documentation of procurement details. >> Utilized software tools including Excel, Salesforce and Power BI to streamline data management and visualization of cliental portals, and worked alongside the Data Analytics department to resolve errors.>> Attended audit meetings, gaining insights into multinational company hierarchy and refining skills in solar plant evaluation. Show less

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  Sprih

  May 2024 - now

  Research Associate Intern

  >> Applied comprehensive carbon accounting techniques conducted in-depth market analysis for business development and contributed to live projects focused on sustainability initiatives.>> Conducted extensive research on emission factors and global warming potential using frameworks like IPCC, US EPA, GHG Protocol, and UK DEFRA to enhance product development.>> Worked on preparing environmental compliance requirements for ESG reporting based on national and international reporting frameworks such as BRSR, SASB, TCFD, GRI, and CDP. >> Ideated, developed, and implemented a PowerBi-based dashboard for product ideation, which is useful for effectively visualizing large data sets of emissions and enabling more informed decision-making processes. Show less