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Prior to joining the Enterprise Corp, Vik worked as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at bCatalyst where he had the unique opportunity to view emerging industry trends and assist in the process of identifying, evaluating, and funding innovative startups. He performed comprehensive due diligence on early-stage companies including evaluation of technology adoption life-cycles, competitive analysis, and business and financial model viability. Vik serves as director, member of the executive committee and chairman of the presentations committee of the Venture Club of Louisville. Vik serves as director, member of the executive committee and chairman of the presentations committee of the Venture Club of Louisville. From 1995 to 2001 he worked as a senior consultant at GE Consumer Products (formerly GE Appliances). In 1997 he was a founding member of the Internet team that created a system to sell microwave ovens over the Internet. Launched in 1998, this was the first of its kind in the industry. He is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Passion4Art, one of the largest online communities of visual artists in the world, with over 2,000 registered artists from 65 countries. He has served as a member of the IEEE and the New York Academy of Sciences. He has a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering (major in Computer Engineering) from Virginia Tech, VA and a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology, India. | 