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I need some expert guidance to prepare application for 2015 intake.

Academics
GMAT- 710 latest Q 50 , V 35
680 Q 49, V 32
IELTS- 7.5
GPA- 6.74/10 ( National Institute of Technology, Durgapur)
Received Scholarship of INR 10000 per semester by North East India council for good performance in higher secondary exam.
Internship at Indian Oil Corporation Ltd ( Refinery Operation)

Work Experience-

JSW Steel ltd- A 10 million per year integrated steel plant with annual turnover of 5.8 billion $
( sept 2011- present)
Designation- Junior Manager
Functional Role- Operation Shift In-charge ( Coke Oven Battery Operation)
"¢ As an Operation Shift In-charge, led a team of 30 personnel for managing the coke oven battery operation for an average daily production capacity of 5430 tons. Increased overall productivity of shift from 97% of the business target to 107% in the tenure till date.
"¢ Modified waste heat box to reduce the amount of flue gas generated, thereby reducing the consumption of coke oven gas and blast furnace gas by 40%
"¢ Automated gas reversal system by installing hydraulics reversal system , thus minimising the time required for gas reversal by 2 min per reversal.
"¢ Optimized and stabilized the consumption of CO gas, oven temperature and other process parameter to sustain battery life and achieve the quality standard of coke.
"¢ Ensured implementation of safety regulation to help the team achieve 'one million man hour' without any reportable injuries consecutively for eight months from 2011 to 2013
"¢ Established global standard of operational excellence by implementing ISO based guidelines in the shop floor.
"¢ Successfully coordinated with the maintenance unit to manage production delay during breakdowns of machinery and to give periodic shutdown for preventive maintenance, thereby reducing the effective delay of production by 348 hours in the year 2012-13
"¢ Commissioned and executed the operation of effluent treatment plant to recycle the waste water, thereby minimising the requirement of processed water in battery by 85%, saving a cost of INR 200/ tonne of coke


Coke Dry Quenching
"¢ Cross-trained and restructured battery operation with coke dry quenching, thereby minimising each cycle time and reducing the coke moisture from 5% to 0.5% and increasing coke reactivity from 65 to 67.

JSW Dolvi (Jan 2014-March 2014)
To carry out operation in newly commissioned Coke oven, while training the operators and in-charges about the operational Standard procedures and potential hazard.

Voluntary Work
"¢ JSW Foundation (March 2013- present): Volunteered, took initiative in 'plantation of a tree for one tonne of steel produced' and established 'Self Help Group' to promote women empowerment
"¢ NIT Durgapur NSS unit (August 2009-February 2011) : organised free medical check-up for slums dwellers , initiated 'Bihari More project' for slum dwelling children , assisted them by providing free books and school accessories
"¢ Scout and Guide Program (April 2003-March 2007) : involved in cleaning of river banks and local community centres, spreading awareness against dowry , environment pollution and STDs by making and distributing pamphlet in the community.

Extra Curricular and Achievements
"¢ Organised safety mock drills in JSW coke oven plant. Awarded certificate of Safety engineer
"¢ Participated in All India Junior Mathematics Olympiad and awarded merit certificate for scoring 83% marks
"¢ Exemplary Award by JSW Steel for achieving consistent production > 95% on republic day
"¢ Raised a sponsorship of INR 20000 from Nvidia and IOCL to organise online gaming competition in NIT Durgapur during technical fest 'Arohan'

Short Term goal -
to become an Operation Manager in a reputed manufacturing industry especially in energy industries such as Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell in USA, where I would implement my learning to develop an efficient mechanism to maximise customer satisfaction by optimum utilisation of financial, material and human assets

Long Term Goal-
Over a period of 15 years, I aim to return India, and become the Director of Operations in a related manufacturing industry.

Schools Shortlisted-
1. Tepper
2. Smeal
3. Texas Mays
4. Purdue
5. Kelley
6. UNC Kenan- Fledger

Hi,

You have solid profile for the shortlisted schools, you can also target energy focused schools like Berkeley Haas, UT Austin - McCombs, Darden, Vanderbilt, Rice University, ASU Carey. As you have shortlisted right set of b-schools based on your career goals the next step for you would be to focus on writing strong essays, so start working on your essays soon. Try Chances of B-school tool by visiting here https://goo.gl/11s5zu

Regards,
Manish
www.genedmba.com

If energy sector is your preference, then you may consider few Canadian schools as well. Your GMAT and academics are fine, and you should easily tick this check-box. Remember your GMAT and other academic scores are like hygiene factors: once you cross a threshold, they do not matter much. They can take you out of the race, but may not get you in on their own. So, focus on essays. They will make your case.

An NIT is a good undergraduate school. If you can bump up the GMAT a little into the 700 range you will be at least competitive for schools that are strong in energy like Haas, Ross, Anderson, McCombs, etc.

Have a great weekend,