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Hello,

Can someone please evaluate my profile for the application to UT-Houston (Part Time), or RICE (Part Time)? Thanks in advance!

GMAT: 700 (90th Percentile), 48Q 38V
Undergrad GPA (Junior/Senior courses, as calculated by UT/Rice): 3.45
Work Experience: 5 Years Full Time, 7 Years with Internships Included, 6 Months Post-Graduate

I have strong work experience. I worked full time, and went to school over lunch, and in evenings for quite some time. It was difficult. Do schools take into consideration post graduate work experience, or work experience in general?

Please advise tips for admissions into the subject schools. Thanks again!

My resume is as follows:

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

"¢ Capital Project Management "¢ Management of Diverse Groups
"¢ Strong Analytical and Mechanical Aptitude "¢ Inventory Management
"¢ Rotating Equipment Specifications "¢ MRP Integration with ETC and EAC
"¢ Contract Administration "¢ Experienced in Various O&G Instrumentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pump Manufacturer, Houston, TX June 2008 - Present
Project Manager
"¢ Utilize cost to cost method to measure the extensive progress towards completion on projects.
"¢ Manage $25 Million+ of customer pipeline pump packages from project kick-off to shipment.
"¢ Maintain and modify EAC labor ramifications to meet projected margins on all pumps
"¢ Design and build 4000[hp]+ pipeline skid pumping equipment.
"¢ Engineer and build API610 between bearing (BB3) multi-stage pumps.
"¢ Improve the SOP process with regards to implementation in the assembly and fabrication process.
"¢ Support engineering sales team on 300[hp]-5000[hp] packaged diesel engine and natural gas skid
package proposals.
"¢ Enhance engineering capabilities by establishing company-wide skid structural standards.
"¢ Attend Hydraulic Institute meetings and participated to develop industry standards (NPSH).
"¢ Experienced with muli-stage centrifugal, positive displacement pumping technology.
"¢ Strong knowledge and understanding of fluid flow, process control, and fabrication.
"¢ Developed high-spec process and pipeline pump package proposals for the Oil and Gas Midstream Industry.
"¢ Setup quality (ECN) system to increase communication between application engineering, purchasing,
and engineering groups which eliminated costing and scheduling errors.
"¢ Optimize applications engineering inefficiencies and improved company database.

Jacobs Engineering/NASA, Houston, TX September 2006 - December 2007
Facilities Engineering Technician (Intern)
"¢ Conducted heat load analysis of cooling systems for vacuum pumps and developed a closed loop to operate on NASA chilled water lines eliminating the need for a new cooling tower.
"¢ Designed and install liquid nitrogen boil-off system to prevent ground deformation.
"¢ Analyzed vacuum pump setups for Space Shuttle ARTEF project using VacTran to aid engineers in stress testing.
"¢ Supported engineering team in world's largest vacuum pump system for James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) testing.
"¢ Updated real-size Space Station mock up using AutoCAD and Pro/Engineer in an ISO 9001 environment.

Panasonic Automotive, Peachtree City, GA January 2006 - September 2006
Integrity Engineering Technician (Intern)
"¢ Developed efficient CAD techniques in Catia V5 R14 & R15 to reduce Panasonic's design time.
"¢ Conducted illumination testing to eliminate un-uniform distribution of light in 2008 Acura TL stereo.
"¢ Designed temperature regulating thermal testing equipment to determine the size of ICs required to maintain operating temperatures.


PROJECT EXPERIENCE

"¢ Redesigned packing seals for Cameron Compressor Division.
"¢ Top Project Manager with extensive decreases in costing analysis and process improvements.
"¢ Managed Major Pipeline Project Consisting of All Pumping Packages on 800 Mile Pipeline.
"¢ Developed most efficient solar still in design competition.
"¢ Developed Company Structural Skid Standards.

EDUCATION
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Bachelor's Degree, with major in Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude)

CORRECTION: I was looking at how UT and Rice calculate GPA. These schools do not base GPA on Senior and Junior level classes only.

In that case, I have a 2.961GPA. Yes, I had a tough start in my Engineering Undergrad program, but I turned it around and even graduated with honors... (Cum Laude). Honors was based on last 66 hours attempted...

Now I'm worried.

Hello Jon,

In my AUX essay, I plan to address the following issues:

1) I have a low GPA, BUT...
-GPA has continuously increased every semester since a tough two semesters in a row.
-Worked fulltime (Long Hours) in order to pay for my degree.
-Engineering Undergrad program is reasonably difficult.

2) Real work experience prior to graduation.

I am also using an Engineering Professor as one of my letters of Recommendation to assist with the lacking GPA. Would you suggest that I address anything else?

Also, I unfortunately just started a new job, so I'm not sure that my letter of recommendation from my immediate supervisor will hold any weight. Even though my old supervisor has provided letters of recommendation for me in the past, I'm not sure that it is be the same now that I have left the company. Is there anyone else that you think I could use as a reference? Would a colleague be of any use? I'm sure I can find a few people that would say great things.

Thanks for your help!

Dinged at Rice. Hopefully Texas takes me!