Hi, kindly help in my profile evaluation and advise on areas i should focus on in my applications. Any input will be highly appreciated. Thanks!
GMAT: 760 - Q: 50, V: 42, AWA: 6, IR: 5
Education
Bachelors in Engineering, Mech from BITS-Pilani, India. CGPA: 9.41/10 (~4/4); graduated in 2009
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US; CGPA: 3.7/4; graduated in 2010
Professional Experience
Intel Corp 2011-now
Current position: Senior Process Engineer; Previous: Process Engineer (got first promotion in 2013)
Internships: Schlumberger (Summer'10); GE Global Research (Jan-July'09)
Significant Leadership experiences
#1 chaired a Working Group of 5 engineers across US and Malaysia to develop BGA process for an ATOM (Bay Trail) package, and transfer and ramp the process to high volumes at sister manuf site. WG lasted 3 quarters and was sunsetted after all deliverables were met
#2 chaired a Task Force of 12 engineers across 5 functional groups to conceive, define and develop the sub-set assembly process for a XEON server with package on package architecture. During this process, the team achieved $20m cost savings while implementing industrial leading packaging solutions.
Awards, publications, patents: Within Intel: 3 Division level (2k+ employee pool) Awards, 8 Department level (200+ employee pool) awards, 4 internal technical publications, Best paper award, 3 trade secrets, 1 patent (filing in progress)
Extra curricular (most undergrad): Co-founder of Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership club on campus; organizing committee member of institute's first B-plan competition; Member, Finance team for Cultural fest (handled budget of $10k); part (COO was the fanciful title) of Harvard alum initiated start-up that was taken over by SAAVN
Volunteer activity (a bit sporadic): Mentor in the Survivor of Torture (SOT) program by International Rescue Commission (IRC)
B-school objective
Short term : Consulting (strategy preferable, but want to use my b-school experience to make eventual decision)
Long term: product management
Why MBA - acceleration in career, understand the whole gambit of financial, operational, marketing aspects of product development beyond the technical development, improve/re-fine my leadership skills, and develop a network
Target schools (preference for schools with small class): Stanford, Sloan, Haas, Tuck, HBS, Kellogs (tentative), Ross/Tepper (less aggressive)
GMAT: 760 - Q: 50, V: 42, AWA: 6, IR: 5
Education
Bachelors in Engineering, Mech from BITS-Pilani, India. CGPA: 9.41/10 (~4/4); graduated in 2009
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US; CGPA: 3.7/4; graduated in 2010
Professional Experience
Intel Corp 2011-now
Current position: Senior Process Engineer; Previous: Process Engineer (got first promotion in 2013)
Internships: Schlumberger (Summer'10); GE Global Research (Jan-July'09)
Significant Leadership experiences
#1 chaired a Working Group of 5 engineers across US and Malaysia to develop BGA process for an ATOM (Bay Trail) package, and transfer and ramp the process to high volumes at sister manuf site. WG lasted 3 quarters and was sunsetted after all deliverables were met
#2 chaired a Task Force of 12 engineers across 5 functional groups to conceive, define and develop the sub-set assembly process for a XEON server with package on package architecture. During this process, the team achieved $20m cost savings while implementing industrial leading packaging solutions.
Awards, publications, patents: Within Intel: 3 Division level (2k+ employee pool) Awards, 8 Department level (200+ employee pool) awards, 4 internal technical publications, Best paper award, 3 trade secrets, 1 patent (filing in progress)
Extra curricular (most undergrad): Co-founder of Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership club on campus; organizing committee member of institute's first B-plan competition; Member, Finance team for Cultural fest (handled budget of $10k); part (COO was the fanciful title) of Harvard alum initiated start-up that was taken over by SAAVN
Volunteer activity (a bit sporadic): Mentor in the Survivor of Torture (SOT) program by International Rescue Commission (IRC)
B-school objective
Short term : Consulting (strategy preferable, but want to use my b-school experience to make eventual decision)
Long term: product management
Why MBA - acceleration in career, understand the whole gambit of financial, operational, marketing aspects of product development beyond the technical development, improve/re-fine my leadership skills, and develop a network
Target schools (preference for schools with small class): Stanford, Sloan, Haas, Tuck, HBS, Kellogs (tentative), Ross/Tepper (less aggressive)
