Hi Can you help me assess my school choice
Target Schools
Kellogg MMM
Michigan Ross
Duke Fuqua
Gmat 720 Q 50 V 39
Education: Studied in top 2 Uni at Singapore. Undergrad in Engineering Gpa below 3 out of 5 roughly between a C+ and B-
ECA: Very strong,
Executive position at Engineering club
University Choir- Vocalist
Won product Design Competition organised by an electronic giant,
Spent last year of my uni trying to startup( commercialising the product designed for the above mentioned competition), participated in A Global business plan competition to get some funding.. ( interesting experience visiting VC's, Angel,etc)
Ultimately venture failed,, but lots of lesson learned on team work, networking, strategy
Work Ex 3 yrs by time of matriculation.
Post-graduate Work ex
Energy industry
Risk and Planning analysis
1.Responsible for analysing and managing risks ( Operations, Contractual, Tax , Design, SCM, weather, etc) on projects.
2.Worked on several multi billion dollar oil and gas project all over the Asia and ME. ( Vietnam, Qatar, Timor leste, Australia, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia)
3.Excellent understanding of international project management issues related to upstream oil and gas development.
University Work Ex
1.Startup
Spent last year of my uni trying to startup( commercialising the product designed for the above mentioned competition), participated in A Global business plan competition to get some funding.. ( interesting experience visiting VC's, Angel,etc)
Ultimately venture failed,, but lots of lesson learned on team work, networking, strategy
2.Internship
Worked for a middle eastern bank- designed and developed a call centre.. lots of interesting cultural experience
Unique Industry skill sets
Quantitative project risk analysis,
Project Schedule risk analysis,
Project planning,
Project costing,
Analysing Contracts
Design engineering of pipelines, topsides, jackets,
Installation of large structures in Deep sea.
Language skills
Read and Write Arabic, basic spoken fluency in french and arabic
Software
(Advanced) Pertmaster, Crystal ball, At Risk, VBA,(Basic) C++
Post MBA Career interest
S/T goal :To work for oil and gas Major in a commercial / business development role with a focus on upstream sector..( more like Exploration and production, not trading, not refinery etc)
L/T goal: To create/join an energy startup, utilise my industry knowledge and contacts and education to make difference in a promsing company.
Other interesting Facts
Hobby is to compose music
Decent guitarist ( blues, rock, middle eastern, indian)
Familiar with a lot of music softwares,
Last year of my uni .
Gave a lecture on the use of network analysis as a tool for micro marketing on the internet at an entrepreneurship conference
Questions
How bad is my GPA going to hurt me, keeping in mind i work in a fairly quantitative role and studied at one of the better engineering schools in Asia
Target Schools
Kellogg MMM
Michigan Ross
Duke Fuqua
Gmat 720 Q 50 V 39
Education: Studied in top 2 Uni at Singapore. Undergrad in Engineering Gpa below 3 out of 5 roughly between a C+ and B-
ECA: Very strong,
Executive position at Engineering club
University Choir- Vocalist
Won product Design Competition organised by an electronic giant,
Spent last year of my uni trying to startup( commercialising the product designed for the above mentioned competition), participated in A Global business plan competition to get some funding.. ( interesting experience visiting VC's, Angel,etc)
Ultimately venture failed,, but lots of lesson learned on team work, networking, strategy
Work Ex 3 yrs by time of matriculation.
Post-graduate Work ex
Energy industry
Risk and Planning analysis
1.Responsible for analysing and managing risks ( Operations, Contractual, Tax , Design, SCM, weather, etc) on projects.
2.Worked on several multi billion dollar oil and gas project all over the Asia and ME. ( Vietnam, Qatar, Timor leste, Australia, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia)
3.Excellent understanding of international project management issues related to upstream oil and gas development.
University Work Ex
1.Startup
Spent last year of my uni trying to startup( commercialising the product designed for the above mentioned competition), participated in A Global business plan competition to get some funding.. ( interesting experience visiting VC's, Angel,etc)
Ultimately venture failed,, but lots of lesson learned on team work, networking, strategy
2.Internship
Worked for a middle eastern bank- designed and developed a call centre.. lots of interesting cultural experience
Unique Industry skill sets
Quantitative project risk analysis,
Project Schedule risk analysis,
Project planning,
Project costing,
Analysing Contracts
Design engineering of pipelines, topsides, jackets,
Installation of large structures in Deep sea.
Language skills
Read and Write Arabic, basic spoken fluency in french and arabic
Software
(Advanced) Pertmaster, Crystal ball, At Risk, VBA,(Basic) C++
Post MBA Career interest
S/T goal :To work for oil and gas Major in a commercial / business development role with a focus on upstream sector..( more like Exploration and production, not trading, not refinery etc)
L/T goal: To create/join an energy startup, utilise my industry knowledge and contacts and education to make difference in a promsing company.
Other interesting Facts
Hobby is to compose music
Decent guitarist ( blues, rock, middle eastern, indian)
Familiar with a lot of music softwares,
Last year of my uni .
Gave a lecture on the use of network analysis as a tool for micro marketing on the internet at an entrepreneurship conference
Questions
How bad is my GPA going to hurt me, keeping in mind i work in a fairly quantitative role and studied at one of the better engineering schools in Asia
