Profile Evaluation 680,Q49 V34 4.5 in AWA and 34 Months Exp

[navinreborn]

GMAT : 680,Q49 V34 4.5 in AWA

Work Experience :
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34 Months as of now

Industry : ITO (HP ITO Wing)

Domain /Tech : UNIX Administration (Midrange and High End Servers).
Project : Maintain an environment of 4000 Servers to meet the agreed SLAs with
compliance to the established ITIL Version 4 Policies.

*Promoted twice in 34 months.

Jan 2009 : Trainee Infrastructure Engineer.
Oct 2009 : Associate Infrastructure Engineer
(Designation change after inducted into project).
Mar 2010 : Infrastructure Engineer.
Mar 2011 : Senior Infrastructure Engineer.


Additional Roles :
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*Proposed the idea of a 4 member team to monitor the ITIL Process Changes and ensure compliance to avoid the heavy fines levied due to the process non-adherence. This responsibility needs the understanding and the perseverance to follow through with other teams (such as Middleware COTS, Databases, ITIL Change Team) through Technical & Business Meetings over Phone to ensure zero impact while processing business requirement.

* Automated the Shift schedule of 4 teams (each comprising of 18-22 members) under the 24*7 support project, saving 4-6 hours of the Manager's time spent on the Shift and Oncall Schedules per month.

*Only member (with just 33 months experience while others are above 72 months) of the 4 member Committee that meets every week to discuss the progress and possible improvisations on the operations of the Unix Team (comprising 21 members).

* Member of the Organization wide Employee Engagement Team that promotes social responsibilities of the Employees while also serving the purpose of balancing work and life.

Results:
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*Stabilization of Project reducing the escalations & Cut of the thousands of US Dollars paid in Fine for Process non-adherence leading to inadvertent business impact.
*Saved time and redundant efforts put in for Shift Management and Process adherence.


Under Grad : 66.67/100 in SSN College of Engineering (One of the Top Colleges in the state and one among the top 20 in India)

Additional Responsibilities:
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"¢ Treasurer of SSN Alumni Association for the year 2011-2012 (In charge of registration of Alumni Association as Non - Profit Org and fund management).
"¢ President of the Association of Electronics and Communication Engineer for the Academic Year 200-2008
"¢ Placement Representative of ECE Dept (Academic Year 2006-2007 & 2007-2008)
"¢ Lead the Organizing Committee of Tours & Industrial Visits in the Academic Year 2006-2007, 2007-2008.

I am looking to work as a consultant probably in Finance / Technology. While Technology Consultant might look much in line with my profile, the Schools I have in mind are

Kelley
Krannet
Tepper
Wisonsin Madison

Can you give me a reality touch?? Is there a need to re-assess the univ list any light on that would help me great time

Thank you in advance

[Lisa Anderson]

Dear navinreborn,

Based on your post, I think your school list is appropriate for your profile. You are competitive for all of these schools across the board, so now it is important for you to distinguish your application from similar applicants with a great set of essays and recommendations. Having a strong, overall package is what will take you from simply being competitive to being in contention for an admission offer. You must identify and highlight professional and personal experiences that are unique, while also conveying a solid rationale for an MBA in relation to your goals.

Best of luck,
Lisa

[navinreborn]

Thank you for the suggestion Lisa

I was skeptical and did not know if i have a reality touch when I choose universities. I have another question.
Do you see my profile equally competitive for the universities like (I would like to include one of these in the list)

Duke
Ross
Tuck

If you could let me know whether would be equally competitive or at least considerably competitive enough to apply to these schools I am planning to apply to them as well. I can understand that I am getting into a bit complex analysis but I am trying to find a range or rather limit the set of schools that keep running in the loop when I think of the the list of B-schools

Thank you in advance.

[Lisa Anderson]

In my humble opinion, Duke, Ross and Tuck are stretch schools for you based on the profile presented. While it is possible an outstanding application package to one of these programs might result in an admission offer, your chances are better at the schools in your previous post.

Good luck,
Lisa

[navinreborn]

Thank you Lisa ! I guess I will go with the set of universities with out the other three in mind and that should keep me occupied enough till the R2 deadlines

Thank you for your time again