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Joined: 15 Sep 2012
Posts: 14
Location: United States
Concentration: General Management, International Business
GPA: 3.48
WE:General Management (Energy and Utilities)
Profile evaluation - Indian, male, GMAT 760, 4+ years exp
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25 May 2014, 10:54
Hi
I would really appreciate if I could get a quick profile evaluation, and guidance on which schools to apply to. Thanks in advance. Cheers.
My information:
1) Brief description of full-time work experience
Current: Global product Manager with Johnson Controls Inc (based out of India) - manage product portfolio for energy applications suite - with install base across 20+ countries, 4 continents. Responsible for charting product road-map, plan and launch new releases, define product positioning, support sales and marketing, direct interface with customers for product deployment / features feedback
Highlights: Overseen two product releases, increased install base by 120% in 15 months, developed and delivered 'Regional Country Champion Training' program for the products (trained over 50 participants from 11 countries), developed new market base in Europe and South America
Previous: Sustainability consultant with Wipro Eco-Energy (consultant and project manager for energy efficiency and carbon optimization projects across North America, Europe and India); Founding team member with NextGen Pvt Ltd (startup in the field of carbon consulting)
2) GMAT
760 (Quant - 48, Verbal - 44); AWA - 6; IR - 6
3) College info:
Name of college: BITS Pilani (Pilani campus);
GPA - 8.7/10 (Eq. 3.48/4.00)
Major: BE (Hons) Electronics and Instrumentation
Year of Graduation: 2010
4) Significant college / post-college extra-curricular activities / leadership experience
College: Active member in multiple clubs in college - Hindi Activities Society (conceptualized/developed/hosted events during semester, cultural fest) and Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership (conceptualized and led intra-college business plan competition)
Extra-curricular: Published author in leading online journals in the field of energy and sustainability - featured in Greenbiz (North America), Asia Green buildings (Singapore), India Environment Portal and India Sustainability Outlook (India)
Leadership Experience: Currently managing a team of 8 (includes developers, testers, technical writer, project manager) - exceeded business targets by increasing the product install base by 120% in 15 months, promoted within a year on the job, excellent leadership survey score (360 feedback from Management and direct reports)
5) Your target programs
Currently researching schools - want to target schools with focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and international experience, ideally with history of product based startups or work in the energy and environment space (such as MIT Sloan - with the MIT Sloan Sustainability program running in collaboration with BCG)
6) When you plan to apply?
R1 2013-14 and R2 2013-14
7) Post-MBA goal
Product management function for a global product in the field of energy and utilities (building automation / energy efficiency / renewable energy / smart grids / etc)