1) Brief description of full-time work experienceI am working for a $3.1Bn company Tech Mahindra as a tech consultant for HCM domain.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Description of my duties.
Tech Mahindra (Hyderabad, India) Feb ‘14 - Present
A global provider of network technology solutions and business support services to the telecommunications industry
Human Capital Management | Functional Consultant
Spearheaded the implementation of end to end performance cycle for Benefits HR module for a $xxxx project
Managed a team of 2 for the quality assurance activities of various HCM modules
Developed functional design documents for maintenance of Oracle FUSION by gathering requirements through interviews with various functional stakeholders
Acted as a subject matter expert and trainer to the team of 4 and the client on FUSION HCM domain.
Participated in multiple Business Development activities and worked with solutions team to respond to complex Request-for-Proposal (RFP)
Formulated the implementation guides outside the project scope for the client, as a value added activity and helped the organization to win the implementation project
Oracle (Hyderabad, India) Oct ‘11 - Feb ‘14
Multinational company specialized in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products
Fusion ERP | Quality Assurance Engineer (Oct ‘11 – Mar’13), Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Mar’13 - Feb ‘14)
Led the cross functional team in strategic assessment of new product launch. Conducted performance analysis by executing the Release Readiness Flow transactions before the application roll-out
Performed the initial implementation to setup the application in every release for further transactions by other teams in India, USA and China
Developed rigorous use cases to deliver a bug free application to the client and enhance customer relations
Conceptualized the Release Readiness Flows and saved 800 man-hours amounting to $24k
Created a training program for new recruits about the technical and business know-how of the product. This reduced the average ramp up time, and was used by 4 other teams
Maintained the use case database for further use and reduced the execution time by 25%, saving $ 60k
Successfully participated in business development activities for a multi-million $ deal with ING
Accelerated promotion ahead of the requisite experience required for the role.
Infosys (Hyderabad, India) Sep ‘09 - Oct ‘11
Indian multinational corporation providing business consulting, information technology, software, and outsourcing services
Oracle Fusion ERP | Test Engineer
Interfaced with onsite stakeholders for requirement gathering and managed the weekly communication which facilitated knowledge sharing and enhanced customer relations.
Received accolades by the internal leadership and the client for designing test-fixtures as required per the client requirement, test plan and test standards
Resolved customer defects by collaborating with internal product teams and external client stakeholders
Rated as the 4th best employee in the project and got nominated for “Employee of the project” award by the Senior Leadership
2) GMAT-760(Q50 V42 IR8 AWA5.5)3) College info:GPA: 72/100 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology NOIDA, India
Published a research Paper on "Voice Controlled Wheel Chair" as a part of the final year project
4) Significant college and post-college extra-curricular activities or community service Badminton district level player.
Cricket awards at Oracle
Painting awards at Oracle
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Teach For India (Hyderabad, Indian) May ‘11 - Apr‘13
Ambassador to Oracle and Infosys and conducted events to introduce Teach for India’s mission and opportunities to employees
Make A Difference (Hyderabad, Indian) May ‘11 - Apr ‘12
Taught English to underprivileged children and conducted career workshops to expose them to future opportunities
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Completed the “Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management 11g Human Resource essentials” certification. To become and Oracle certified HCM specialist
Tied for best rated moderator on GMAT Club
Was ranked 8th in my state against 500 other athletes in 2009 and played for Oracle in corporate tournaments-
Planning to start up a firm for GMAT preparation.
Undergoing some relevant courses for MBA at Coursera
Planning to add another language to my resume
5) Target programs:
Ross, Duke, Tuck, Kellogg, Tepper, May be UNC-KF, ISB
I am a reapplicant at all of these schools. I was accepted by Tepper, but could not attend the program due to financial constraints as I did not receive any scholarship.
Waitlisted at UNC, NUS Singapore, and then finally not accepted after two rounds.
Invited for interview at Tuck, but was not accepted. The feedback call suggested to research more about Tuck, connect current work to your goals in a better way and bring a wow factor in the interview
Rest, not accepted without interview.
Last year, I applied to a bunch of schools without a strategy, so want to improve upon that.
Any other school you would like to suggest?
6) Post-MBA goal.Consulting in the Education Domain.
Can you please comment on the selection of my schools. Also, if you have any other suggestions for me.
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