HI All,

Am Goutam, almost 12 years work experience of which I have spent the last 5+ years in technology management roles at two of the leading institutions in the world, Yahoo! Inc. and the hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co.

Am currently looking to pursue an MBA to enhance my leadership skills and learn what it takes to lead in the face of current economic changes that every organization faces today. I am willing to do a one year program in a school which provides a global exposure to rich cultural and functional diversities, and will allow me to learn what is takes to lead organizations through the economic crisis, foster a culture of innovation and value based approach to designing and building the next generation of consumer products.

I have spent most of my career in a technology path but over the last 5 years I have been increasingly taking on more leadership roles and helping build winning teams who are agile and nimble to deliver against a constantly changing business landscape.

I am seeking some advice from people who are either on the same boat or have been through and can share their wisdom and experience to help me make the best decision for my career for the next decade.

cheers!
Goutam

I would grateful if you could please evaluate my profile and please suggest me whether the schools i have mentioned are at

par and what could be other schools where i could apply. my profile is as follows

GMAT 700(Q49,V35)
GPA 79% Computer Science Engineering
WE 4.5 years in IT(TCS) with diverse experience given below
worked in research and development team , technologies such as RFID and presently working in Insurance domain.

in research and development had the experience of working in some innovative projects such as TV Audience

Measurement in real time and Context Aware Recommender System ,both these projects started of as mere ideas

(trying to capitalise on stuff which had not been explored as of yet ) and became full projects which were

presented in front of client , the Trp project was presented infront of ACNeilson(a big advertisment company)

which helped my company win a big bid with the company and they also agreed to colaborate with us on future R&D

endevours .Also from each of these 2 projects i have under my name 2 publications in well known international

conferences and 2 patents filed, we have our papers published on IEEEExplore and a mere search is enough to find

us there.
I was also a part of not only the development and testing of these projects but also mots of the customer

interaction as well , i was assigned form my project with the added role of presenting /demonstrating in front,

getting their feedback etc of the client due to my good communication skills .We also one the best team award for

the Trp project and got certificates for the same.

After that i have been working as a performance test engineer in Insurance domain and have been looking at the

performance aspect of our solution for not only my project but also the various projects using the same product ,

i have also worked on development, customization and also functional testing to some extent .
I have also been an active member of some clubs which affiliate in communication,debate etc and have a few

certificates .
I have been working with some important people in my organization and as i move ahead to oversee a lot more

project i am sure that an mba degree will certainly help to not only hone my skills in areas such as

leadership,consulting etc but also increase the knowledge required to take on bigger roles in organizations.

I am applying in R1 this year and want to know my chances in the following schools

1 ISB
2 NUS
3 Dardon
4 Johnson
5 Tepper
6 Ross
7 Hass
8 NTU

please advise whether these schools are ok to apply to considering my profile my chances ,and what could be good

schools to apply to other than these , also any suggestions on how to improve my profile , also please suggest

whether i need to join some NGO for applying to US schools and how important can certifications be .

Thanks for the help in advance
Awaiting replies eagerly


Thanks and regards ,
Sidd