Score: 695 GMAT Focus
GPA: 5.8/9
Pre-MBA industry: Real Estate
Post-MBA industry: Consulting
2 days ago
27 May 2026 11:05
EXPERIENCE
QSR
Canadian Quick Service Restaurant (QSR)
Portfolio Manager (US & Canada)- Reports to VP of Project Management & Development 02/2026 - Present
• Managed the company’s largest development portfolio of $35M+ across 50+ restaurant projects in Canada and the United States
• Reduced new restaurant development timelines by 30%, contributing to 22% revenue growth in 2025, the highest YoY lift in the company’s history.
Corporate Project Leader (Reported to Director of Project Management) 09/2023 – 02/2026
• Negotiated national vendor and contractor agreements implemented across all Canadian development sites, generating $2.6M in recurring annual savings and reducing new restaurant development costs by 8%
• Authored portfolio playbooks with brand standards and remodel guidelines adopted company-wide, reducing new development variability by 90% within the first year of program rollout.
Project Manager (Reports to Director of Project Management) 04/2023 – 09/2023
• Managed franchisees' capital deployment for $8-$12M in annual multi-site restaurant development and tenant improvement projects, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders, consultants, contractors and franchise partners to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
Manufacturing company
Global leader in access solutions, door opening technologies, and security systems serving commercial, industrial and residential markets.
Project Engineer – 03/2020 – 04/2023
• Managed engineering coordination and production delivery for $30M+ in specialized door-openings and access systems as part of the $1.4B Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Canada and the second largest in North America.
•Proposed and led the implementation of a redesigned production process that reduced manufacturing defects and rework, saving over $1.1M in production costs.
EDUCATION
Canadian University.
Bachelor of Engineering with Honors in Mechanical Engineering. CANADA
2019
• Treasurer, American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) – secured $10000 in funding to research, design and build a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) to compete at the national HPV competition in Michigan, USA, 2019.
• Department Soccer Captain – led team to the faculty’s first and only intramural championship.
LICENSE & CERTIFICATION
Harvard Business School Online CORe Program – Pass with High Honors 2026
Professional Engineer (P.Eng) 2025
Project Management Professional (PMP) 2022
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
President/Co-Founder, Non-profit Org-2022
•Co-Founded a nonprofit in 2022 and scaled it to a federally incorporated Canadian organization by 2025, focused on expanding educational access and delivering humanitarian initiatives to underserved communities in Canada and Africa.
•Raised $1700 to fund the distribution of 250+ essential care packages to vulnerable families in Nigeria in 2025.
•Launched five-year scholarship programs in 2022 for four underserved adolescents in Africa, expanding long-term access to education through 2027.
Executive Member, Rotary Club Ikeja Central, District 9111
•Led youth empowerment programs and environmental sustainability initiatives through community development programs.
Competitive Recreational Soccer player and Avid Golfer.
Priyanka here from ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, you have a very strong and unique profile for your target schools.
Your profile already has many things top MBA programs look for:
1. Strong career growth
2. Large-scale operational responsibility
3. Clear business impact
4. Leadership outside work
5. International and nonprofit exposure
Managing a $35M+ development portfolio across the US and Canada at this stage of your career is impressive and definitely helps you stand out.
Your nonprofit work is also a major strength because it feels genuine and long-term. Building something from the ground up and supporting education initiatives adds a very strong leadership and community angle to your profile.
A few things I’d think more about:
1. Why consulting after already progressing well in development and operations?
2. What type of consulting are you targeting?
3. What bigger long-term goal connects your engineering, real estate, nonprofit work, and consulting interests together?
Your GPA is lower than the average at some of these schools, but the 695 FE, career progression, leadership, and overall maturity of your profile help balance that.
]I’d be happy to offer you a free profile review for your target programs to see where you stand and how to boost your chances, happy to help!
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