Request for Profile Evaluation

Hi Jon Frank,

I would be grateful to you, if you could help me evaluate my profile mentioned below:

Current Age: 24 yrs
Nationality: Indian

==== Academics ====
- Class X: 82%
- Class XII: 74%
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) with honors in First Class with Distinction (73%) from University of Mumbai, India. (According to academic grading in India, percentage between 60 to 100 is equivalent to GPA 4 on a scale of 4. Courtesy: wikipedia)
- Successfully completed BE project with Larsen & Toubro - Control & Automation Business Unit. Led a team of 5 members and was instrumental in designing project prototype with detailed project report.
- I am ranked 6th in Electronics department considering cumulative aggregate of all 8 engineering semesters. Consistently ranked in top 90th percentile during individual semesters
- Successfully secured on campus placement with Larsen & Toubro Infotech
- Successfully secured off campus placement with Accenture, Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd., BNP Paribas
- GMAT: Yet to take.

==== Work Experience ====
Currently 2.9 Years (3.5 years at the time of university applications)
- Working with a leading French Investment bank’s IT division. Primarily involved in Software Quality Assurance & Business Analysis for projects in Capital Markets domain. Working in a cross-cultural environment while interacting with French business analysts on day to day basis.
- Efficiently escalated test process variations and associated risk to management thereby implementing recommended test processes for seamless delivery of high quality software solutions.
- Instrumental in design automation test framework that reduced manual efforts from 6 man day to 0.5 man day thereby reducing cost & optimizing human efforts.
- Successfully conducted knowledge sharing sessions by demonstrating project overview & functional architecture to a team of 30 members.
- As a founding member of welfare committee, a team member & I were responsible for management of monthly cash contributions by team members and utilizing the same for team outings, team activities and team participation in cultural events.

==== Non Academic ====
- Secured 2nd prize at state level business plan event during engineering. Developed medical equipment business plan which included initial start-up finance, cash flow, marketing strategy, business sustainability plan
- Secured 2nd prize at state level project competition event during engineering. Demonstrated a project overview on Industrial Automation using PLC system with a software overview to automate a manufacturing plant
- Successfully handled the position of Training & Placement Coordinator for Electronics Department. As a Single point of contact for Electronics department, I was responsible for assisting T&P Officer, creating & maintaining corporate contacts, communications related to training & placements activities and students database management.
- Held the position of Magazine Secretary of Electronics Department. Led a team of 2 students thereby responsible for planning publishing contents, liaising with staff, students, photographer & designer in-order to freeze the final product
- Held the position of Event Coordinator-C Debugging for Electronics Department. As a co-head, a team member and I were responsible for executing C – debugging event from its inception to its closure.
- Awarded with “Man of the Match” award - Inter-class Cricket Tournament at junior collegiate level. Rolling Shield and a Man of the Match certificate to represent Junior college cricket team as an opening batsman to score 79 runs and helped the team win the match.
- Awarded 2nd prize in Environmental Science Project “Eco - Friendly Innovation” at school level. A team of 6 students created an innovative concept of portable refrigerator. Demonstrated the concept along with a prototype to school trust & staff members during annual science exhibition.

==== Extra Curricular ====
- A team of two to design Excel applications: Pocket dictionary for 5000+ English words, roots, mnemonics and Fund manager to track expenses & income and subsequent incoming outgoings per person.
- Involved in browser-based multiplayer economics simulation “Virtonomics” and “Capitalism” where I founded a company with initial capital of US$ 1,000,000. I was Instrumental in formulating business strategy to achieve revenue of US$ 940,950,000 and asset base of US$ 1,339,330,000 in a period of 8 years. Responsible for overall management of the company that includes Business Strategy management, Finance, Marketing, Operations, SCM, Quality management.
- Certificate of Participation in Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp. Successfully completed research & analysis on Starting a Business, Financing a Business, Business Sustainability, Business Expansion, Corporate Governance, Taxation and Trade
- Certificate of Participation in annual function fusion dance at school level
- Certificate of Elementary Grade Drawing Examination, Government of Maharashtra
- Freelancer: Resume writing, Covering letter writing, Campus interview preparation
- Hobbies: Reading, drawing, strategy games, internet browsing
- Professional Interests: Corporate & Business Strategy, Business Restructuring Strategy, Market & Product Research, Product Pricing & Promotion, Strategic Cost Management, Corporate Laws

==== Target B Schools ====
Priority 1: ISB
Priority 2: NUS, NTU, HBS, LBS, INSEAD
Priority 3: HEC, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong UST, CUHK

==== Target B school Program ====
Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Management

==== Post MBA work profile ====
Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management / Consultancy, Corporate Affairs, Marketing

==== Questions ====
1. Is my profile suitable/competitive for ISB? What should be the minimum GMAT score for ISB? Any special suggestions for ISB as I want to make it to ISB?
2. Is my profile suitable/ competitive for Priority 2 and Priority 3 colleges listed above?
3. Any other universities that you would recommend me?
4. If I get an opportunity to change my work profile to Strategic Management in a start-up / boutique Strategic Management Consultancy firm prior to MBA, then how would the universities rate my work experience of "Software Quality Assurance + Strategic Management Consultancy" v/s "only Software Quality Assurance" considering my target program is Strategic Consultancy / Entrepreneurship ?
5. Any other valuable comments ?

Regards

Note:
Post GMAT, I will be working on the application front and will refine & rephrase my achievements / essays / SoPs / LoRs.