Re: Ask MBA Crystal Ball
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22 Sep 2010, 00:29
Hi Sameer,
Request your help with my profile evaluation.
Age : 25
Nationality : Indian
Experience : 3
GMAT : 1st Attempt - 690 (50Q, 31 V, 5.0 AWA). Aug’10
2nd Attempt - 720 (51Q, 35V, 5.0 AWA). Sept’10
Undergrad : B.Tech(Honors) in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Areas of Interest: General Management/Operations
Experience details (Total Exp – 3 yrs. Employer – Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.)
1. 2010 Mar – Production Engineer, Core Group
• Administration of the HGU unit at the time of commissioning and 1st start-up, in the shifts, and providing of theoretical and practical instruction to staff in production and required service areas.
• Dried out a high pressure circuit (that involved latest technology heaters, recycle gas compressor and make up gas compressors), leak tested, and started up the VGO-HDT, Atf and FCC-LPG Meroxes, and was awarded as the best amongst the equals in the commissioning team for the units.
• Experienced with the various pre-commissioning and commissioning activities involved with the organization’s Hydrogen Generation Unit (HGU) and its first ever VGO-HDT unit.
2. 2008 - 2010 Mar: Process Engineer, Core Group
• Worked in Core Group of Residue Up-gradation Project for construction and commissioning of HGU of the project.
• Involved with VGO-HDT unit since the 60% model review and have been working with Process Flow Diagrams’ and Piping &Instrumentation Diagrams’ revisions and construction of unit according to drawings.
• Responsible in crucial jobs like flushing , purging, vessel box up, catalyst loading, leak testing and starting up Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) unit and other jobs in pre-commissioning of HGU unit, of Residue up gradation project, Gujarat Refinery.
• Trained on Residue Up-gradation Technologies, SAP, Communication Skills, Efficient Furnace operations, HAZOP study, TPM, and Safety and Quality norms.
Extracurricular:
@college:•
• Taught rural children for a year at IIT, Kharagpur, under the National Service Scheme (NSS) and attended a NSS camp in a village near Kharagpur, 2004-06.
• The only Indian Chemical Engineer selected for ArcelorMittal’s, GEP program 2008.
• Secured the 1st prize at the Quiz organized in PETROTECH 2007, attended by students from 21 Universities from all over India.
• Governor, Technology Literary Society (Hindi), TSG, IIT Kharagpur, 2007-08.
• Founded, the 1st Literary cum Media festival at IIT Kharagpur, MANZAR, 2007.
• Student representative, Advisory Board, Raj Bhasha Cell, IIT Kharagpur, 2007-08.
• Corporate Management Head of the Social and Cultural Festival of IIT Kharagpur, 2007.
• Editor of “AWAAZ”, the Hindi Monthly of IIT KHARAGPUR, 2007-08.
• In charge Illumination Competition (‘07), leading LLR Hall of Residence to the 3rd place over all.
• Hindi Dramatics Captain, LLR Hall of Residence for 2 consecutive years, 2006-08.
• Started IIT Kharagpur’s Wall Magazine, “Hang On”, as TLS Governor (2007-08), hence was making the old society more popular, in presence of new magazines.
• As an organizing core team member, handled the financial aspects of one of the largest college festivals in India, Spring Fest 2006.
• Asst. editor of “AWAAZ”, the Hindi Monthly of IIT KHARAGPUR, 2006-07.
• General Secretary of the Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur, with the responsibility of departmental events and organizing CHEMINSIGHT 2007, annual techno symposium of the department, , 2006-07.
• Member of the gold winning Illumination and Rangoli Core design team of LLR Hall for year 2005.
• Dramatics Secretary, LLR Hall of Residence, for the year 2005-06.
• Won 3 golds, 2 bronze and a best sets design prize in various dramatics events (05-07).
• Member Technology Dramatic Society, and Banjara (a theatre group under the guidance of Internationally acclaimed director and actress Dr. Rashi Bhargava)
• Member LLR Hall, IIT Kharagpur Dramatics, Choreography, Elocution, Debate, Chemical Innovation Teams.
• Got a 'kishor vigyanik' certificate from state government cell for securing an All India highest in mathematics, 2003.
@work:
• Rated ‘Outstanding’ in both of appraisals during my tenure in IOCL.
• Volunteeered for Indu Management Institute (IMI) (Oct, 2008 - Mar, 2009) (IMI is a part of SHREE VALLABH SEVA NIKETAN TRUST, well known for its activities for services to humanity)
• Experience: Prepared presentations and identified jobs for the volunteers in the Traffic Chaos Management Project.
• Provided theoretical and practical training and mentoring to staff working under me in production, in 2009- 2010.
Target Colleges:
- Harvard
- NYU Stern
- ISB
- Nangyang
I need to write essays for these colleges and also shortlist 2 other colleges. Would be great if you can tag my chances in these. Only criterion for college is great faculty, Good Alumni network, Scholarship would be an icing on the cake .
Thank you for your time and effort!