Please, evalulate my profile
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15 Sep 2009, 03:26
Chinese American. Came to China right after graduation to be part of the new technology economy growing in China. I want to use business school as a launching pad for a career in venture capital in China.
GMAT
Q: 44
V: 46
T: 730
Academics
BS in Economics and International Relations
Top US liberal arts college
GPA: 3.8 (cum laude)
Graduated 2007
Studied abroad in Hong Kong in 2005
Work Experience
April 2009 to present
Business development for Chinese outsourcing company. Securing new customer engagements - sales, customer pitches, leading technical marketing teams, prepare solution proposals. Specialization in US and European telcos (carriers and equipment makers) and mobile phone OEMs.
March 2008 to April 2009
Same Chinese outsourcing company. Was outsourced on a contract basis as a program manager in their China handset business. Managed part of the mobile applications business.
June 2007 to March 2008
Business analyst for a Silicon Valley based software start up. Expatriated to Beijing to be part of their off shore development team.
Extracurriculars
- Founded monthly networking event for Beijing tech scene. Regular attendance now hitting ~50. Investors, entrepreneurs, professionals (many telco MNCs present). Solid speakers.
- Founded microfinance club in Beijing. Built up a networking event for sustainable development community. Regular attendance ~40.
- Lead producer for Sunday Service at church. Audience of ~1,000 PER WEEK.
- Board of advisors for a contemporary art gallery.
- Involved in various church humanitarian ministries: orphanages, elder care, rural development, education.
- Huge Excel nerd. I teach a private class on Excel for friends and colleagues.
Target schools
- Stanford GSB - obvious choice for VC and start ups
- Cornell - interested in their BR Ventures and Incubator program
- UPenn - global, strong network in China, also strong in finance and entrepreneurship
- UCLA - close to home
- MIT - for possible Tsinghua connection
- Fuqua - for the possible Peking University connection
Thank you in advance for the profile evaluation.
My story is that I grew up in the states and dreamed of an expat career. Got my chance straight out of college to come to Beijing. Saw the possibility to participate in the new technology economy growing in China. Wanted to be a part of it, leverage my language and cultural abilities to be an effective employee and manager.
I want to transition into a career which targets eventual VC investing in Chinese tech companies. I'm building up a background in technology operations and business development. MBA will help me build up finance background, credibility, marketability, and networks.