Profile Evaluation for MBA and MEM (Masters in Engineering Management)

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Hi,

General Information:
Nationality - Indian
Gender - Male
Age - 27
GRE: 312 (Q/V- 150/162)
Occupation: NON IT. . (No offence). Automotive Product development

Academics:
B.E. In Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore, 2009
GPA: 3.72/4 (In the top 15% in the class).

Academic Projects, Internships and Extracurriculars:
●Final year thesis focused on identifying and improving the manufacturing process efficiency of Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) thereby reducing the budget by €0.1 Million for nation’s defense purpose aircraft engine.
● Led the 15 member college Formula SAE Team (Ashwa Racing) which represented India at the Formula Student Championship held in Hockenheim, Germany in 2006 and 2007. Collaborated with external vendors and Tier-1 suppliers for efficient raw material consumption to reduce cost and manufacturing process specifications. Conducted design analysis, and fabrication of chassis based on ergonomics and integration of sub systems. Developed and implemented protocols for Fund Management, Foreign Exchange Management, Resource Management, and Maintenance of Development Agreements with vendors and sponsors.
● Team Award: as a Recipient (for Ashwa Racing- Team Award) of the coveted Young Achiever’s award from the President of India in 2007.

Work Experience
Bosch GmbH

- Project Manager: Product Development (Commercial Vehicles) - 2.9 years

● Leading 3 cross-functional teams based out of Coimbatore, China and Germany in developing a product to reduce vehicular emissions in diesel powered vehicles. This product is for one of the largest truck manufacturers in the world to meet current emission legislation in India. Identified a potential business worth €1 Million.
● Successfully led the team in China for 3 months with a primary focus on product development and manufacturing quality approval.
● Leading a team of 5 Assistant Managers and Senior Engineers to develop an alternate cost effective product to reduce vehicular emissions in diesel powered vehicles. This product uses Selective Catalytic Reduction technology to reduce vehicular emissions. Identified a potential market worth €0.1 million in India.
● Collaborating and coordinating with teams from manufacturing, purchase and design from Germany and India to evaluate the localization extent of manufacturing products meant for emission reduction for diesel engines in India. Projected potential savings of 30% with the existing product price without compromising on product quality and quantity.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to conceive ideas to determine the product necessity requirements for emerging markets and reduce costs among the existing emission reduction products portfolio. Successfully placed 4 innovations for system and product development in CO2 reduction and existing system simplification. The patents are under processing at the international patent office.
● Reverse mentor to the Joint Managing Director and responsible for conceptualizing strategies to increase the employee participation and foster innovative work environment across borders. Structured processes and incentive schemes to be rolled out across the organization.

Project Coordinator (Vehicular Emission Reduction Strategy)- 3 years

● Coordinated with 3-cross-functional teams from combustion development, calibration development and testing to define and develop hardware requirements for development of commercial vehicle engines and low priced vehicles for Indian market. Identified and proved a total consumer cost savings worth of 6%. Identified and proved an overall CO2 reduction by 10%.
● Collaborated and successfully innovated concepts and solutions with members from different teams for system simplification for diesel fuel injection system and engine development and calibration. The patents are under processing at the international patent office.
● Led a cross functional team to conduct a full-fledged competitor assessment and study the market trends for emission reduction techniques in diesel engines in Emerging Markets.
● Collaborated with cross functional teams to identify a potential business worth €0.9 Million for one of India’s largest engine manufacturer.
● Led two cross-functional teams from product development (diesel pump, diesel injector and diesel fuel rail) and ECU team and coordinated customer team to define and develop hardware and software requirements for low priced vehicular diesel engine. Optimized the system price by 25%; identified and created a successful partnership with suppliers for component (proto samples and test samples) sourcing.

Extracurricular Activities:
● Teach AutoCAD and CNC programming to differently abled students undertaking their Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Soft skills development). Additionally, volunteer at Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) for animal rescue.
● Volunteer every weekend at a repair shop of Go-Karts / off-road vehicles focusing on business development, design and development.

Target programs:

MBA: General Management with a focus on Operations Management. Prerequisite: Case Based teaching and Learning
- Ivey Business School,
- Cass Business School,
- IESE ,
- ESADE,
- Boston University for Dual Degree in Manufacturing (MBA in General Management and Masters in Manufacturing)

MEM:
- Duke University
- Dartmouth College
- MIT- SDM
- Northwestern University
- University of Southern California
- Stanford (Too much to ask!!!!)


Post MBA/MEM goal:
- Gain a global perspective during studies. Post Degree- To Lead and Contribute as a Technical Program Manager or as a Senior Consultant in key projects on Value Chain Strategy, Customer Preference Analysis and Scenarios for Asset Reduction for product development/management in an automotive firm or in a consulting firm.

Do I stand a chance in the universities that I am applying for? The class profiles paint a positive picture for me, but there always a sense of nervousness lurking around when I look at the schools for admissions.
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Thanks
Globalperspectives