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19 Feb 2023, 05:10
Kudos
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Hi, Thank you for the opportunity for a profile evaluation.
Demographics :
Female, 26 years, Non - IT, Indian
Will be first in my family studying in the US
Education and Scores :
1. Under-grad : 9.05 GPA : B.Tech ( graduated with Honors) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum ( Top 1 in Kerala state, Tier 3 in India )
Awarded : Prof. V K Savithri Endowment Award - Best outgoing Female student in EEE 2019
R S Varier Memorial Endowment - Top 3 in final year of EEE 2019
2. High School : 12th Standard : 91.4% CBSE, Kendriya Vidyalaya Thrissur, Kerala - Top scorer in English in school
10 th Standdard : 10/10 GPA
Certification and courses :
1. Introduction to Marketing, UPenn Wharton, Coursera
2. Product Management, Transforming opportunities into great products, Stanford Center of Professional Development
GMAT : 720 ( 39V 48 Q ) on third attempt ( 690, 710 )
TOEFL : 113 ( expired ) - need to retake
Publications :
1. Redox flow battery based transmission system for increasing renewable energy utilisation and electric vehicle adoption :
IEEE Explore + Best Paper : IEMRE 2021, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India
Work Experience :
1. Product Manager at MarTech SaaS startup ( joined as 8th employee ) : 1.5 years to present ( Took from seed funding to Series A funding)
2. Project Manager at ABB ( Fortune 500 ) - 2 years : Won trailblazer award for customer impact and achieving revenue target during COVID-19, Managed 16 projects (portfolio worth : 4.4MUSD) including complete ABB MV drives project portfolio for ArcelorMittal Nippon steel India, Resolved (hostile) customer site issue of over 2 years releasing $26000, Completed over 10 customer acceptance tests with zero rejections with
avg-20 hours conflict resolution time, Restructured service cost flow framework preventing overspending &
un-authorized service visits leading to cost reductions of ~10%/project, Established service handover framework in collaboration with service team
reducing overall project team involvement later ~ 15hrs/project.
3.Design Assistant Intern - ANERT - Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology : Designed Solar rooftop Renewable energy systems of various sizing ( 1 month ) : Worked out primary resource study for Solar - Wind hybrid Microgrid at Ponmudi, Trivandrum
4. IoT Developer - Perfomatix - Founded the department - Developed 15 sensor array plan for detailed office automation systems ( 2 months )
5. Intern - AMMINI Solar LTD - Learning methods of Mass production, Quality control & circuit development of products utilising Solar Energy. ( 1 Month)
6. Industrial Training - SABARIGIRI HYDRO POWER PLANT, MOOZHIYAR - Training on hydel generation, pumped storage, HV Transmission ( 1 week )
Co-curriculars :
1. Chief Operating Officer at SWIM ( Save Wetland International Movement ) Non-govt operative: Working towards establishing RAMSAR protected wetland sites in India with the state govt of Kerala
2. Volunteer - HOPE ( Helping Outstanding Pupil in Education ) - Scholarship and mentorship schemes for low income students showing academical excellence.
3. Volunteer - Electrical Inspection, Repair and Cleanup & Rehabilitation - 100 year Flood, Kerala 2018.
In College :
1. Executive Member : EDC - Entrepreneurship Development Cell, College of Engineering Trivandrum ( 1 year )
2. LINK Representative : IEEE Kerala Section : Campus Liaison for IEEE Kerala Section, handling communication for over 10 IEEE societies on campus ( 1 Year )
3. Founding Vice Chair - IEEE Power & Energy Society, College of Engineering, Trivandrum ( 1 year )
4. Ideator and Event Head - Ideated and led the first VR maze solving event in India. Developed video streaming quasi-VR system for the event.
5. Co - Convenor - DISHA ( fresher's week ) - Coordinated over 70+ competitions for fresher's week, Anchor for Disha Concluding night celebrations
Hobbies
State level - Chess player
Swimming, Avid Reader and watercolorist
I was hoping to pursue a sales &/ marketing or entrepreneurship MBA and hope to either start my own or work with a startup on graduation. Do I stand a chance at any of the top 10's ( Stanford, Harvard, Kellogg, Tuck, LSB etc)?
What would be the correct schools for me? In the US and outside the US ( Australia or Asia that has comparable value in the job market )?
Other Note :
I was preparing for my MBA and taking my GMAT in June 2021, when my father passed away suddenly due to COVID. I however, managed to change my job ( with a 3x salary improvement from project to product management ) in the next 4 months and returned and took my GMAT the next year. Should I mention the same in my essay to show grit and desire for the MBA?
Thank you again for reviewing the above.
Demographics :
Female, 26 years, Non - IT, Indian
Will be first in my family studying in the US
Education and Scores :
1. Under-grad : 9.05 GPA : B.Tech ( graduated with Honors) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum ( Top 1 in Kerala state, Tier 3 in India )
Awarded : Prof. V K Savithri Endowment Award - Best outgoing Female student in EEE 2019
R S Varier Memorial Endowment - Top 3 in final year of EEE 2019
2. High School : 12th Standard : 91.4% CBSE, Kendriya Vidyalaya Thrissur, Kerala - Top scorer in English in school
10 th Standdard : 10/10 GPA
Certification and courses :
1. Introduction to Marketing, UPenn Wharton, Coursera
2. Product Management, Transforming opportunities into great products, Stanford Center of Professional Development
GMAT : 720 ( 39V 48 Q ) on third attempt ( 690, 710 )
TOEFL : 113 ( expired ) - need to retake
Publications :
1. Redox flow battery based transmission system for increasing renewable energy utilisation and electric vehicle adoption :
IEEE Explore + Best Paper : IEMRE 2021, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India
Work Experience :
1. Product Manager at MarTech SaaS startup ( joined as 8th employee ) : 1.5 years to present ( Took from seed funding to Series A funding)
2. Project Manager at ABB ( Fortune 500 ) - 2 years : Won trailblazer award for customer impact and achieving revenue target during COVID-19, Managed 16 projects (portfolio worth : 4.4MUSD) including complete ABB MV drives project portfolio for ArcelorMittal Nippon steel India, Resolved (hostile) customer site issue of over 2 years releasing $26000, Completed over 10 customer acceptance tests with zero rejections with
avg-20 hours conflict resolution time, Restructured service cost flow framework preventing overspending &
un-authorized service visits leading to cost reductions of ~10%/project, Established service handover framework in collaboration with service team
reducing overall project team involvement later ~ 15hrs/project.
3.Design Assistant Intern - ANERT - Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology : Designed Solar rooftop Renewable energy systems of various sizing ( 1 month ) : Worked out primary resource study for Solar - Wind hybrid Microgrid at Ponmudi, Trivandrum
4. IoT Developer - Perfomatix - Founded the department - Developed 15 sensor array plan for detailed office automation systems ( 2 months )
5. Intern - AMMINI Solar LTD - Learning methods of Mass production, Quality control & circuit development of products utilising Solar Energy. ( 1 Month)
6. Industrial Training - SABARIGIRI HYDRO POWER PLANT, MOOZHIYAR - Training on hydel generation, pumped storage, HV Transmission ( 1 week )
Co-curriculars :
1. Chief Operating Officer at SWIM ( Save Wetland International Movement ) Non-govt operative: Working towards establishing RAMSAR protected wetland sites in India with the state govt of Kerala
2. Volunteer - HOPE ( Helping Outstanding Pupil in Education ) - Scholarship and mentorship schemes for low income students showing academical excellence.
3. Volunteer - Electrical Inspection, Repair and Cleanup & Rehabilitation - 100 year Flood, Kerala 2018.
In College :
1. Executive Member : EDC - Entrepreneurship Development Cell, College of Engineering Trivandrum ( 1 year )
2. LINK Representative : IEEE Kerala Section : Campus Liaison for IEEE Kerala Section, handling communication for over 10 IEEE societies on campus ( 1 Year )
3. Founding Vice Chair - IEEE Power & Energy Society, College of Engineering, Trivandrum ( 1 year )
4. Ideator and Event Head - Ideated and led the first VR maze solving event in India. Developed video streaming quasi-VR system for the event.
5. Co - Convenor - DISHA ( fresher's week ) - Coordinated over 70+ competitions for fresher's week, Anchor for Disha Concluding night celebrations
Hobbies
State level - Chess player
Swimming, Avid Reader and watercolorist
I was hoping to pursue a sales &/ marketing or entrepreneurship MBA and hope to either start my own or work with a startup on graduation. Do I stand a chance at any of the top 10's ( Stanford, Harvard, Kellogg, Tuck, LSB etc)?
What would be the correct schools for me? In the US and outside the US ( Australia or Asia that has comparable value in the job market )?
Other Note :
I was preparing for my MBA and taking my GMAT in June 2021, when my father passed away suddenly due to COVID. I however, managed to change my job ( with a 3x salary improvement from project to product management ) in the next 4 months and returned and took my GMAT the next year. Should I mention the same in my essay to show grit and desire for the MBA?
Thank you again for reviewing the above.
20 Feb 2023, 17:16
Kudos
Bookmarks
HrithuOlickel
HrithuOlickel,
There is a good balance between ECAs and the work experience. and there are leadership responsibilities both at work and outside. That makes for a good profile.
A well executed application, with super strong resume, essays and recommendations will obviously increase your chances of admits. As you are still some distance from writing these, i will focus on what you can do to improve your profile:
1. I am sure you will not like to read this, but another GMAT attempt with an eye for 740+ score will be very helpful. You have time over the next 3-4 months to retake, so consider this seriously.
2. Your goals are scattered and need considerable research. Frankly you don't need an MBA to work at a startup. They will gladly hire you even now. the other thing is,, if you want to work at a well funded startup it may be a different thing, but an early stage startup may not be able to afford your post MBA salary expectation. In either case, a startup may not be willing to sponsor your H1B visa. So doing an MBA to get into a startup doesn't sound convincing.
3. Regarding your dad (sorry to know) - you may want to talk about him depending upon how your applications develop and if you find the context to mention about him.
22 Feb 2023, 03:37
Kudos
Bookmarks
Thank you so much for the advice. I will keep it in mind.
Possibly will re-take the GMAT.
I will focus in re-working my goals. Honestly, I have worked with 2 startups from the US before ( internship and current WEx ) but I wish to relocate the US or Europe and work closely with the leadership there rather than being the 2nd citizen in the company due to my location in India and the time zone differences. Not quite sure how to spin this for the colleges though.
Possibly will re-take the GMAT.
I will focus in re-working my goals. Honestly, I have worked with 2 startups from the US before ( internship and current WEx ) but I wish to relocate the US or Europe and work closely with the leadership there rather than being the 2nd citizen in the company due to my location in India and the time zone differences. Not quite sure how to spin this for the colleges though.
