Hey Paul, your feedback here is great. Hopefully one more eval won't hurt too much..
Stats:
> Canadian Born and Raised
> 24yrs now, 25 by fall 07
> 730 GMAT (Q49/90, V40/90)
> 6.0 AWA
> Computer Engineering from U of Alberta 3.5/4.0 GPA (very high marks in math and all calculus and software/computer subjects, lower on electrical type engineering stuff)
> 3.25 years exp by fall 07 at a certain 3 lettered large IT firm starting off in a technical role, moving quickly to a Product Management role for an industry leading software product/brand (team of 8 PMs for over 700 developers). Also as part of role, personally manage smaller technical marketing initiatives.
> 2 refs from: current manager (head Product Manager) and old boss (Director level position)
Reasons:
> like tech, but moved into a role where i need to solidify business knowledge to progress
> role is very international (development/sales teams all over world) right now, would love to diverge a bit and follow the international business path
> looking short term to expand bredth in industry (possibly through consulting role), as right now i have a deep knowlege of enterprise software systems
> looking long term for international managerial/marketing role (options open, but possibly in tech industry)
> Personal life very important to me, would
love the chance to live/experience a big city!
Leadership/Personal:
> Team lead for many smaller projects
> Mentor to many many new employees and students
> Technical mentor for bleeding edge technical open source projects
> Saw the need for a initiated a community building organization for new employees. Generated plans, pursued exec sponsorship and budget, organized events, worked closely with HR to develop long term corporate plan for employee retention/morale
> community Soccer team for a few years
> Travel important (backpacking europe, all over asia)
> Throughout highschool/university did a lot more leadership (volunteered organizing many events through various school organizations, active member of IEEE student branch, student body president of highschool)
Schools (In order of preference):
> Columbia/London
> NYU/MIT
> Harvard/Wharton/Stanford (the obvious dream trifecta)
> Toronto (bit of a safety..)
Thanks so much!! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you would like me to expand on any part..