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shashankprasad
Current Student
Joined: 01 Oct 2012
Last visit: 17 Jan 2017
Posts: 20
Own Kudos:
Location: India
Concentration: Technology, Finance
GMAT 1: 660 Q48 V34
GPA: 3.1
WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)
22 Nov 2014, 22:43
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Hi,
I would be grateful if you could evaluate my profile.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Engineering, (Electronics & Telecommunication)
University of Pune
Grade(s): 63.40% (first class)on degree
• GMAT: Quant:48 Verbal:34 Total:660
Origin: Indian,Male
WORK EXPERIENCE:( 44 months by August 2015)
Service based Information technology firm
Software Engineer (GUI Development)
• Led 2-person team and implemented multilingual changes on MRI machine.
• Developed new features for MRI GUI
• Fixed defect/bugs present in the GUI
• Ported the MRI code to windows 7 OS and Visual Studio 8 IDE
• Gave presentation to senior management on porting related changes
• Promoted to senior software Engineer.
Senior Software Engineer (Testing)
• Led 4-person team for creation of UTC of a bedside monitor
• Performed static analysis in accordance with MISRA guideline
• Received appreciation from Delivery Manager for completing the task prior to deadline
Senior Software Engineer (Business Intelligence)
• Worked on Proof of Concept(POC) using K- means cluster analysis and decision tree for credit card division
• Involved in data cleaning and data preparation
Software Engineer (GUI Development)
• Worked on redesigning MRI GUI
CERTIFICATIONS, HONORS & AWARDS
• Completed a 1-year Certificate Course in Business Management (CPMB)(IITB)
• Completed certificate course in Options, Futures and Other Derivative(University of Toronto)
• Completed Lean Six sigma Yellow Belt from MSME
• Pursing certificate course in Analytics(SAS)
• Completed Level 1 (Elementary) Spanish language certification. Level 2 (Intermediate) in progress
EXTRA/CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Member of ‘Sparsh’, a non-profit organization, which houses underprivileged children. I visit every fortnight to spend some quality time and offer teaching support
• Event Manager of college Festival
• Represented college and company football and table tennis team
• Amateur guitarist
• Orange belt in Karate
• Led 4-person team for a bike expedition to Ladakh
Goal:
My short-term post-MBA goal is to work as a Business analyst in my current company . Working in service based technology firm will help me get exposure in different domain related to analytics such as insurance, retail etc. and help me gain experience across functional areas. After gaining this broad holistic experience my long-term goal is to lead as a CEO of an analytics firm, whether my own or a start-up that enables me to set its strategic direction and drive its growth.
Questions:
My concern is that I just have 2 months of experience in Business Analytics that to of providing POC, My firm did not get the Data Mining project so I had to shift back to GUI development. will this be a disadvantage?
To project myself as strong candidate I have already enrolled for business analytics courses and I plan to give base SAS certification test soon.
I want to Pursue an MBA in information technology and Analytics.
My university List is:
1) USC :
2) Gtech
3) UIUC
4) GeorgeTown
5) UC Davis
6) Rutgers
What are my chances of getting into these universities and what should I do to improve my profile to became a strong candidate for these universities.
Could you suggest any other universities.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
I would be grateful if you could evaluate my profile.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Engineering, (Electronics & Telecommunication)
University of Pune
Grade(s): 63.40% (first class)on degree
• GMAT: Quant:48 Verbal:34 Total:660
Origin: Indian,Male
WORK EXPERIENCE:( 44 months by August 2015)
Service based Information technology firm
Software Engineer (GUI Development)
• Led 2-person team and implemented multilingual changes on MRI machine.
• Developed new features for MRI GUI
• Fixed defect/bugs present in the GUI
• Ported the MRI code to windows 7 OS and Visual Studio 8 IDE
• Gave presentation to senior management on porting related changes
• Promoted to senior software Engineer.
Senior Software Engineer (Testing)
• Led 4-person team for creation of UTC of a bedside monitor
• Performed static analysis in accordance with MISRA guideline
• Received appreciation from Delivery Manager for completing the task prior to deadline
Senior Software Engineer (Business Intelligence)
• Worked on Proof of Concept(POC) using K- means cluster analysis and decision tree for credit card division
• Involved in data cleaning and data preparation
Software Engineer (GUI Development)
• Worked on redesigning MRI GUI
CERTIFICATIONS, HONORS & AWARDS
• Completed a 1-year Certificate Course in Business Management (CPMB)(IITB)
• Completed certificate course in Options, Futures and Other Derivative(University of Toronto)
• Completed Lean Six sigma Yellow Belt from MSME
• Pursing certificate course in Analytics(SAS)
• Completed Level 1 (Elementary) Spanish language certification. Level 2 (Intermediate) in progress
EXTRA/CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Member of ‘Sparsh’, a non-profit organization, which houses underprivileged children. I visit every fortnight to spend some quality time and offer teaching support
• Event Manager of college Festival
• Represented college and company football and table tennis team
• Amateur guitarist
• Orange belt in Karate
• Led 4-person team for a bike expedition to Ladakh
Goal:
My short-term post-MBA goal is to work as a Business analyst in my current company . Working in service based technology firm will help me get exposure in different domain related to analytics such as insurance, retail etc. and help me gain experience across functional areas. After gaining this broad holistic experience my long-term goal is to lead as a CEO of an analytics firm, whether my own or a start-up that enables me to set its strategic direction and drive its growth.
Questions:
My concern is that I just have 2 months of experience in Business Analytics that to of providing POC, My firm did not get the Data Mining project so I had to shift back to GUI development. will this be a disadvantage?
To project myself as strong candidate I have already enrolled for business analytics courses and I plan to give base SAS certification test soon.
I want to Pursue an MBA in information technology and Analytics.
My university List is:
1) USC :
2) Gtech
3) UIUC
4) GeorgeTown
5) UC Davis
6) Rutgers
What are my chances of getting into these universities and what should I do to improve my profile to became a strong candidate for these universities.
Could you suggest any other universities.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
24 Nov 2014, 08:16
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shashankprasad
Hey there,
Well first of all, if your current company supports your proposed goals and move, this can be VERY VERY helpful, and this should be all over in your application.
Secondly, your school list is more or less fine. It may be challenging given your Indian/IT/Male background.
But the BIGGEST issue will be HOW you present yourself. right now in this post there is a LOT of info about how you are a good TECHIE, but little that I see that has to do with the things MBAs care about - leadership, teamwork, business, negotiations, etc. And in order to have good chances you need to CONCEIVE of and PRESENT yourself entirely differently... basically, you need to rock it MBA style!
So keep that in mind,
Best,
Jon
shashankprasad
Current Student
Joined: 01 Oct 2012
Last visit: 17 Jan 2017
Posts: 20
Own Kudos:
Location: India
Concentration: Technology, Finance
GMAT 1: 660 Q48 V34
GPA: 3.1
WE:Information Technology (Computer Software)
26 Nov 2014, 09:50
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Bookmarks
Hi Jon,
Thanks for the reply. Your advice is really helpful.
Professionally I have led a team twice.On the first occasion ,My client was able to gain more market share and on the second occasion the client was able to deliver the product of high standards.
I will try to elaborate the above two points on my resume. I understand these are not enough but will this be helpful?
Could you please tell whether I should apply to Purdue University MBA program ,I have already missed the second deadline but the 3rd deadline is on Jan 15.
They have MBA in analytics with focus on sas and six sigma.... I already have these certificates and also some experience in analytics based on sas.
Thanks for the reply. Your advice is really helpful.
Professionally I have led a team twice.On the first occasion ,My client was able to gain more market share and on the second occasion the client was able to deliver the product of high standards.
I will try to elaborate the above two points on my resume. I understand these are not enough but will this be helpful?
Could you please tell whether I should apply to Purdue University MBA program ,I have already missed the second deadline but the 3rd deadline is on Jan 15.
They have MBA in analytics with focus on sas and six sigma.... I already have these certificates and also some experience in analytics based on sas.
