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NightWalker
Joined: 24 Nov 2019
Last visit: 09 Jun 2023
Posts: 144
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Concentration: Strategy, International Business
Schools: Kenan-Flagler '24 (WL) Darden '25 (A)
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V41 (Online)
29 Oct 2021, 13:54
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Hi there!
Hope my request finds you doing well.
Consider me a novice here and please help me with my profile evaluation and further suggest a match for my shortlisted schools.
Would love to to hear all the expert opinions..
Much thanks in advance..
Male: 29 years
Nationality: Indian
EXPERIENCE
[OCT 2019] – [APR 2021]
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS CONSULTANT [Homegrown MNC Brand, India]
Lead a team size of 4 for Executive and C-management support on enterprise strategy development and cost optimization initiatives for Infra and ad-hoc support for M&A
Planned for successful on-boarding of 20+ large scale customers, on a leveraged platform heading a team of Sr. Project Managers
Planned P&L with a cost take out projection of >$1.2Mn post completion under a centralized service platform
Help convert net sales funnel by >8% FY and oversee pipeline functionally leading project owners of 46 customers for on-boarding on revised service platform
Assist sales team of NASA and EMEA on sales pitch plans for the new platform and increased market penetration by >1.5%
Process streamlining for L&D of new & existing resources to boost productivity aimed @ >15% (divisional)
Mentored multiple starting level managers and MBA grads on program success
Implemented leading a team of SPMs and PMs of 18 customers to migrate from incumbent partners aimed Net cost take-out of >$2Mn
Insourcing roadmap formulated and implemented for NA&SA and EMEA with a net savings to company @ >$4Mn for FY ’20-21
Cost savings plan projected and approved for >$15Mn+ across 90 customers – “Overachieved targets”
Consulted procurement and assisted on contract re-negotiation savings of >$1.4Mn under revised sourcing strategy
Represent NA&SA in partner QBRs for regional governance of NORAM
Introduced tactical framework for invoicing and PO management, projected to eliminate partner contract cost leakage by >30%
Awarded for "Distinguished Performance" <5% category in the company, two years in a row
Awarded as "Outstanding Contributor" to Business Planning & Initiatives
[OCT 2017] – [SEP 2019]
PROGRAM MANAGER, Homegrown MNC Brand, India
Oversee P&L of 15 fortune 300 & 100 customers and provided financial and operational oversight and improvement plans to Sr. & Exec. Vice President
Oversee cost take out strategy implementation with account owners on various levers, as program SPOC, with overall savings of >$6Mn
Played a key role for data analysis in a $60Mn acquisition - Infra Head’s and CEO’ office
Mentored PMO leads on continuous improvement by eliminating silos
Participate in multiple "war room sessions" of sales pitch to large scale customers
Business plan presented on proposal of new locations for GDCs in NA working with the Infra Head’s Office
Introduced an optimized workforce with a pyramid correction of >25%
Report presented on optimization and strategic planning of Field Services as a separate horizontal for the company with a mission & vision statement and obtained board approval on:
Business case on Inception of a Leveraged service platform with 3-yr transformation roadmap
Analyzed combined cost of >$70Mn spread across 57+ customers with cost take out of >17% in partner services and a labor productivity correction of >21% among 2200 FTEs across NA&SA
Inception of Company Brand Ambassadors and One-Stop-Shop for FSM (including a Mobile App) enterprise solution with L&D&G plans for Field technicians
Introduced “Prescriptive to Predictive” service transformation
Inception of a new Service Catalogue with digital Billing solution for the new model
Business plan presented on proposal of new locations for GDCs in NA - Infra Head’s Office:
Introduced an optimized workforce with a pyramid correction of >25%
Presented a 2-yr ROI plan and obtained board approval working with Exec. V.P. of GDC Infra
[SEP 2016] – [SEP 2017]
PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Homegrown MNC Brand, India
Program coordinator to the Exec VP on multiple initiatives for >100 customers in NORAM
Helped contribute as a team member to win the "Best Program Management" team among 9 core teams
Certification: ITIL V4
Career trajectory: Fresher-> Executive-> Sr. Executive-> Associate Manager-> Deputy Manager (4 promotions in 5 years all in the same company)
this is what came from my existing resume
EDUCATION
[AUG 2016]
[BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING], [Pune University]
Graduated with First Class/60% (distinction/Honours at 66%)
Paper presented on an automobile design of Non-Conventional energy source for Large Goods Vehicles/ HGVs (failed attempt at a start-up)
Project submitted on an optimized working model of RC-UAV, selected for Defense Research and Development Organization of India
Elected “Freshers” representative for the college
Headed 2 inter college clubs with student strength of >250
Represented college in intercollege Rock Band shows (just thought of mentioning it here)
Founded a club for the corporate training of students to prep them for pre-placements
Organized multiple roadshows for community support & development
Community work Experience:
Worked with 2 different NGOs as a volunteer and helped to institutionalize and handover 3 different S&M companies in the Agri sector in 2 different states of India, working as an external consultant (Capital Funding, Operations, Logistics, Human Resource Management, Marketing, L&D)
Currently working with DeHaat (https://agrevolution.in/) as an external consultant for a project on Climate smart agritech in 3 different states of India
Currently holding a position of Vice-President for National Human Rights and Social Justice Council of Rajasthan
Helped raise funding of >300,000 INR for animal rights protection and helped rehabilitate numerous animals to protected animal shelters
Organized COVID relief camp for >100 people on rotational basis (oxygen support, ad-hoc medicines and doctor support) and also supported mass cremation drives for unattended bodies in one state of India
Side Business
Currently working on starting my family business for my father in the area of Wealth Management Advisory with an existing customer base of >20 Cr INR
Extra-curricular
Graduate in Indian Classical Music
District level swimmer and mentor
Fitness trainer
this is what comes to the top of my head
GMAT : 760 (Q51, V41, IR7), first attempt
Target schools: Wharton, Columbia, LBS, Kellogg, Yale SOM (not sure of Harvard, your expert eyes may judge better) in R2 round. More school suggestions are welcome.
Post MBA goal:
Short term: to utilize my existing experience-achievements of org-level consulting and expand it to mainstream management/strategy consulting working with MBB for the next 5-7 years, specializing in the Public and Social sector and then transition to a public policy profile working internally or externally with the federal agencies or the state government
Long term: transition to core public policy and international business as an advisor working with the central government in a 10 year timeframe
Again, much thanks in advance. Appreciate your time!
Hope my request finds you doing well.
Consider me a novice here and please help me with my profile evaluation and further suggest a match for my shortlisted schools.
Would love to to hear all the expert opinions..
Much thanks in advance..
Male: 29 years
Nationality: Indian
EXPERIENCE
[OCT 2019] – [APR 2021]
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS CONSULTANT [Homegrown MNC Brand, India]
Lead a team size of 4 for Executive and C-management support on enterprise strategy development and cost optimization initiatives for Infra and ad-hoc support for M&A
Planned for successful on-boarding of 20+ large scale customers, on a leveraged platform heading a team of Sr. Project Managers
Planned P&L with a cost take out projection of >$1.2Mn post completion under a centralized service platform
Help convert net sales funnel by >8% FY and oversee pipeline functionally leading project owners of 46 customers for on-boarding on revised service platform
Assist sales team of NASA and EMEA on sales pitch plans for the new platform and increased market penetration by >1.5%
Process streamlining for L&D of new & existing resources to boost productivity aimed @ >15% (divisional)
Mentored multiple starting level managers and MBA grads on program success
Implemented leading a team of SPMs and PMs of 18 customers to migrate from incumbent partners aimed Net cost take-out of >$2Mn
Insourcing roadmap formulated and implemented for NA&SA and EMEA with a net savings to company @ >$4Mn for FY ’20-21
Cost savings plan projected and approved for >$15Mn+ across 90 customers – “Overachieved targets”
Consulted procurement and assisted on contract re-negotiation savings of >$1.4Mn under revised sourcing strategy
Represent NA&SA in partner QBRs for regional governance of NORAM
Introduced tactical framework for invoicing and PO management, projected to eliminate partner contract cost leakage by >30%
Awarded for "Distinguished Performance" <5% category in the company, two years in a row
Awarded as "Outstanding Contributor" to Business Planning & Initiatives
[OCT 2017] – [SEP 2019]
PROGRAM MANAGER, Homegrown MNC Brand, India
Oversee P&L of 15 fortune 300 & 100 customers and provided financial and operational oversight and improvement plans to Sr. & Exec. Vice President
Oversee cost take out strategy implementation with account owners on various levers, as program SPOC, with overall savings of >$6Mn
Played a key role for data analysis in a $60Mn acquisition - Infra Head’s and CEO’ office
Mentored PMO leads on continuous improvement by eliminating silos
Participate in multiple "war room sessions" of sales pitch to large scale customers
Business plan presented on proposal of new locations for GDCs in NA working with the Infra Head’s Office
Introduced an optimized workforce with a pyramid correction of >25%
Report presented on optimization and strategic planning of Field Services as a separate horizontal for the company with a mission & vision statement and obtained board approval on:
Business case on Inception of a Leveraged service platform with 3-yr transformation roadmap
Analyzed combined cost of >$70Mn spread across 57+ customers with cost take out of >17% in partner services and a labor productivity correction of >21% among 2200 FTEs across NA&SA
Inception of Company Brand Ambassadors and One-Stop-Shop for FSM (including a Mobile App) enterprise solution with L&D&G plans for Field technicians
Introduced “Prescriptive to Predictive” service transformation
Inception of a new Service Catalogue with digital Billing solution for the new model
Business plan presented on proposal of new locations for GDCs in NA - Infra Head’s Office:
Introduced an optimized workforce with a pyramid correction of >25%
Presented a 2-yr ROI plan and obtained board approval working with Exec. V.P. of GDC Infra
[SEP 2016] – [SEP 2017]
PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Homegrown MNC Brand, India
Program coordinator to the Exec VP on multiple initiatives for >100 customers in NORAM
Helped contribute as a team member to win the "Best Program Management" team among 9 core teams
Certification: ITIL V4
Career trajectory: Fresher-> Executive-> Sr. Executive-> Associate Manager-> Deputy Manager (4 promotions in 5 years all in the same company)
this is what came from my existing resume
EDUCATION
[AUG 2016]
[BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING], [Pune University]
Graduated with First Class/60% (distinction/Honours at 66%)
Paper presented on an automobile design of Non-Conventional energy source for Large Goods Vehicles/ HGVs (failed attempt at a start-up)
Project submitted on an optimized working model of RC-UAV, selected for Defense Research and Development Organization of India
Elected “Freshers” representative for the college
Headed 2 inter college clubs with student strength of >250
Represented college in intercollege Rock Band shows (just thought of mentioning it here)
Founded a club for the corporate training of students to prep them for pre-placements
Organized multiple roadshows for community support & development
Community work Experience:
Worked with 2 different NGOs as a volunteer and helped to institutionalize and handover 3 different S&M companies in the Agri sector in 2 different states of India, working as an external consultant (Capital Funding, Operations, Logistics, Human Resource Management, Marketing, L&D)
Currently working with DeHaat (https://agrevolution.in/) as an external consultant for a project on Climate smart agritech in 3 different states of India
Currently holding a position of Vice-President for National Human Rights and Social Justice Council of Rajasthan
Helped raise funding of >300,000 INR for animal rights protection and helped rehabilitate numerous animals to protected animal shelters
Organized COVID relief camp for >100 people on rotational basis (oxygen support, ad-hoc medicines and doctor support) and also supported mass cremation drives for unattended bodies in one state of India
Side Business
Currently working on starting my family business for my father in the area of Wealth Management Advisory with an existing customer base of >20 Cr INR
Extra-curricular
Graduate in Indian Classical Music
District level swimmer and mentor
Fitness trainer
this is what comes to the top of my head
GMAT : 760 (Q51, V41, IR7), first attempt
Target schools: Wharton, Columbia, LBS, Kellogg, Yale SOM (not sure of Harvard, your expert eyes may judge better) in R2 round. More school suggestions are welcome.
Post MBA goal:
Short term: to utilize my existing experience-achievements of org-level consulting and expand it to mainstream management/strategy consulting working with MBB for the next 5-7 years, specializing in the Public and Social sector and then transition to a public policy profile working internally or externally with the federal agencies or the state government
Long term: transition to core public policy and international business as an advisor working with the central government in a 10 year timeframe
Again, much thanks in advance. Appreciate your time!
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NightWalker
Joined: 24 Nov 2019
Last visit: 09 Jun 2023
Posts: 144
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 132
Concentration: Strategy, International Business
Schools: Kenan-Flagler '24 (WL) Darden '25 (A)
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V41 (Online)
29 Oct 2021, 14:30
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Missed the work industry and undergrad majors.. Pls excuse me, my bad!
Work industry is IT and majors was in Mechanical engineering.
Also have done an internship during my engineering with Steel Authority of India Ltd (PSU) with a recognition of “Best Intern” award
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Work industry is IT and majors was in Mechanical engineering.
Also have done an internship during my engineering with Steel Authority of India Ltd (PSU) with a recognition of “Best Intern” award
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29 Oct 2021, 22:17
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Hi NightWalker,
Thanks for sharing such a thorough profile. Your profile is both impressive and competitive. To begin with, your undergrad score appears to be on the lower side compared to the over-represented group of Indian male engineers. However, your GMAT score is excellent! As a result, you can make up for a low undergrad score.
On the work front, your experience is remarkable. I can see a good career trajectory and outstanding examples of impact, leadership, maturity, and innovation. You have a strong work profile, and effectively presenting your narrative to AdComs may place you in a favorable position. You seem to be excel at your job and have taken on some cross-functional responsibilities. I'm not going to say much about your work experience since it is perfect. The only thing you'll have to do is present it well. Furthermore, the side business you are building will add diversity to your work profile.
Your involvement in the community is again outstanding! Your work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the past and present demonstrates your potential to contribute to society. Include your motive for joining these non-profits. Your post-MBA goals are clear, which is a plus; it simply required some final touches. Connect the dots and explain how an MBA may help you address gaps in your profile and achieve your goals. In addition, you may want to read an article on how to differentiate yourself in your MBA application essays; you will get the knowledge that will help you increase your chances of being admitted into the desired Business school. I honestly feel that your excellent work experience, community involvement, and ECs are major highlights of your resume. Your work experience should have provided you with a plethora of great leadership experiences that you may share. You are in a high managerial position, which is rather impressive. You should go into depth about your experiences and how they helpfully shaped you.
Overall, you have a strong profile and a good chance at each of the schools you have chosen and Harvard as well. You can add all M7 schools to your list. However, since you wish to apply for R2, you must begin your application process as soon as possible and make it stand out from the pool of applicants. What is most important is how you connect the dots and create a compelling narrative. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and shortlist potential b-schools for you. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.
Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Profile Analyst & Channel Manager, MBA and Beyond
Testimonials
Email: [email protected]
Thanks for sharing such a thorough profile. Your profile is both impressive and competitive. To begin with, your undergrad score appears to be on the lower side compared to the over-represented group of Indian male engineers. However, your GMAT score is excellent! As a result, you can make up for a low undergrad score.
On the work front, your experience is remarkable. I can see a good career trajectory and outstanding examples of impact, leadership, maturity, and innovation. You have a strong work profile, and effectively presenting your narrative to AdComs may place you in a favorable position. You seem to be excel at your job and have taken on some cross-functional responsibilities. I'm not going to say much about your work experience since it is perfect. The only thing you'll have to do is present it well. Furthermore, the side business you are building will add diversity to your work profile.
Your involvement in the community is again outstanding! Your work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the past and present demonstrates your potential to contribute to society. Include your motive for joining these non-profits. Your post-MBA goals are clear, which is a plus; it simply required some final touches. Connect the dots and explain how an MBA may help you address gaps in your profile and achieve your goals. In addition, you may want to read an article on how to differentiate yourself in your MBA application essays; you will get the knowledge that will help you increase your chances of being admitted into the desired Business school. I honestly feel that your excellent work experience, community involvement, and ECs are major highlights of your resume. Your work experience should have provided you with a plethora of great leadership experiences that you may share. You are in a high managerial position, which is rather impressive. You should go into depth about your experiences and how they helpfully shaped you.
Overall, you have a strong profile and a good chance at each of the schools you have chosen and Harvard as well. You can add all M7 schools to your list. However, since you wish to apply for R2, you must begin your application process as soon as possible and make it stand out from the pool of applicants. What is most important is how you connect the dots and create a compelling narrative. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and shortlist potential b-schools for you. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.
Cheers!
Neha Hadke
Profile Analyst & Channel Manager, MBA and Beyond
Testimonials
Email: [email protected]
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