Candidate:

Mr. Production Manager Engineer

About Me:

Production Manager at chemical manufacturing site currently overseeing operations team of 8 supervisors and 64 operators. With a background primarily in engineering, looking to improve financial and strategic acumen and become a more effective business leader. Promoted 3 times in last 3 years.

Schools:

Target School: Kellogg SOM

Considering: Tepper, UCLA Anderson, Rice Business

See More Profiles For: Kellogg SOM

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Undergrad Major: Chemical Engineering

GPA: 3.7

GRE:

Age: 27, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Engineer in Training (EIT)

Extracurriculars: Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer – weekly volunteer supporting organization of inbound food donations | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Member | Schaumburg Park District Soccer Coach – Plan/execute summer soccer camps for 1st – 6th graders.

Work History:

Title: Production Manager

Industry: Manufacturing

Company: Private Equity Owned

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 1 mos

Title: Assistant Production Manager

Industry: Manufacturing

Company: Private Equity Owned

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 1 mos

Big Life Wins:

– Built automated production planning tools in Microsoft access to identify and communicate upcoming idling and bottlenecking risks with inbound raw materials, outbound shipments, or equipment failures.
– While in college, co-authored ACS journal published research paper with Northwestern University Materials Research Science & Engineering Center

Post MBA Goal:

Looking to pivot to a larger chemical manufacturing company with the short term goal of becoming a site manager, overseeing an individual sites operations (quality, supply-chain, etc.) and long term goal of becoming VP of operations & supply-chain, overseeing operations for a whole business unit.