Candidate:

Mr. Startup Engineer

About Me:

Hey everyone, I’m a software engineer who’s looking to develop the skills required for better personal financial modeling. I’ve spent my career from big companies to startups. Business school will allow me to merge all the skills I’ve learned over my career and make a larger impact!

Schools:

Target School: London Business School

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Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of California, Santa Cruz

Undergrad Major: Technology and Information Management

GPA: 2.99

GRE: 310

Age: 27, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: Masters of Science Software Engineering

School Name: San Jose State University

Extracurriculars: Tennis, Basketball | Landscape Photography | ML Based Financial Modeling

Work History:

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 11 mos

Title: Technology Consultant/ Software Engineer / Data Scientist

Industry: Technology

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 2 yrs, 10 mos

Big Life Wins:

While working at the Fortune 500 company, a couple of colleagues and I had our project accepted as part of an internal startup accelerator program. We were given one year to build out a full product that utilized product usage to determine churn and upsell/ downsell cycles. This product assisted the company in saving $70 million in revenue.

Post MBA Goal:

In B-school, I hope to learn to the skills necessary to transition from engineering to strategy work. I’d also like to interact with my peers to be able to learn and focus on developing personal financial models.