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Resume Packet

NO. STUDENT MAJOR(S) GRAD DATE

1 Michael Anderson Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

2 Payam Bahreyni Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

3 Cesar Canez Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

4 John Phillip Childress Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

5 Bryan John Cornelio Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

6 Andrew Christian Duy Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

7 Sonu George Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

8 Callie Kallgren Groth Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

9 Vikas Gupta Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

10 Travis Matthew Jennings Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

11 Mohamed Tahar Kerkeni Eller College ofManagement/MBA, GraduateDegree Seeking/AEROSPACEENGINEERING

May 2014

12 So Yeon Kim Eller College ofManagement/MBA, GraduateDegree Seeking/MANAGEMENTINFORMATION SYSTEMS

May 2014

13 Vinod Kumar Harikrishnan Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

14 Joel Christopher Mann Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

15 Naga Sai Pradeep Mavilla Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

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NO. STUDENT MAJOR(S) GRAD DATE

16 Erica K Morey Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

17 Kacy F Navarrette Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

18 Michael E Philpott Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

19 Gabriell Song Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

20 Daniel Tatum Eller College ofManagement/MBA, GraduateDegree Seeking/FINANCE

May 2014

21 Sagar Babu Vallurupalli Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

22 Jeffrey Michael Walcott Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

23 Joseph Gilbert Weisberger Eller College ofManagement/MBA, GraduateDegree Seeking/FINANCE

May 2014

24 Robert G Williams Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

25 Harshini Yedida Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

26 Nur Syazana Yusoff Eller College ofManagement/MBA

May 2014

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Michael Anderson 1

MICHAEL ANDERSON 4465 E Mossy Brook Pl • Tucson, Arizona 85712 • 801.636.7222 • [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona 2014 Masters of Business Administration Candidate • Concentration: Management Information Systems Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 2010 Bachelor of Science • Major: Geography, Emphasis in Urban, Rural & Environment Planning • Minor: History

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oilo LLC, Lehi, Utah August 2013 – Present IT & Operations Consultant (Part-time) • Implemented new ERP system, increasing efficiency and improving inventory control and

supply chain management; established new and actionable reporting metrics • Installed new computer, networking and telephony equipment based on client’s needs,

improving employee productivity and customer relations CoreLogic, Irvine, California May 2013 – August 2013 Data & Analytics Client Strategy Intern • Assisted with the improvement of the customer acquisition by streamlining the sales and

fulfillment segments, resulting in reduced project duration by 40% • Conducted market research to evaluate voice of customer feedback and provided actionable

plan to implement survey strategy for company consortium • Aided team in collaborating on company strategy for new product implementation and

creating technical RFI response for potential clientele • Assisted with business cases from initial idea vetting and market sizing to customer

requirements documentation and prototyping to final business case creation Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona December 2012 – May 2013 Eller Consulting Project • Performed work plan managerial duties by assigning team member tasks and assuring

client expectations were met with constructive and worthwhile market analysis • Conducted industry research to evaluate product’s potential success by identifying

opportunities and weaknesses associated with entry into a new and undeveloped market JAB Broadband, American Fork, Utah April 2010 – July 2012 VoIP Manager, Enterprise Delivery Coordinator • Implemented division’s Enterprise product offering through managing, selling, provisioning and

coordinating customer installation of network equipment, which increased the company’s revenue and subscriber base

• Configured and maintained field division’s Enterprise VoIP system; participated in troubleshooting to improve the system’s reliability and functionality which increased customer satisfaction and reduced subscriber churn

• Oversaw 35% VoIP subscriber count through organic growth and acquisitions by implementing and monitoring new customer connections

• United VoIP operations for two divisions, resulting in lower costs and heightened productivity • Streamlined efficiencies by reducing department’s operational costs by 25% and increasing output

with fewer resources

ADDITIONAL

• MBA Student Association – Director of Information December 2012 – Present • Eagle Scout Recipient • American Sign Language Certified


Payam Bahreyni 2

PAYAM BAHREYNI 850 E Wetmore Rd, Apt #1927 520-365-8233 [email protected], AZ 85719 http://www.linkedin.com/in/pbahreyni

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ May 2014 Master of Business Administration (MBA) Candidate Concentrations: Corporate Entrepreneurship, Finance GMAT 730 Graduate Assistant in Statistical Inference, Business Statistics, Analytical Methods for Business Awards & Honors: Eller Graduate Fellowship, Eller Int’l Students Grant

Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, Iran 2007 Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Software Ranked #1 Technical University Nationwide Research Area: Network Security, Intrusion Detection

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran 2004 Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Software


LawLytics, Tucson, AZ August 2013 – December 2013

Business Planning and Analysis Intern Established processes and mechanisms for financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and P&L analysis of a

software as a service (SaaS) startup Generated financial and managerial reports to asses and justify the need for further external investment

CyraCom International, Tucson, AZ January 2013 - May 2013

Business Consultant Forecasted daily call volume of an interpretation call center for the next 15 months with 95% accuracy using

statistical and time series analysis in SPSS, given industry, language, and special events as predictors

Farjad System Pardaz, Tehran, Iran March 2010 – August 2012

Co-founder, Sales Manager, Chief Software Developer Launched a software service company in a country ranked 144 for ease of doing business among 183 countries.

Drove business development, led customer service initiatives, and managed strategic relationship with major business customers, resulting in 100% customer satisfaction and yearly revenue increase of 65%

Bootstrapped the company using founders funding. Performed financial planning, forecasting, and analysis resulting in the ability of hiring two additional employees at the end of second year

Drove topline growth by initiating and managing an online marketing campaign. Applied SEO principles to promote company website in search engine results. Sold 500 GPS tracking devices and online services to more than 20 major manufacturer / distributor companies in the first two years of business

Depelmaan Pardaz Co., Tehran, Iran October 2008 – March 2010

Software Architect Developed and communicated the architecture of a telecom software system consisting of diverse computer and

telecommunication modules, discussed main issues with cross-functional teams, resulting in delivery of all system components on time and within budget

ParsecSoft Group, Tehran, Iran August 2007 – October 2008

Founder and Team Leader Founded and led a team of four to design and implement a web portal system, targeted at medium to large scale

companies and government organizations resulting in on time delivery of first release in 8 months

Islamic Azad University, Karaj & Hashtgerd, Iran February 2007 – July 2011

Lecturer Taught different computer science subjects to college students. Students appreciated my ability of turning complex

subjects into simple comprehensible pieces of knowledge

ADDITIONAL

Multilingual – English, Persian Pianist


Cesar Canez 3

CESAR CANEZ

715 E. Lee St. #18 Tucson, AZ 85719 (520) 437-3461 [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona 2014 Master of Business Administration Concentration: Finance

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona 2002 Bachelor of Science

Majors: Finance and Accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INTEL CORPORATION May 2013 – August 2013

MBA Financial Analyst Intern, Chandler, AZ Created a robust financial model that facilitated executive-level decision making concerning a multi-billion dollar project

Conceived a business strategy that could potentially lead to potential savings of $1.5B

Developed several operational strategies to influence competitors’ decisions by evaluating financial performance and industry

position and performing game theory analysis

RAYTHEON January 2013 – May 2013

MBA Business Development Consultant, Tucson, AZ Developed feasibility study to assess new energy storage product, uncovering $6.3 billion market potential over 10 years.

Overcame limitations of public information to develop a complex framework for region-specific value information,

distinguishing three large markets with approximately 15% higher willingness to pay

CANEZ BUSINESS CENTER September 2009 – July 2012

Operations Supervisor, Nogales, AZ Implemented new ordering process and inventory procedures that led an a decrease of 20% in materials costs and improved

inventory turnover

Identified potential financial savings and renegotiated terms of existing debt with a private loan institute and the federal

government to reduce monthly financial obligations by 15%

Increased sales by developing a social media campaign to target a new market for the Bowling Center and obtained new

contracts for the Janitorial Company by seeking out and securing federal and local government contracts

UNITED STATES NAVY

Supply and Budget Officer, Pearl Harbor, HI May 2007 - September 2009 Analyzed the financial operations for 73 separate units and provided the Comptroller with detailed daily analysis, which

consisted of current and projected requirements based on the ship and deployment cycle used to distribute $137.5M annually

Developed and managed an operating budget of $1.2M by identifying requirements and validating all purchases while

maintaining strict accountability in accordance to Federal Government regulations

Inventory Analyst, Pearl Harbor, HI April 2006 - May 2007 Assessed inventory and consumption levels in order to provided distant support for the proper management of a $23M

inventory onboard a US Navy Ship by changing inventory levels and validating all material reorders

Reviewed and validated over $800K in material reorders in order to maximize value and limited space

Commodities Manager and Logistics Planner, Manama, Bahrain April 2005 - April 2006 Verified and processed over $32M in supply requests for 30+ ships operating in the Middle East by ordering, and scheduling

delivery from international vendors and US government supply depots

Analyzed reordering process and implemented new procedures which resulted in a 60% reduction of personnel requirements

and decreased lead time

Financial Manager, USS Belleau Wood, San Diego, CA March 2003 - April 2005 Administered $42M in payroll for over 900 people by auditing and approving all payroll payouts

Managed $5M dollars in cash used to performed basic banking functions like check cashing, maintaining ATM machines,

and receiving deposits from the Ship’s Store

ADDITIONAL ACG Cup Case Competition winner March 2013

Languages- English (native) and Spanish (fluent)


John Phillip Childress 4

J. PHILLIP CHILDRESS 4353 N Rio Cancion Dr Apt 334 • Tucson, AZ 85718 • 512.296.8847 • [email protected]

EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________________ University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ 2014 Master of Business Administration Candidate

Concentration: Corporate Finance

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 1998 Bachelor of Business Administration

Major: Finance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________ Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA August 2013 – December 2013 Financial Analyst/Business Strategy Consultant – Guidelines Editor, Consulting Project

Assisted in the development of new strategies to sell enterprise portfolio management services and retain clientele. Interviewed enterprise architects, other IT personnel. My role was to develop a cost savings analysis for reducing redundant or outdated applications.

Sargent Controls & Aerospace, Tucson, AZ May 2013 – August 2013 Financial Analyst Intern

Developed cost performance spreadsheets for problem product lines and processes. Developed and maintained financial analysis model spreadsheets for CFO & Plant Manager for use in manufacturing planning

Assisted with eight weeks of Sarbanes Oxley audits of company procedures, processes, and financial controls, including at Torrance, CA and Miami, FL manufacturing facilities. Edited and assisted with rewriting of company documents

Sargent Controls & Aerospace, Tucson, AZ January 2013 – May 2013 Operations Analyst/Business Strategy Consultant – Assigned Team Writer, Consulting Project

Pursued and scheduled interviews with internal employees for research on manufacturing footprint analysis project. Provided high-level strategic recommendations, including target traits for selection of manufacturing site for specific product line. My role was to analyze travel costs associated with outside processing requirements.

Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, Austin, TX January 2000 - July 2012 Child and Adult Protective Services Specialist

Trained new workers and provided ongoing support services to them after training. Recruited successful workers who maintained a stable unit for four years. Actively volunteered to assist trainees and coworkers to bring county workloads down by 30% after losing two-thirds of previous work force

Worked with difficult clientele, including adults of all ages with both physical and mental disabilities. Majority of job was spent problem solving, working with agencies, law enforcement, and families

Testified frequently in court and made oral and written reports during hearings.∙ Specialized in working with difficult clientele, namely teenagers with runaway history, criminal behavior, and sexual offender status. Built positive relationships and reputation with treatment program professionals, juvenile probation officers, and judges

Planning Consultants, Lubbock, TX June 1999 – January 2000 Assistant Office Manager

Maintained financial records, including accounts receivable/payable and payroll Assisted with the development of the company’s computer database to track agents’ sales activity.

Initiated and responsible for the collection of years of delinquent accounts receivables from agents Developed spreadsheets for investments, interest payments, and agent activity

ADDITIONAL__________________________________________________________________________ SAS training January 2014 – Present


Bryan John Cornelio 5

BRYAN JOHN MENDEZ-FRAYRE CORNELIO

921 N. First Ave, Apt 3 Tucson, AZ 85719 347-782-1057 [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ May 2014

Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance

Bloomberg terminal certified as of September 2013

Eller MBA Intel Case Competition Finalist

Co-Founder and Director of Events, Eller Graduate Finance Club

Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA January 2012-May 2012

Courses: Accounting and Statistics (Non-Degree seeking status)

United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY June 2004

Bachelor of Science- Marine Transportation; Logistics and Intermodal Transportation

Honors: Academy Commendation Award, received during position held as Company Academic Officer; TRANSLOG

International USMMA 2003 Writing Contest Winner for Best Paper, entitled, “Information Technology: Expediting

Intermodal Military Logistics,” sponsored by The International Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE).

Leadership: Battalion Academic Officer; Company Academic Officer.

EXPERIENCE

Emerson Network Power, Warrenville, IL May 2013-August 2013

Strategic Planner

Prepared financial reports, marketing material, competitive intelligence and data analysis for senior management to

support a $1 billion valuation of the Embedded Power and Computing business, resulting in the successful divestiture of

the business to a private equity firm.

Created product marketing presentation to showcase Emerson’s capabilities around next-generation cloud based servers,

putting Emerson in the consideration set as the manufacturer of choice for Google.

Analyzed the Microgrid Power market and identified potential areas for new product introduction and market expansion,

consolidating the information in a presentation that will be reviewed at the 2013 Emerson Planning Conference.

Wallenius and Wilhelmsen (W&W) Logistics, Savannah, GA November 2008-October 2011

Acting Office Manager; Cost Accountant and Auditor

Managed the day-to-day logistics for the movement of W&W vessels entering American ports with annual cargo values

of over $1 billion and audited operational costs in over 25 North America profit centers.

Analyzed and audited cost deviations and productivity by utilizing Business Intelligence software, resulting in the

closing and auditing of approximately 66 voyages per month with cargo valued at $300,000 - $1,000,000 per vessel.

Forecasted budgets utilizing the STRATA software system, including cost control authority over tariffs, contracts and

agreements.

Developed and implemented a new spreadsheet analysis tool to reduce costs and improve efficiency, resulting in larger

operating margins and substantial savings for the company.

Managed over 10 vendors with authority over vendor receivables and payables during W&W’s office space leasing and

acquisition expansion.

United States Department of the Navy (Active Duty) June 2007-August 2008

Afloat Training Group Atlantic, Norfolk, VA

Assistant Department Head- Topside Warfare

Managed the tracking and maintaining of Navy Fleet Training Standards for Atlantic Fleet, including remedial training

for Navy assets failing to meet minimum training requirements set forth in the Surface Forces Training Manual.

Managed over 45 senior and junior enlisted personnel to meet the Navy’s training goals in five divisions: Navigation,

Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection, Search and Rescue, Visit Boarding Search and Seizure, and Seamanship.

Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, New Orleans, LA June 2006-June 2007

Assistant Merchant Marine Program Manager

Managed naval services, including travel orders, creation of financial accounts, and expense validation, resulting in the

reconciliation of 650 un-liquidated claims totaling $210,000 in savings to the Navy.

Developed a Navy asset tracking system, simplifying identification of training needs and increasing Naval Reserve

mobilization readiness; resulted in the elimination of system outages and reduction of order processing time by 50%.

United States Merchant Marine/ Navy Reserve, Open Ocean/ Great Lakes July 2004-March 2006

Merchant Marine Third Officer

Served as Third Officer aboard military and commercial vessels on the open ocean and on the American Great Lakes.


Andrew Christian Duy 6

ANDREW C. DUY 13305 N Teal Blue Trail Tucson, AZ 85743 520-250-7863 [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ

Master of Business Administration Candidate; Entrepreneurship

2014

Attending College on the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Scholarship

Global Learning Experience China Scholarship Recipient

Undergraduate University Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Bachelor of Science

2011

Agribusiness Management and Economics

3.04 GPA


Northwest Fire District, Tucson, Arizona

Research Survey Intern

May 2013 – July 2013

Analyzed emergency medical response data for the entire district by identifying and quantifying trends of incidents

that resulted in actionable recommendations to NWFD to increase efficiency and use of limited budget dollars

Interviewed subject matter experts at all facilities to extract useful meaning from analysis, enabling production of

bound report supporting research and resulted in presented findings to panel of board members and elected officials

Sargent Aerospace and Controls, Tucson, Arizona

Student Field Project Consultant

January 2013 – May 2013

Analyzed production to determine most cost efficient location for manufacture of specialty fastener product family

and then provided actionable recommendations to Sargent to increase production efficiency at project conclusion

Interviewed subject matter experts at all facilities and contract manufacturers to consolidate and quantify data

Provided step by step instructions on how task was accomplished to make task a repeatable process for future use

United States Air Force, Del Rio, Texas

92TX Student Pilot Officer

May 2011 – June 2012

Collaborated Directly with 47th Operations Group Comptroller to identify and eliminate excess equipment issue,

cutting equipment costs by 40% saved the 47th Operations Group over $200K per year

Implemented process to track $120K+ of USAF property with zero inventory shrink; a first in department history

Achieved a documented 98% academic average while in training

USAF Reserve Officer Training Corps, Tucson, Arizona

Officer Candidate

August 2007 – May 2011

Personally trained precision rifle spinning team that won 2nd

place in a national level competition. Placed above both

the US Air Force Academy, and the US Military Academy at West Point

Two time recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars award for outstanding leadership

Polished public speaking skills through presentations to groups of over 100 of America’s future military leaders

Planned and executed a 5 day trip to California for 15 officer candidates that came in on budget, and incident free

ADDITIONAL

Chief Marketing officer of venture currently being created in McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship

MBA Entrepreneurship Club Member

Department of Defense Security Clearance Holder

Information Assurance Certified by USAF

Winner of the Eller MBA Launch Week Case Competition


Andrew Christian Duy 7


Sonu George 8

SONU GEORGE, MBA, PMP Phoenix, AZ, 85035 913-940-3093 [email protected]

PROFILE SUMMARY

MBA Professional with 4+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Management and Technology

Led multiple cross functional technology projects for clients from India, United States and United Kingdom

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ May 2014

Master of Business Administration, Full time, GPA: 3.5

Concentration: Management Information System and General Management

Sathyabama University, Chennai, India Apr 2009

Bachelor of Engineering, Major: Computer Science Graduated in top 10% of the class

PROFESSIONAL SKILLSET

Sargent Aerospace & Defense (Dover Corporation Subsidiary), Tucson, Arizona May 2013 - Aug 2013 MBA Technology Intern

Business Analysis

Gathered requirements from top level senior management to develop an enterprise wide system that led to

improved efficiency across all of the engineering functions in Sargent

Tucson Airport Authority (TAA), Tucson, Arizona Jan 2013 - May 2013 MBA Project Consultant

Data Analysis

Partnered with TAA to identify the key performance metrics required for measuring the customer

satisfaction levels of diverse customer groups and helped TAA analyze the large sets of collected data

IGATE Corporation (General Electric Client), Chennai, India Feb 2010 - Jun 2012 Project Lead – Sr Software Engineer

Leadership

Assumed control over the operations of a GE Aviation software project that was on the verge of failure and

delivered a successful project by leading a 5 member crisis response team

Coordinated the operations of the GE’s legal support team and ensured that all the applications within GE’s

legal compliance domain was running smoothly 99.99% of the time

Project Management Led a cross functional team to develop a new private cloud based SaaS application that helped GE legal

users share large datasets of confidential information more effectively

Managed the replacement of an obsolete GE Financial system with a java based application that led to

200% increase in efficiency

Technology Implementation

Initiated and designed a web prototype that laid the basis for a new project that resulted in 20% reduced costs

Designed a new compliance platform for GE that enabled them to receive hourly data on a real time basis

Entrepreneur, Chennai, India Apr 2009 - Feb 2010 Website Designer

Product Development

Designed and developed dynamic web applications for multiple new tech ventures helping them gain new

consumers in the technology industry

TECHNICAL SKILLSET

Requirement Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Expertise in Java & .NET

Integration Testing

Risk Management

Process Improvement

Agile Scrum Project Mgmt

Oracle and PL/SQL

SDLC Project Mgmt


Callie Kallgren Groth 9

CALLIE KALLGREN GROTH

5751 North Kolb Road ∙ Tucson, Arizona 85750 ∙ 520.226.6302 ∙ [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona

Master of Business Administration Candidate May 2014

Concentration: Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy

∙ Intel Analyst Case Competition First Place Winner & Team Lead November 2012

∙ Eller MBA Case Competition First Place Winner August 2012

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Bachelor of Arts

Major: Political Science with International Diplomacy emphasis May 2010

Minor: Chinese

∙ Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Arizona

∙ Yangtze International Study Abroad, Nanjing, China 2009


CoreLogic MLS Solutions, Tucson, Arizona

Advanced Business Strategy Consulting Project; Team Lead August 2013 – December 2013

∙ Analyzed data gained from 30 exploratory interviews of recent home buyers and identified key pain points experienced

in the home buying process

∙ Developed strategic recommendations for the improvement of products and services on MLS websites for real estate

agents and their customers

Groth Development Services, LLC, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Project Management Intern May 2013 – August 2013

∙ Managed the renovation of a professional office building which increased appraisal value of building 18.5%

Microsoft Services, Tucson, Arizona

Business Strategy Consulting Project; Project Work Plan Manager January 2013 – May 2013

∙ Identified need to conduct interviews with IT executives and managers which provided our team a more thorough

understanding of perceptions of Cloud computing and led to the successful creation of the project survey

∙ Co-authored a change management whitepaper for Microsoft Enterprise Architects containing recommendations for

change management best practices and Cloud implementation procedures when working to align Fortune 500 IT

infrastructure, strategic visions and business initiatives

∙ Provided final recommendation to implement an Enterprise Architect Development Program in order to build effective

change management communication with Fortune 500 companies

Kosmopolit, LLC, Tucson, Arizona Founder/Owner; Fashion Consultant August 2011 – Present

∙ Increased consulting fees 10% over 12 month period with continued client approval

ADDITIONAL

∙ Mandarin Chinese (proficient)

∙ Eller College Associates Member

∙ Eller Intramural Volleyball Team Captain

∙ Ragnar Del Sol Relay Race Team Captain

∙ English teacher at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China 2009


Vikas Gupta 10

VIKAS GUPTA 2002 E Fort Lowell, Apt 9137 Tucson, Arizona 85719 520-369-1377 [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona May 2014

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Candidate

Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certified

Graduate Assistant to the MBA Assistant Dean

VP of Graduate Consulting Association, Founder of Clean Technology Association, Chief Information Officer for International MBA club

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India June 2007

Master of Engineering (MS), Microelectronics/Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum laude, Philips Fellowship/Scholarship Recipient

Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India May 2004

Bachelor of Technology (BS), Electronics and Communication/Electrical Engineering, Cum laude


Microsoft Corporation (MS), Redmond, Washington January 2013 – December 2013

Team Lead/Project Manager and Strategic Business Consultant

Led a diverse five person team to provide Microsoft with a new capability maturity framework of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) to address the needs of customers in diverse industries, accounting for organization’s maturity and full range of data structures

which helped Microsoft in launching a new information centric Enterprise strategy, providing a competitive advantage towards EIM

Led a four person team to develop and recommend new strategic model for Enterprise Portfolio Project Prioritization providing a unique value proposition to MS, enabling them in having effective engagements with CTOs and Enterprise Architects of Fortune 500 companies

Oversaw project management including project charter, scope, CTO surveys, client interviews, deliverable/status tracking, and stakeholder communication that resulted in actionable strategic recommendations presented to executive management and enterprise architects.

Microsoft is using these business cases with clients such as United Airlines, Hitachi, and to train its global team of 400 enterprise architects Emerson Network Power, Tempe, Arizona May 2013 – August 2013

Strategic Planning Intern/Product Line Manager

Worked directly with the VP of Business Development to perform a strategic market analysis for a potential new embedded product line

Developed a 5-year business plan with a potential of generating $4.5M ROI for the company which identified customer needs, quantified business opportunity, assessed competitor environment, and identified vendor management and software/services strategy

Conducted benchmarking and gap analysis for customer services and recommended new services for increasing margins (GM) by 20%

Managed the cross functional communication between engineering, marketing, planning, operations and finance to make a decision regarding product definition, target markets, pricing strategy, product development roadmap, product positioning and manufacturing

strategies encompassing company’s value proposition, core competencies and short and long term business goals Intel Corporation, Bangalore, India July 2007 – July 2012

Design Engineer/Project Manager

Managed a team of four engineers and led design automation initiatives to improve program efficiency in the area of processor graphics system-on-chip (SoC), from concept to implementation creating $80K savings and reduction in time-to-market by 20%

Co-designed the World’s first 10-Core server processor along with product definition and architecture, achieving a 40% performance

improvement and earning 20% of revenues for Q1’11

Identified opportunities and developed 3D execution unit (ASIC) for Intel’s processor graphics, which improved processing speed by 10%

and provided Intel the leadership in client/graphics processor market segment

Collaborated with product and research teams across US, Malaysia, Europe, driving the stakeholders, and delivered Intel’s first Datacenter-

on-chip prototype, reducing resources and costs by 25% within a span of 12 months

Owned and drove program management from concept to production including initiation, planning, scheduling, execution, monitoring, risk

management and communication across key stakeholders and senior leadership with strong focus on customer orientation

Shortlisted for the Rotation Engineers Program (REP) as part of a team of 7 from top colleges across the country and represented the team

at the REP summit at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, CA

Philips/NXP Semiconductors, Bangalore, India January 2007 – June 2007

Product Development Intern

Spearheaded research, analysis and implementation of System-on-chip Validation Infrastructure prototype and productization

ADDITIONAL

First Prize at the Idea Funding Rocket Pitch Competition organized by Arizona Commerce Authority 2013

Second Prize at the Deloitte Consulting Case Competition and Startup Connect Arizona 2013

Awarded ten Global Employee Recognition awards from Intel’s senior management 2007 - 2012

Organized the first Intel REP Community event with National Association of Blind, contributing 160 hours of service 2008

Diploma in Embedded System Design 2005

Received Merit Scholarship by the Government of India for being among the top 0.1% candidates across the country 1998


Travis Matthew Jennings 11

TRAVIS MATTHEW JENNINGS 7401 E Speedway Blvd #14201 Tucson, AZ 85710 (801)362-9988 [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ 2014 Master of Business Administration Candidate, Concentration in Marketing

Class of 2014 MBASA Cohort Representative

Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 2011 Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Publicity and Advertising Committee Co-Chair

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Oro Valley, Arizona May 2013 – August 2013 Global Marketing Intern

Developed both the domestic and international marketing collaterals for a new product which generated consumer anticipation, stakeholder awareness, and resulted in the most successful product launch in years; received compliments from top executives

Produced a gap analysis which enabled several departments to determine where to improve company offerings

Designed a survey to internal and external stakeholders which provided the team with key information in determining which products should be added to the company pipeline

Watermark Retirement Communities, MBA Field Project, Tucson, Arizona January 2013 – May 2013 Team Market Researcher

Developed market research tools including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and surveys to gauge customer satisfaction and interest in potential new pricing plan

Analyzed the data from research tools using Excel and SPSS to provide company with fact-based and actionable recommendations Running for a Reason, Provo, Utah October 2011 - August 2012 Founder, Director of Marketing

Developed and implemented a social media based marketing campaign that reached half a million people in order to promote and reach registration goals

Created the marketing collateral including the brand image and slogan which readily identified the corporation’s vision and mission that enabled recognition among target market

Collaborated with dozens of local businesses and government agencies to negotiate and secure contracts, raise funding, and increase event participation

Telos Residential Treatment Center, Orem, Utah September 2010 – August 2012 Mentor Supervisor

Led team by establishing clear goals and priorities to accelerate a group of patients’ stay by 20% by ensuring our direct patient care was following therapist and parental guidelines

Recruited, trained, and led other mentors, constantly reviewing performance and areas for improvement as individuals and team members; the team receiving various awards for performance

Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah April 2008 - May 2009 Publicity and Advertising Committee Co-Chair

Researched, analyzed, developed and implemented various marketing campaigns that increased the school year’s events attendance by an average of 25%, while managing a variety of stakeholders

Vivint Home Automation, Cincinnati, Ohio and Denver, Colorado December 2007 - December 2009 Area Sales Manager

Opened new markets in the area, developed and executed area specific sales techniques, and trained other salesman resulting in revenues of over $1 million

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Concepcion, Chile July 2005 – July 2007 Volunteer Service Representative

Directed and motivated groups of 6, 20, and 160, consistently exceeding key indicators by 20% ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fluent in Spanish

Hershey’s - Consultant for an undergraduate AMA case competition class 2013

Intel - Finalist, Eller MBA Case Competition (Top 3) 2013


Mohamed Tahar Kerkeni 12

MOHAMED TAHAR KERKENI 3827 East 3rd Street # 50, Tucson, AZ, 85716 001-520-499-4220 [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ Masters of Business Administration Candidate

GPA: 3.88

Major: General Management, Consulting Masters of Aerospace Engineering Candidate

GPA: 4.0

Major: Fluid Dynamics University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany Masters of Aerospace Engineering Candidate

GPA: 3.6

Major: Space Systems Bachelor of Technology Management,

GPA: 3.6

Major: Technology Management


Compass Lexecon, FTI Consulting, Tucson, Arizona January 2014 – Present Analyst intern Perform qualitative research, statistical programming, quantitative analysis, prepare presentations, and write reports to support

economic consulting Identify current client needs, projected client needs, market size, and growth projections Analyze large sets of data to be used by economists in litigation, particularly in matters of conspiracy and antitrust

Sunquest, Tucson, Arizona January 2014 – Present MBA Project Consultant Interview Sales reps, Sales leadership, contracts managers and Commercial Operations leadership to gain all perspectives of

the current as-is condition and garner their perspective on processes that are efficient and areas of opportunity.

Create a streamlined, documented process including any tools that would facilitate a determined turnaround time to be met. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona August 2012 – Present Research Assistant, CFD lab Debugged and optimized in-house developed code using FORTRAN and improved accuracy and reliability of numerical

simulations performed by this program on hypersonic flow on a flat plate to delay transition to turbulence. Presented project results, communicated and discussed outcome with professors and other research assistants Achieved optimization of energy costs of high-speed vehicles by delaying the transition to turbulence by implementing pores on

vehicle surface BOSCH GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany June 2011 - July 2012 Intern Postprocessed and analyzed acoustics measurements using Artemis, writing technical progress reports, resulting in acoustic

optimization of EKP fuel pumps and in an increase of customer satisfaction from 4 to 7 on a scale ranging from 1 to 10 Porsche AG, Zuffenhausen, Germany October 2010 – March 2011 Intern Quality and process management in V-engines assembly division

Documented, evaluated and submitted recommendation to standardize the company’s assembling processes and safety polices; performed leak proof tests and quality tests of the assembled V-engines

Improved the speed of the assembly of motor parts and increased safety along with satisfaction of employees by improving workplace environment

Gathered data from motor assembly database and kept track of mistakes and errors of employees; presented feedback to employees and project managers, discussed the causes of errors and thereby achieved a considerable reduction of the frequency of assembling errors

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany September 2008 – July 2012 Research Assistant, Aircraft Design Lab Developed fiber reinforced composites plates in the context of a project funded by Airbus and succeeded in reducing the

weight of aluminum samples while increasing their endurance. Thus, achieving an increase of the payload of aircrafts and a decrease of energy costs by 80%

Performed endurance measurements, created a database based on the measurements, wrote reports and gave feedback and recommendations regarding optimal weight reduction

Heidelberger Printing Machines AG, Heidelberg, Germany June 2008 – July 2008 Manufacturing Internship Hands on training in turning, drilling, milling, welding and brazing ADDITIONAL

Computer Skills: MICROSOFT OFFICE, MATHCAD, CATIA V5, ARTEMIS, TECPLOT, XMGRACE, JAVA, FORTRAN, PASCAL, MATLAB

Management Skills: Data gathering and analysis, project management, analytical thinking, communication, negotiation, leadership

Languages: French, English, German, Arabic, Scholarships: DAAD scholarship, ISAP scholarship, e-fellows scholar, Tunisian Government Excellence scholarship

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SOYEON KIM

3528 E 2nd St Tucson, AZ 85716 407-967-6321 [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ May 2014 Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Healthcare Management (GPA: 3.68/4.0) Master of Science, Management Information Systems

2013 Association for Corporate Growth Cup M&A case competition Arizona state champion

Graduate Teaching Assistant in Business Statistics

Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea 2005 Bachelor of Arts in Hotel Tourism Management (GPA: 3.74/4.0) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pima County Information Technology Department, Tucson, AZ January 2014 – Present Graduate Consultant

Design and gather requirements for the Enterprise Incident Management solution by evaluating the incident history, performing root cause analysis and trend analysis thereby leading to increase in the efficiency and prevention of similar incidents along with better tracking mechanism

Observe Network Operations Center workflow and interview staff members to design TO-BE solution by understanding AS-IS incident resolution system and present the Future Network Operations Center design to Technology Directors

Analyze incident history with MySQL, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel data analysis tool and build Gantt Chart with Microsoft Project

Compile in depth technical design documents and quality plans outlining project details, implementation plans and workflows

Formulate specifications and documented business requirements for stakeholders

Conduct deep dive subject matter expert interviews and create requirement specifications and change control documents

Tucson Youth Development, Tucson, AZ September 2013 – December 2013 Graduate Consultant

Utilized Oracle SQL to design and develop a database system that integrated three separate databases, which provided metrics and analytics to measure achievement, and improve allocation of funding and management efficiency

Interacted with client to gather requirements through client meetings and acted as a liaison between the client, team members and advisors

Constructed detailed technical analysis document and in depth system design document which included use case diagram, activity diagram, and class diagram with MS Visio and IBM Rational Rhapsody Modeler

Developed functional specifications, data maps and created Process Flow diagrams using MS Visio

Defined, modeled test cases for conducting user acceptance test in order to meet functional requirement specifications

Tracked bug fixes and feature enhancements using JIRA and co-coordinated timing for bug fixes

Arizona Connected Care, Tucson, AZ September 2013 – December 2013 Graduate Consultant

Created a survey instrument to gauge the level of patients’ engagement and satisfaction with healthcare providers in an Accountable Care Organization by conducting interviews with patients and performing qualitative analysis on their responses

Sunquest Information Systems, Tucson, AZ May 2013 – August 2013 Audit Intern at Commercial Operation

Reconciled discrepancies between software contracts and data in Siebel and Salesforce systems by tracking the origin of gaps and verifying dollar value of potential revenue, which generated the additional maintenance revenue of $1.5 mm, ~7.5% increase YOY

Reported to the Vice President in developing a model to import data from the legacy finance system, improving efficiency by ~40% while ensuring data accuracy and quality

Watermark Retirement Communities, Tucson, AZ January 2013 – May 2013 Graduate Consultant

Recommended on the feasibility of new pricing strategy implementation to ultimately optimize the revenue model and increase the profit margin by conducting in-depth market analysis and customer surveys, and analyzing results with SPSS

Analyzed feasibility of stakeholder requirements and strategized project scope and specification documents to clearly communicate the project roadmap

resented findings to CEO and executive team, resulted in incorporating recommendations in business decision by leadership Wooshin Original Equipment Manufacturing Consulting Company Co., Ltd., Seoul, South Korea January 2009 – June 2010 Foreign Sales Supervisor

Increased $356K annual revenue by seeking out new clients, understanding their business problems, evaluating the current manufacturing processes, and delivering an optimal solution specific to each client’s needs

Supervised Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) process by planning project timeline, coordinating delivery schedule, and resolving client issues during the project, which strengthened client relationships and led to a 90% client-retention rate


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ADDITIONAL

Director of Eller MBA Consulting Club August 2012 – Dec 2013

Career Mentor at Pueblo High School January 2013 - Present


Vinod Kumar Harikrishnan 15

VINOD KUMAR HARIKRISHNAN

854 E Adams Street Tucson, AZ 85719 520-450-2900 [email protected] EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona Master of Business Administration Candidate, Finance Concentration 2014

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Full-Time MBA Program Director Co-Founder and President, Eller Graduate Finance Club

GMAT – 700 CFA Institute, USA Passed Level I of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination 2013 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering 2009

Presented paper on "IRIS Recognition Technology" in Microsoft sponsored event Quark ‘07

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HSBC, Bangalore, India Investment Banking Summer Intern June 2013 – August 2013

Prepared pitching & marketing material, Public Information Books (PIB) and tracked industry trends under the supervision of senior Analysts/Associates

Analyzed Industrials sector covering over 400 companies in US and Europe and identified deals in the market to screen targets within Industrials sector

Performed financial valuation analysis through the use of trading comparables and precedent transaction comparables Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona Graduate Management Consultant January 2013 – May 2013

Created a market entry strategy for a new energy storage system in a market worth $9 billion over 10 years

Developed a market analysis tool to make region specific pricing recommendations for the new product in 5 different regions in US

Analyzed the impact of federal regulations on energy storage market in US within the telecommunication sector Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, New Delhi, India Planning Analyst June 2009 – May 2012

Identified solution to reduce technical losses on the network resulting in $360,000 savings

Led planning team for 13,700 homes electrification project by analyzing the environment, modeling the network and ensuring feasibility through the software CYMDIST

Identified the need to ensure timeliness of high revenue customer connectivity requests, implemented internal alert system and reduced execution time by 60% to enhance customer satisfaction

Analyzed more than 1500 High revenue base consumers and around 30 Key consumer group cases and provided technical feasibility with 100% compliance to performance assurance timelines

ACADEMIC PROJECTS Financial Planning: Developed the financial plan for a startup idea, created 5-year pro forma financial statements and valued the venture using First Chicago Method and the Venture Capital Method Investment Analysis: Managed a diversified portfolio and made a holding period return of 3.16% beating the benchmark index (Russell 2000) return of 2.33% during the same period Valuation Modelling: Developed discounted cash flow model by forecasting financial statements and wrote a stock recommendation research report for Nike ACG Cup: Winner of 2013 edition of ACG cup, case competition focusing on Leveraged Buyout Analysis ADDITIONAL

Finalist in Intel Case Competition conducted in November 2012

Hiked up to 13,053 ft to reach Surya Top during Tata Steel Adventure Foundation’s Outdoor Leadership course

Certified programmer for Java

Languages – English, Hindi and Tamil


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JOEL MANN

2621 North Sparkman Blvd Tucson, AZ 85716 (480) 286-0759 [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/joelcmann

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management 2014

Master of Business Administration Candidate, GPA 3.89

General Management and Marketing Concentrations

University of California at Davis 2004

Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology, GPA 3.76

Thesis: An Analysis of Acetic Acid on Stuck and Sluggish Fermentations: Examination of Premier Cuvée (UCD 905)

and Côte des Blancs (UCD 2031) at High and Low Brix Levels

Northern Arizona University 1996

Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, GPA 3.81

Minor in Chemistry

Magna Cum Laude


Independent Consultant, Phoenix, AZ

Consultant Winemaker and Freelance/Technical Writer March 2006 to Present

Manage and advise Arizona wineries in start-up operations while developing relationships with the owners as a consultant winemaker,

resulting in clients being highly recognized winery brands in the developing Arizona wine market

Create technical and editorial articles for local publications and websites to increase distribution and ad sales from featured products;

primary client reported a 3% growth in distribution resulting in several new ad inquiries from local businesses

Microsoft, Tucson, AZ

Consultant, Project Management August to December 2013

Developed an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) framework with maturity model to develop future competitive opportunities for

Enterprise Services

Coauthored and edited a whitepaper for use by the MS EA/IA community in the utilization of the EIM framework, supporting future

development of the base research within the community

Bad Water Brewing, Scottsdale, AZ

Business Development Intern June to August 2013

Developed the “Bad Girl” marketing and apparel campaign to target future sales increases and brand awareness in the female market

segment, satisfying a desired marketing goal for the owner

Researched distribution networks in key western states resulting in a 5-year expansion plan, including plotted sales territory strategies and

production estimates with product roll-outs, resulting in projected net annual revenue growth from $20K to $2.5M

Complied real estate and equipment options for the future development of a production brewery, resulting in estimated capital

expenditure savings of $100K and a reduction in project execution time of 5 months from partnering with local development initiatives

Recommended recipe formulations for future beer styles, resulting in 6 potential full-time or seasonal products for market launch

CyraCom International, Tucson, AZ

Consultant, Project Management January to May 2013

Developed a statistical forecasting model from historical data to predict call center volume that improved client’s short-term forecasting

accuracy to 95% and 5-quarter long-term accuracy to 94%, beating industry averages

Supervised final auditing in a 5-person team to ensure all project deliverables met or exceeded guidelines and that scope of work action

items were completed to standard, with the project director expressing great satisfaction in the final recommendations

Safeway Inc., Phoenix, AZ

Wine Steward October 2007 to June 2012

Led in the development of fast-tracking new product SKU’s into the retail market through customer feedback and market trend analysis,

resulting in improved product placement times from 8 months down to 1 month and increasing reported customer loyalty responses

Led company in category growth as the expert assigned to “Elite” level stores after the steward program was instituted in the Phoenix

division with an initial increase of 40% above previous year and extended increases ranging up to 12%

Blackstock Vineyards, Dahlonega, Georgia

Assistant Winemaker/Production Manager August 2005 to February 2006

Managed up to an 8-person staff in daily operations for a 5,000 case winery with winery assets totaling over $1M, successfully meeting

daily production goals and assuring quality control standards

Won the Number one new and unique wine in the U.S. recognition by the 2008 Wine Report from Tom Stevenson for the 2005 ACE

Family Reserve

EXTENDED EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant for courses in Supply Chain Management, Quality, and Leadership

American Society of Enology and Viticulture

Arizona Winegrowers Association

Significant travel and work experience throughout the United States, Australia, Portugal, Germany, and China

Previous work experience in healthcare including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and mental health

Teaching Assistant for Production and Sensory Labs while at UC Davis

Intel Case Competition winner (1st place in an 11-team competition)


Naga Sai Pradeep Mavilla 17

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), MS Excel Macros Scripting, Oracle Siebel EIM, SQL, Oracle

CRM On Demand, DataStage 7.5.1, 7.5.2

NAGA SAI PRADEEP MAVILLA 2525 N Los Altos Ave, Apt 124 Tucson, AZ 85705 520-450-2717 [email protected]

EDUCATION


Master of Business Administration Candidate, MIS concentration (Graduating on 05/17/2014)

2014

GMAT score of 710; 92 percentile

Vice President of MBA Association for International Students

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Bachelor of Technology

2007

As President of the Electronics club, conducted an intra-university workshop


XL Reinsurance, Hartford, CT ($7.5 billion insurance company)

Business-IT Consultant Intern

June 2013 – August 2013

Improved the overall experience of Business Continuity leaders at XL Reinsurance by reducing their manual

effort by 50% through implementing automated and interactive data collection process using MS Excel Macros

Improved the ability of the Global Business Continuity Management team to stay connected with XL’s

employees during crisis situations by designing a unified emergency tracking system

Delivered a business proposal presentation with actionable recommendations to the CIO on the next potential

big opportunity for the Global Business Continuity Management department of XL Reinsurance

Watermark Communities, Tucson, AZ ($500 million real estate company)

Client Relations Manager


As part of the MBA Consulting Project, determined a more innovative and profitable pricing strategy for

Watermark Retirement Communities by studying the industry trends and pricing structures of retirement

community services, and by working closely with the client and the cross-functional teams of Watermark

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Bangalore, India ($8.8 billion IT

consulting company)

Technology Consultant

May 2011 – June 2012

Automated the data loading and data retrieval processes by creating reusable interfaces using SQL and

PL/SQL, which reduced the manual effort by 70% and eliminated the element of human error

Conducted information sessions to peers in order to help them gain end-to-end knowledge on the processes of

the data team and assisted them to provide improved services to our client—Johnson & Johnson Led the “Customer Delight Drive” initiative for Johnson & Johnson; identified the need to improve customer

data and successfully designed and implemented reusable data cleansing interfaces that improved data quality

and correctness by more than 90%

Infosys Technologies Ltd., Hyderabad, India ($7.9 billion IT company)

Senior Systems Engineer June 2007 – May 2011

Managed an international data team that won the global level PRIMA award for project excellence for ensuring

superior data quality through reducing the error rate by 100% via automating the data loading interfaces

Helped Pfizer EuCan (Europe and Canada) streamline and customize their offerings based on their individual

client's potential and requirements via improving Pfizer’s customer profiling and targeting processes

Collaborated closely with business officials of 23 European countries to maintain and enhance the online

transactions processing system database of Pfizer via a CRM application

Increased the operational efficiency of the responders (users) of my client—Emerson Climate Technologies—

by more than 60% and in turn improved satisfaction of the customers of Emerson through building and

deploying a comprehensive service request tool

Conducted video seminars to the Philippines-based cross-functional team of Emerson Climate Technologies on

the usage of the service request tool, helping my company earn revenue of $1.75 million

TECHNICAL SKILLS


Erica K Morey 18

ERICA KATHERINE MOREY 2781 W. Coyote Desert Dr. Tucson, AZ 85755 520.954.6028 [email protected]

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging MBA internship in a creative, diverse environment within an esteemed firm developing innovative technologies

where I can apply my MBA and engineering education to leverage and build on my skills and passion to construct valuable solutions

EDUCATION


Master of Business Administration Candidate

Dual concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Graduate Assistant, Department of Marketing

Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Scholarship 2012-2014

2014

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Science, Biosystems Engineering with Honors Minor: Spanish

2010

Graduated summa cum laude; Final GPA 3.92

Outstanding Senior Award, presented to one ABE student per semester, Dec 2010

1st place Texas Instruments award for best use of analog components, Senior Design Day, May 2010

President’s Award for Excellence and several private scholarships toward B.S., awarded 2006-2010

2nd

place overall prize for research poster session, Undergraduate Student Showcase, 2008


CyraCom International, Tucson, AZ

Student Consultant

January 2013 – present

Building statistical models in SPSS that account for seasonality, holidays, and growth to more accurately forecast call volume for

over-the-phone interpretation used to make hiring and staffing decisions that yield high efficiency and reduced labor costs

Ventana Medical Systems, Tucson, AZ

Research Associate II

August 2011 – August 2012

Led plasmid probe Qdot multiplexed assay project, collaborating with multiple groups to strengthen cohesiveness and work

efficiency resulting in enabling early transfer of cutting edge technology to Medical Innovation one month ahead of schedule

Generated quick reference reports resulting in increased cooperation among groups and reduced experimental redundancy

Organized data and lab supplies enabling access to just-in-time data and more efficient use of laboratory space and time

Demonstrated initiative by continuing education to increase value added, attending the 2011 Association for Molecular

Pathologists Conference, 2012 Tucson Symposium, 2012 Ventana Histology Course series, and individual seminars

Intern, Genomic Technology & Applied Research June 2010 – August 2011

Identified need for standardization of Qdot-antibody conjugation procedure by observing, analyzing and communicating

discrepancies in data, resulting in more reliable materials and more robust assays for all groups using Qdot reagents

Designed experiments, analyzed results and implemented changes to procedures that enhanced robustness and repeatability of

plasmid probe assays, increasing speed of transfer from T&AR to Development and yielding products of superior quality

Intern, Systems Integration and Systems Engineering June 2008 – January 2010

Demonstrated initiative during verification and validation stages of Benchmark ULTRA platform development, arriving to work

during non-business hours to produce data for same-day analysis that enabled the team to meet a tight launch deadline

Implemented changes in staining runs to optimize IHC assays, continuously improving Benchmark ULTRA’s quality post-launch

Designed and conducted tests on stainer hardware that revealed key areas for improvement in Benchmark ULTRA, resulting in a

supplier change for heating pads and creation of a priming function to prevent blockage of reagent nozzles

Maintained neat, detailed and organized laboratory notebooks, eliminating the need for repeat experiments

University of Arizona Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Research Technician

May, 2006 – November, 2009

Collected and analyzed data from subjective forms and EEG/EKG recordings for article published in Sleep Medicine, Mar 2010

Solicited and scheduled study subjects for two research studies, exceeding sample size requirements prior to study termination

Meticulously organized lab and office space enabling quick reference of historical data and enhanced lab safety and efficiency

ADDITIONAL

Studied Spanish for seven years resulting in proficiency 2003-2010

Volunteered with Vista Care Hospice, which refined communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills 2007-2008


Kacy F Navarrette 19

KACY NAVARRETTE 3085 West Las Lomitas Road • Tucson, Arizona 85741 • 602-400-0980 • [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona Master of Business Administration Candidate • Concentration - Marketing

2014

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Bachelor of Arts • Major - Film and Television Producing; Minor - Pre-Law

2012

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The Lodge at Ventana Canyon -‐ Tucson, Arizona MBA Field Project Consultant

August 2013 – December 2013

• Worked in a team of 4 to provide client with guest profiles, perceptions, and considerations when deciding on a vacation destination in order to help guide the client’s future marketing strategy

• Identified guest target segments and examine high-level trends in golfing resort industry to develop a layered interview guide to use as a foundation for guest interviews

• Conducted in-depth guest interviews to identify guests’ most significant considerations when deciding on a golf resort destination, which will be used to perform a gap analysis resulting in the competitions’ strengths and weaknesses relative to The Lodge’s offerings

Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. -‐ Scottsdale, Arizona Shopper Marketing Intern

May 2013 – August 2013

• Developed a national signage program to strengthen Dial Complete’s competitive positioning, increase awareness, and raise sales by identifying key retailers using IRI, acquiring estimates from vendors, and developing sign’s creative direction resulting in the brand team’s further consideration for implementation

• Analyzed excess in-store merchandising inventory using Business Explorer Analyzer to sort 2012 data and identify most costly inventory, which led to the renewal of monthly cross-functional meetings to manage cost

• Conducted a digital coupon analysis to find trends and evaluate redemptions of running digital coupons with print ads and independently resulting in a recommendation to run DFSIs in conjunction with print FSIs

• Forecasted success of 2013 shopper marketing annual program using 2012’s program performance as a baseline and estimated the program would secure millions in sales for the retailer

Tucson Airport Authority -‐ Tucson, Arizona MBA Field Project Consultant


• Worked in a team of 3 to design four surveys to measure customer service performance against customer service expectations • Led in-depth interviews to discover airports’ best practices for measuring customer service expectations and performance to create survey criteria • Recommended a set of measures for customer service based on industry research and interviews • Conducted test surveys to gauge effectiveness of surveys

University of Arizona BookStores -‐ Tucson, Arizona Marketing Graduate Assistant

August 2012 – January 2013

• Developed social media strategy for Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest resulting in increased fan engagement • Evaluated Facebook analytics to structure future postings and improve posts’ quality to maintain brand consistency • Conducted preliminary research to redesign BookStores’ website to improve user interface and interaction • Coordinated fashion show for donors and alumni with hope of establishing an annual event

University of Arizona Student Affairs Marketing -‐ Tucson, Arizona Creative Project Manager

September 2010 – January 2013

• Managed a team of employees to develop strategic video marketing that was the first of its kind resulting in two successful web series used as benchmarks for institutions nationally

• Managed various marketing projects to assure completion of deliverables promoting events, services, and retail venues in collaboration with executive directors, graphic designers, and web designers resulting in a 35% increase of timely completion

• Established a uniform project management process that improved team efficiency by 75% • Developed Facebook advertising copy and design that increased the Arizona Student Unions page ‘likes’ by 38% increase in 5 months • Collaborated with professional clients to develop informational and promotional multimedia content doubling word-of-mouth recommendations

ADDITIONAL • Experienced in Adobe InDesign, Final Cut Pro, Basecamp, IRI, Business Explorer Analyzer, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter • Fluent in Spanish • Gold Addy Award for “Gallagher Theater SPF” by American Advertising Federation Tucson • Best Article in College Services Magazine Fall 2011 by National Association of College Auxiliary Services.


Michael E Philpott 20

MICHAEL E. PHILPOTT 3201 E. Seneca St., Apt. 267, Tucson, AZ 85716 • 607-738-4701 • [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ 2014 Masters of Business Administration Candidate Concentration: Finance GPA: 3.6 Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY 2005 Bachelor of Arts Major: Government


Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA January 2013 – December 2013 MBA Field Project Consultant, Team Lead Led a five-person team during two consulting research projects that provided Microsoft improved client solutions

for the enterprise architecture division. Managed scheduling and provided oversight to achieve timely completion of project milestones, culminating in successful presentations to senior management

Coordinated and conducted interviews of high level IT professionals across private and public sectors and developed a value proposition strengthening the case for sustained funding of portfolio management initiatives

Researched and identified organizational collaboration requirements and developed a consolidated model providing a common framework for Microsoft to meet clients' need to develop social collaboration

Corning Hospital, Guthrie Healthcare System, Corning, NY July 2013 – August 2013 Business Continuity Planner (Internship) Created a robust financial impact tool based on departmental revenue and costing data that will enable senior

leadership to prioritize recovery efforts. The tool will save the organization up to $15,000 per hour in wasted costs and lost revenue during 50 distinct emergency and disaster scenarios

Developed a tiered operational assessment tool for 25 departments’ key processes, equipment, and staffing in order to maximize the effectiveness of recovery decision-making in the event of a complete or partial operational shutdown of four facilities

U.S. Army June 2005 – June 2012 Field Artillery and Military Intelligence Officer Implemented strategic change within a 30% decreased budget through increasing work efficiency of my eight-

person team by standardizing training management for deploying units. Resulted in maintaining 100% training and readiness of over 1,900 personnel in seven units for deployment to conflict zones

Collaborated effectively with high-level global and regional external organizations to maximize resources available and provide highest quality of training to target units. Resulted in the successful completion of more than 7500 training hours annually

Led an eight member team in developing a detailed link analysis system that revealed complicated political relationships in Baghdad, Iraq. Resulted in the success of over 20 major operations and their objectives

Co-designed and fully managed a year-long training program for over 300 personnel. Resulted in full certification of unit and personnel for multi-discipline operations in the Middle East

Designed, implemented, and analyzed a census database that enabled accurate civil assessments. Resulted in development of five major humanitarian and security projects that benefitted a city of over 170,000 citizens

ADDITIONAL

President, Eller Professional Sales Club August 2013 – Present Board Member, Cornell Club of Southern Arizona December 2012 – Present Bloomberg Certification September 2013 Five military awards for achievement, including Meritorious Service Medal and Bronze Star Medal MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access


Gabriell Song 21

GABRIELL SONG 1733 East Lester Street | Tucson, AZ 85719 | 805.450.7662 | [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ


Concentration: Marketing

2014

University of California, Santa Barbara

Bachelor of Arts

Concentration: English Literature

EAP Study Abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea

UCSB Men’s Rugby team, First Team Winger

2005

2002

2001-2004 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Roche Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ

MBA Intern | Market Research

05/2013 – 08/2013

Led comprehensive market research project to capture customer preferences on products used in NA & EMEA regions; research

resulted in defined target market, customer profiles, optimal positioning and value proposition leading up to a major product launch

Designed and deployed large scale customer survey; performed statistical analyses of raw data to generate consumer insights, reveal

underlying market trends, and gain valuable competitive intelligence; findings led to furthering of commercialization plans

Conducted in-depth client interviews focused on identifying ongoing client needs; the findings revealed pain points and new feature

wants in a next generation product, enabling cross-functions to update their project objectives ahead of expected launch date

Created Excel model that generates quantifiable premium based on varying customer profiles and associated buying behaviors; this

model will be further developed and utilized as a sales team aid in order to support the domestic and international sales strategy

Received high praise from Senior Marketing team including top performing summer intern who executed most impactful project

Walbro Engine Management – A Carlyle Group Company, Tucson, AZ

MBA Field Project | Market Research

12/2012 – 05/2013

Conducted industry trend analysis and collected competitor intelligence within the US healthcare industry to identify sectors that

present Walbro Engine Management with the greatest opportunity for product line expansion through a merger or an acquisition

Analyzed key competitors through detailed comparisons of company profile, product lines, marketing strategy, and financial trends

Collaborated closely with consulting team to manage project milestone deliverables that were visible by Senior Management

including the client proposal plan, weekly status reports, research excel matrix, project tracking sheet, and PowerPoint presentations

Plan C Group, Los Angeles, CA

Production Coordinator | Digital Marketing

01/2010 – 04/2011

Co-led the planning and execution of national event marketing campaigns for brands such as Verizon Wireless, Gilead Sciences,

and Bacardi; exceeded overall attendance numbers by 25% and achieved over 4 million online impressions through media exposure

Produced online video content and developed promotional programs for multi-channel marketing campaigns leveraging media buys,

targeted email campaigns, digital marketing strategy, and merchandise sales; resulting in a 40% increase in online impressions

Implemented social media strategies in support of digital marketing campaigns; led to rapid increase in website traffic, greater

visitor engagement, expanded social media networks, higher click-through rates, and 35% increase in online purchases

Recruited, trained, and managed 2 full-time interns and 124 volunteers; resulting in a 25% cost reduction in vendor and labor costs

AEG Worldwide, Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Coordinator | Event Marketing

11/2008 – 01/2010

Assisted in the planning of national event marketing campaigns for brands such as Lexus, The White House, PBS, Food Network

Supported executive team in development and refining of campaign concepts, pitch decks, sizzle reels, and project timelines

Processed invoices, updated accounting logs, tracked accounts payable, reconciled cost reports, processed expense reports for a

wide variety of projects with budgets exceeding $2 million

New Breed Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA

Marketing Associate | Direct & Online Marketing

09/2006 – 10/2008

Developed and executed direct marketing initiatives such as managing street teams, distribution of print, targeted mailing lists

Created, posted, and monitored digital content on company website, social media platforms, and external blogs of key influencers

Collaborated with design team to develop and launch new website landing page; led to new online performance metrics system

Responsible for creation of visual design of print materials and final approval of artwork in support of all marketing projects

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Co-Founder and Vice-President of Eller Graduate Finance Club 08/2012 – Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Entrepreneurship Department, merit-based scholarship 01/2013 – Present

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Dreamweaver,

WordPress, SPSS, Sawtooth Platform, Online Survey Tools, Email Campaign Software, Google Analytics


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DANIEL TATUM III 1201 E. Drachman St. #152 Tucson, AZ 85719 310-256-7287 [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ Master of Business Administration Candidate

Concentration: Entrepreneurship and Corporate Finance

2014

Bloomberg Essentials Certification 2013 University of California, Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Arts

2005

Major: History


Intuit Inc., Tucson, AZ January 2013 – May 2013 Field Project Consultant – Team Lead

Led a 5-person team that analyzed current third party vendor contracts to determine the optimal compensation model during tax season by researching industries with high customer volume to evaluate best practices and effective incentive-laden pay structures

Conducted analysis of customer contact survey data to determine the key metrics correlated with customer satisfaction, resulting in the development of a compensation model to be used during new vendor contract negotiations

Presented deliverables, including a PowerPoint deck, research reference list, and final presentation, to leadership within the Consumer Group Customer Care Department

Central Ticket Office University of California, Los Angeles, CA January 2008 – July 2012 Box Office Manager

Supervised box office operations at an 1800-seat venue for over 100 performing arts events annually while contributing to improve customer satisfaction from 77% to 95% by developing new operational policies

Reduced event on-sale setup time from three business days to one business day by streamlining processes

Assisted with marketing campaigns by generating sales reports and identifying target audiences to increase ticket sales

Improved efficiency of auditing procedures so artists received payment in seven days instead of ten, providing an incentive to be a venue of choice

Became efficient with Ticketmaster Host and Archtics platforms

Independent Capital Management, Valencia, CA January 2006 – December 2007 Financial Services Specialist

Provided comprehensive retirement and college savings planning for individuals and families

Assisted with organizing a corporate retirement plan for a company with 100 employees

Completed Series 6, 63, and California Life Agent licensing

United States Marine Corps Reserves, Bakersfield, CA December 1999 – December 2007 Heavy Equipment Operator

Led safe and successful operator missions in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003

Promoted to Corporal in July 2004 for exemplary leadership, marksmanship, and fitness

Administered unit-wide drug testing for over 100 Marines without any reporting or sampling errors

Named Marine of the Quarter for January to March 2004 for updating and organizing vehicle maintenance records and replacing worn parts for 10 machines after their use overseas

Named Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter for October to December 2004 for outstanding performance during field exercises and small unit leadership


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Sagar Babu Vallurupalli 24

Strong working knowledge in Java/J2EE, .Net, SQL, Scripting (JS, PHP, Ajax, Perl), Microsoft Project Server,

Network Programming, BI (Dimensional modeling, Analytics), Hadoop, SharePoint, Web Services and SOA

Passionate about Business, Technology, Strategy and Implementation. Strong SDLC knowledge

Currently working towards PMP certification offered by the PMI institute

Certification: National Information Assurance Training Standard for Risk Analysts, CNSS 4016

Certification: National Information Assurance Training Standard for Senior System Managers, CNSS 4012

Certification: National Information Assurance Training Standard for INFOSEC Professionals, NSTISSI 4011

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/sagar-valluri/54/3a4/243/

SAGAR BABU VALLURUPALLI 854 E Adams St., Tucson, AZ 85719 520-450-2198 [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ 2014

Master of Business Administration, Specialization: MIS (Biz Intelligence, Information Security), Technology Strategy

Graduate Assistant with the Department of Finance at the Eller College of Management

First place in Case Study competition conducted during the MBA program launch at Eller College of Management

GPA: 3.7/4.0

Anna University - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2009

Bachelor of Technology : Information Technology (IT)

Graduated with First Class – Honors


Sargent Aerospace and Defense, Tucson, AZ

Technology Consultant (Internship) May 2013 – Aug 2013

Provided expert IT, BI, security and infrastructure consulting services that reduced organizations’ existing expenditures in

certain areas by 20%

Successfully designed and implemented three projects in Microsoft SharePoint that helped reduce manual work by 70%

Negotiated with external vendors to purchase the best infrastructure suitable to implement an organization wide internetworked

metrics dashboard display solution. Achieved results well under stipulated budget

Microsoft Corp., Social Collaboration Project, Redmond, WA Jan 2013 – May 2013

Strategic Consultant

Developed a model to assist the CIO to make decisions regarding planning and managing the social network, social media and

social collaboration in today’s context within the enterprise environment

Identified value propositions and quantified potential benefits that could result from increasing internal social collaboration

Organized client presentations on bleeding edge technologies such as Web X.0 (3,4..), Gamification, Semantic Web etc., that

drive the future of the market place

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS), Chennai, INDIA

Systems Engineer (Airline Consulting) Nov 2010 – Jun 2012

Developed efficient technology implementation and go-live strategies that helped Singapore Airlines smoothly transition to a

Cloud framework replacing their Mainframe system

Designed, developed and implemented modules in J2EE and .Net using Agile methodology that resulted in 10% increase in traffic

to Singapore Airlines’ ecommerce website

Managed the migration program at SilkAir (Singapore airlines subsidiary) & successfully helped them transition to the new

platform (Web Services based)

Served as a third party consultant on cross-functional teams to other leading APAC region airlines providing inputs regarding the

use of web services technology reducing their learning curve time by 3 months

Asst. Systems Engineer Nov 2009 – Nov 2010 Designed functional and technical recommendations for Singapore Airlines on a major migration project (Mainframe to Web

Services based) that helped complete implementation under strict deadlines

Project: Rural Health Care/Digital Stethoscope Design Aug 2008 – Feb 2009

RMK Engineering college, Chennai, INDIA

Product Design - Team Lead

Worked extensively on designing a digital stethoscope that was cheaper and more efficient than its predecessors

Conducted exhaustive market research and identified potential markets to determine the scope for penetration of this technology

ADDITIONAL


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Jeffrey Michael Walcott 2548 E 3rd Street, Tucson, AZ 85716 (203) 545-0138 [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ 2014 Masters of Business Administration Candidate • Entrepreneurship and Marketing, GPA: 4.0 • Graduate Assistant • President, Eller MBA Net Impact Ohio University, Athens, OH 2005 Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication • Major: Interactive Multimedia, Minor: Spanish • Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship September 2013 – Present MBA Student and Team Lead for Wound Device Commercialization • Leading a team comprised of a University of Arizona biomedical engineer and a practicing physician to vet,

prototype, and develop a business plan and market entry strategy for a wound diagnostic device for diabetic patients. The Lodge at Ventana Canyon, Tucson, AZ September 2013 – December 2013 MBA Marketing Consultant • Conducted market research through interviews to enhance promotional material by identifying guest profiles.

Recommendations for targeted messaging are being implemented across all digital and traditional channels. Bard Peripheral Vascular, C.R. Bard, Tempe, AZ June 2013 - August 2013 MBA Marketing Intern • Tasked with piloting a patient-focused marketing campaign to drive awareness of Peripheral Arterial Disease through

the Love Your Limbs campaign. Created promotional materials and facilitated partnerships to increase web traffic by 840% and increase total patient reach from a projected yearly total of 12,000 to over 255,000.

• Identified and vetted market entry opportunities to drive growth within Bard’s support catheter line of products. Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA January 2013 - May 2013 MBA Management Consultant • Worked as part of a team to identify, through secondary research, customer interviews, and surveys, a new change

management model to increase the efficiency of adoption of new cloud computing technologies. Advised the client on multi-level adoption methodologies based on new intellectual property uncovered through research process.

PepsiCo, Somers, NY April 2010 - June 2012 Associate Manager, Graphics Quality • Created an innovative approach to PepsiCo’s brand equity management by strategically implementing the Print

Quality Management System on a global scale. The systems were successfully implemented throughout North America, South America, Europe and parts of Asia at over 300 vendor locations through extensive travel, on-site training and internal and external presentations.

• Identified opportunities to strengthen PepsiCo’s brand presence through process control, system innovation, and the development of a database to analyze trends. Out of specification instances dropped from 50% to less than 1%.

• Leveraged communication and negotiation skills to identify a mutually beneficial partnership to distribute and support quality control equipment at zero cost to PepsiCo. The partnership was the basis for the creation of a global information system that distributed consistent targets to over 300 locations.

Project Manager and Associate Coordinator, Graphics Commercialization and Quality March 2008 - April 2010 • Promoted to Associate Coordinator in August 2009. • Managed a third-party print quality firm in the creation of a database system to track, analyze, and report quality data.

During tenure, over 60,000 samples were measured and used to identify areas of opportunity. • Tasked with the creation and implementation of the Print Quality Management System domestically across 40

production facilities driving an improvement in on-shelf brand consistency by 15% in the first year. Jeffrey Michael Walcott Photography, Various Locations May 1999 – March 2010 Freelance Photojournalist and Commercial Photographer • Responsible for daily and long-term assignments in both domestic and international markets. Primary clients

included The News-Times in Danbury, CT, and the Telluride Watch in Telluride, CO.

ADDITIONAL • Pro bono business consultant, Arizona Sonora Border Projects (ARSOBO) 2012 - Present • Innovation Through Supplier Partnerships Award, PepsiCo 2012 • Emergency Medical Technician, Basic 2008 - 2011


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Robert G Williams 28

ROB WILLIAMS 3750 E Via Palomita Apt 32101 ● Tucson, AZ 85718 ● 970-290-7394 ● [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ 2014

Master of Business Administration Candidate, Marketing concentration • Graduate Assistant in Entrepreneurship and Finance

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2009 Bachelor of Arts: Communications, Advertising and Marketing concentration GPA: 3.6


The Lodge at Ventana Canyon August 2013-Present Advanced Field Project Consultant, Work Plan Manager • Created a layered interview guide and interviewed loyal and non-loyal customer segments in order to capture critical themes of

vacationer’s golf destination preferences and determined what media should be used to target potential customers

• Managed the operational milestones for the team including planning, communicating key dates and deliverables to ensure timely, quality project completion which has resulted in 100% scheduled completion rate of all deliverables

• Performed gap analysis of local competition in terms of amenities provided compared to price for renovation recommendations

CVS Caremark, Scottsdale, AZ June 2013-August 2013 Sales Operations, Communication and Process Intern • Created a scorecard for the Communication and Process team through primary and secondary research to show value of

communication activities to senior level for the Sales and Marketing Department in terms of participation, engagement, and effectiveness, and presented to senior management for implementation

• Developed and implemented surveys to determine the communication performance in terms of relevancy, completion rate, and comprehensibility, which was implemented into the team’s measurement schedule

• Coordinated 6 roundtables with communication and process team and interviewed 15 coworkers inside and outside the organization to understand KPIs, industry metrics, and unique internal communication factors in order to benchmark performance and create goals for the team

• Researched and recommended market best practices for innovative sales communication mediums including gamification tools, content strategy mapping, and cross functional groups to encourage competition, retention, and sharing of best practices

• Developed a six month project plan for the implementation of Salesforce.com communication delivery channel and metric scorecard including coordinating with key constituents, creating a communication plan, and strategizing a benchmark time line

Intuit, Tucson, AZ January 2013-May 2013 Field Project Consultant • Created a balanced-scorecard compensation plan in order to increase efficiency, quality, and accountability of partners through market

research, internal data analysis, and in-depth interviews with client

• Introduced key penalty portion of compensation plan, adopted from healthcare industry model, in order to keep partners engaged

Rancho Sahuarita, Tucson, AZ January 2013-May 2013 Field Project Consultant • Performed market research for a master-planned community, including moderating focus groups, developing a resident survey with

over 500 respondents, and analyzing data to produce strategic changes to critical issues affecting resident satisfaction

• Presented recommendations for preferred amenities, communication improvements, and programming changes to board and in response the client revamped their website, implemented communication software, and added events for under-served residents

Clearlink, Salt Lake City, UT March 2009-August 2012 Sales Manager • Recruited, interviewed, hired, trained and mentored 100+ sales representatives for the company’s fastest growing department, during

which time our company saw a decrease in turnover of 40%

• Led a sales team which doubled projected profits to $800 K in Q1 of 2012 by enacting customer-centric sales techniques, increasing conversion rates by 6%

• Spearheaded product fulfillment project including researching quality deficiencies, interviewing sales reps, and developing new quality requirements that increased install rate by 20% while not affecting conversion rates

• Oversaw the opening of the company’s second business location including enacting new quality standards, innovative incentives, training programs, and creative coaching techniques leading to 33% of department’s revenue

ADDITIONAL

• Employee of the Month for Clearlink out of an employee pool of over 500

• Earned revenue sharing for being in the top 10% of most profitable employees

• Volunteered as a missionary, where I coordinated service projects, supervised progress and goals of largest zone in mission, and trained new missionaries

June 2011 September 2009-August 2010

August 2000-August 2002


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HARSHINI YEDIDA, PMP® 6221 S Four Peaks Pl Chandler, AZ 85249 480-619-9763 [email protected]

EDUCATION



May 2014

Major: Management Information Systems (MIS)

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Business Analytical Methods Course

GPA: 3.80 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India

Bachelor of Technology May 2008

Major: Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE)

Received Gold Medal (awarded to top 2% of engineering graduates, 2008) from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

GPA: 83.3/100 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CoreLogic, Irvine, CA

MBA Advanced Consulting Project- Workflow Manager

August 2013 – December 2013

Performed market research and interviews of recent homebuyers to understand their needs and pain points of using online information

and tools. Developed recommendations of new features in various categories of home search to CoreLogic

Responsible for project management activities such as preparing project workflow plan, proposal plan, communicating project’s

progress with internal and external stakeholders, weekly status reports, and other team management activities

Unicon, Gilbert, AZ

Business Analyst Intern

May 2013 – August 2013

Worked for a world leading learning company- Pearson. Managed development team, conducted daily scrums, pre-planning

meetings, iteration demo meetings. Performed quality assurance of deliverables. Monitored project backlog and assigned user stories

to the project team. Supported development team in resolving questions related to requirements/features

Assisted Project Manager in consulting assignment for a book publishing company for developing the best practices of Product owner,

Scrum Master in an agile software development team. Developed project release plan and managed stakeholder communications

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA

MBA Consulting Project- Requirements Manager


Analyzed the major hurdles of cloud implementation by public and private sector companies. Identified the historical transformations

and triggers and developed a business model for successful pathway to cloud adoption for Enterprise Architects to handle

technological and organizational changes of adoption of cloud

Managed project milestones and guidelines, developed deliverables such as progress presentation, white paper and final presentation

for enterprise architects of Microsoft

Data Mining for Business Intelligence, Tucson, AZ

MBA Data Mining Project – Project Manager


Administered a team that analysed United States Department of Labor’s Labor condition applications -H1B data. Also performed

predictive analysis using classification ( Decision Tree Algorithm, Naïve Bayes, SVM), clustering (K-means), Assosiation Rule

Mining and Network Analysis (Gephi) to invent trends and analyze data

Infosys Ltd, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Senior Systems Engineer

January 2011 – November 2011

Explored and understood new areas of Customer Relationship Management software - Siebel. Involved in reviewing and providing the

level of development effort and the detailed design models of application features to the semi-conductor manufacturing client, Xilinx

Identified the existing short-term fixes and replaced them by implementing long term sustainable solutions by exploring new

procedures that helped in increasing the efficiency of the system by 30%

IBM India Pvt Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Associate Systems Engineer

May 2008 – January 2011

Prepared weekly/monthly status reports. Created a software tool for a pricing application, that played significant role in reducing the

time by 50% thereby increasing efficiency of the system. Led the Lean implementation initiatives and proposed Siebel changes which

helped in improving quality of the deliverables by 25% and reducing the time consumption by 15%

Led a new project, called URT (User Revalidation and Tracking) by effectively utilizing the resources, exhibiting excellent inter-

personal and leadership skills by interacting with the partners of application and cross-functional teams

ADDITIONAL Additional Skills:- Business Analysis,Consulting, Project Management, ChangeManagement, Risk Analysis, Health Information

Systems, Business Strategy, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Microsoft – (Office, Visio, Project), Data Analytics, SQL, SDLC

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified through Project Management Institute (PMI) March 2014 – March 2017

Director of Public Relations, International MBA Committee November 2012 – January 2014

Winner of “Deloitte Consulting Case Challenge 2013”conducted by Deloitte at University of Arizona February 2013

Committee on National security Systems Certified Risk Analyst (CNSS 4016) December 2013

Oracle Certified Siebel 8.0 Consultant October 2010

Work actively for a Non-profit organization – “Safe Hands Foundation (SHF)” April 2009 – Present


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NUR SYAZANA YUSOFF

2525 N Los Altos Ave Apt 143 Tucson AZ 85719 (520) 704-5704 [email protected]

EDUCATIONS

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ (GPA: 3.7) 2014 Master of Business Administrations (Strategy, MIS)

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2006 Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Minor: Business & Mathematics)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Sunquest Information Systems, Tucson, AZ (Healthcare IT) Jun 2013 to Aug 2013 Intern, Training Solutions

Proposed solutions to increase user engagement with current software through offering interactive training programs

Identified and proposed new features to increase adoption of LMS for internal employee and clients

Performed root cause analysis and solved problem that was pending for 28 months in just 1 month

Microsoft Services, Redmont, WA Spring & Fall 2013 Consultant, Field Project

Conducted research to identify organizational social collaboration requirements and develop a consolidated model providing a common framework for Microsoft to meet clients' social collaboration developmental needs

Conducted research and created framework and guidance that is necessary in preparing a cloud ready workforce including the risk and compliance

Esthetics International Group, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 2010 – July 2012 Senior Marketing Executive

Extracted data from CRM tools and generated report to analyzed customer spending patterns for the past 20 years

Performed analysis and proposed changes that contributed to 19% operational cost saving through strategic planning

Created data-driven, year-long brand exposure plan that increased market share by 15% in a year, by researching competitor activity, market trend and demand

Conducted market research and outlined a contingency plan resulting in a 90% increase in revenue

ProMinent Fluid Controls, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan 2009 – May 2010 Marcom Specialist

Created short term and long term marketing strategies and activities

Analyzed spending pattern and triggers through data manipulation from CRM software

Performed data manipulation that resulted in 73% increase in new lead generation

Proposed ISO 9001 certification to expand the customers base which contributed to 50% of company’s annual turnover

Cosway, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (Consumer Products) Jan 2007 – Dec 2008 Creative & Marketing Strategies Executive

Researched and developed strategy for international market in Asia including China, India and Australia

Consulted 20 marketing departments within eCosway for appropriate marketing solutions for different products

Waves PR, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jun 2006 – Dec 2006 PR Consultant

Initiated and implemented brand strategies, publicity and promotion programs in line with the entire marketing and public relation strategy within the portfolio

Journal Broadcast Group, Tucson, AZ Jun 2004 – Dec 2004 Intern, Marketing Strategies

Part of a business development and marketing strategy team to market a radio station in Tucson

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Activities: International MBA Association (President), Net Impact (Member) Community Involvement: Junior Achievement, Camp Wildcat Certification: Project Management Professional (Expected December 2013) Achievement: Intel Case Competition (Champion), Eller MBA Case Competition (Champion) Skills: SPSS, Customer Relationship Management, Advanced Excel, Advanced PowerPoint, Salesforce.com, Adobe Creative Suite Membership: Alpha Chi Omega Alumni, Project Management Institute

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