re s ume b oo k

system design & management

sdm self-sponsored fellows

 SHWETA AGARWAL
235 Albany Street, Apt # 3069, Cambridge, MA 02139
+1 (917) 435-2825 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management 08/2016 – 01/2018
Candidate for M.S., System Design and Management, Jan 2018 | CGPA 4.5/5
 Active member of Technology, Product Management, FinTech, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation clubs
 Project: Designed image recognition tool for restaurants to identify customers, their emotion and fetch their food
preferences from past records, enabling personalized services to the right customer at the right time
 GMAT: 720
Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, India
Post Graduate Programme in Management (M.B.A.) 2013 - 2014
 Concentration: Information and Technology Management; Marketing
 Events Coordinator, Women in Business Club; Lead Coordinator, Business Technology Club
Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology Greater Noida, India
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering 2005 - 2009
 Graduated 1st / 125 students in my department & among top 5% of university B.Tech batch of ~26,000 students
EXPERIENCE
Axis Bank Mumbai, India
India’s leading private bank, offering a wide range of consumer and corporate banking services; annual turnover: $6.2B
Senior Manager, IT - Technology & Digital Innovation Group 05/2014 – 02/2016
Innovation Management and IT Strategy - CIO Advisory
 Handpicked by the senior management to devise digital transformation strategy; conducted competitor analysis and
liaised with industry experts to constitute I.D.E.A. team to make digital innovation a core competency for the bank
 Analyzed user needs and presented applications of natural language processing, artificial intelligence and blockchain
technologies in virtual assistance, personalized customer experience and payments innovation at the bank
 Managed setting up of Innovation Lab with in-house incubation center and accelerator program for new start-ups
New Product Design/Co-creation and Data Analytics
 Led team of 12 people to build digital wallet 'LIME' app by evaluating market trends, gathering requirements and
developing features, resulting in >1M installs and ~$4.6M value of wallet load in 3 months of launch
 Designed and developed user journey, product features and technical implementation plan for the instant personal
loan on mobile app, resulting in 11,000 loan accounts creation and disbursal of ~$5.2M
 Implemented multiple big data initiatives using Hadoop and Google Analytics, enabling location based personalized
offers to customers, and 90% of time reduction in transactions tagging
 Conceptualized and launched service package ‘Happy Holidays’ which included forex, travel insurance, trip assist,
dining delights and international sim to tap Indian globetrotters. It won bronze amongst 469 nominees from 261
banks in the EFMA International Innovation Awards (marketing & distribution) under customer experience category

Tata Consultancy Services Gurgaon, India

Asia’s largest IT Services, Business Solutions and Outsourcing organization; annual turnover - $16.5B
Systems Engineer, IT Infrastructure Services 01/2010 – 03/2013
 Chosen ahead of 15 team members to drive due-diligence phase by serving as liaison between business and technical
teams, enabling ~$5M deal sign-off from the UK based automobile manufacturing client
 Automated the process of health check and monitoring of environment using Six –Sigma strategy, reducing 25% of
man-hours and achieving cost saving of $50,000 for the UK Retail client
 Spearheaded scoping & monitoring of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) by designing a customized IT Solution
for tracking knowledge transfer from client, ensuring project compliance by meeting both internal & market SLAs
Rimjhim Ispat Ltd Unnao, India
India’s leading stainless steel producer, melting capacity 300,000 MT/annum, annual turnover $110M
Sales Engineer 07/2009 – 12/2009
 Led the sales function which resulted in building new client base of 5 companies and order book value of $100,000
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Technical Skills: JMP13, R, Tableau, Python, HTML and JavaScript
 Volunteer CRY since Jul’12: organized street play & educated people on zero tolerance towards violation of child
rights
 Avid swimmer and dancer
 TAYLOR H. ANDREWS

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management September 2016 - Present
M.S., System Design and Management

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA

School of Engineering September 2008 – May 2012
B.S., Computer Science, Minor in Music
• Graduated with Highest Distinction, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computer Science Honor Society) Vice President

EXPERIENCE

VMware Cambridge, MA
Core Hypervisor / Virtual Machine Monitor group May 2012 - Present
System Software Engineer II
• Implemented virtual x86 Graphics Address Remapping Table (GART) hardware
• Lead contributor to virtual x86 performance counter hardware platform
• Active contributor to hardware virtualization drivers and virtualization hardware virtualization (nested VM support)
• Led bring your kids to work day’s server disassembly / reassembly event

Microsoft Cambridge, MA
App-V (Application Virtualization) group September 2011 – December 2011
MQP Intern
• Selected for WPI’s first capstone project collaboration with Microsoft
• Member of three-person team that created prototype JS/HTML5 webapp (under NDA)

VMware Palo Alto, CA

Core Hypervisor / Virtual Machine Monitor group May 2011 – August 2011
Intern
• Designed and implemented k-means clustering algorithm based guest operating system performance analysis tool

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA

Computer Science Department September 2010 – May 2012
Undergraduate TA
• CS lab/conference TA for Operating Systems, Software Engineering, and Scheme classes

Stratus Technologies Maynard, MA

Windows ftServer (fault tolerant hardware) group May 2010 – February 2011
Co-op / Part-time Software Engineer
• Member of four-person team that successfully designed and prototyped PCI-e non-transparent bridge FPGA
implementation for tripling memory copy speeds in Stratus ftServer
• Rewrote some WinDBG extensions for reverse x86 page walks

NOTABLE PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Douglas High School Class of 2008 Valedictorian
• Awards for individual contributions as well as team leadership in undergraduate Software Engineering classes
• Java-like language undergraduate compiler – member of one of two teams to receive full score
• Recycled Arcade Machine – full-size, backlit arcade machine with full case art, built from 100% salvaged materials
• Algorithmic Music Composition and Large-Scale Sound Installation Design – wrote software to compose music
from real-time data (such as stock market values) and constructed full-scale psychoacoustic art installation (WPI)
• Douglas High School 3D Walkthrough – High school senior project; a customizable, first person, 3D virtual model
of the high school http://tinyurl.com/q7xrnxz
• Franken-VM - A 36-hour VMware hackathon featured project: “Distributed Memory Hypervisor”

HOBBIES____________________________________________________________________________________
Technology, home automation, guitar, ukulele, darts, cards, table tennis, fishing, hiking
 SHRUTI BANDA
550 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA
[email protected], +1(408)2039493

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Aug’2015-Present

Master of Science in Management and Engineering, Sloan School of Management & MIT School of Engineering
 Developed a complete B-plan for a market-place to help restaurants source local farmers’ organic produce.
 Analyzed Amazon employee data to predict access needs using statistical tools R & python for data mining.
 Built a web application (Group’em) to help K-12 teachers to effortlessly create and manage classroom groups.
 Built an auto-cleaning database that predicts missing values in a column using appropriate machine learning
technique on remaining columns.
 Teaching Assistant (2015-17): Manage EDX platform by assisting students & creating content for the premier
MIT SCX online course awarding 1,200 certificates with a total of +20K students enrolled from 185 countries
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta June’2012-Apr’2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
National Institute of Technology, Warangal June’2008-May’2012
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
EXPERIENCE
Senior Product Manager Personagraph Apr’2014 – July’2015
 Responsible for product vision, strategy and roadmap for Personagraph analytics tool and partner portal.
 Worked with cross-functional teams to gather, plan and implement the product requirements. Used Wireframing
tools such as Omnigraffle and Balsamiq to design the product for better data representation and Scrum process
for delivering the product.
 Led the analytics UX redesign and re-architecture effort & built an advanced heuristic & clustering based model
named “high value users” for finding most profitable users
 On-boarded 50+ app developers, resulting in 10M+ users with 50+ million inferences generated about them.
Product & Research Intern IntellADAPT May’2016 – Aug’2016
 Designed mobile apps to collect data & analyze the potential of EEG wearables for a brain computer interface (BCI)
 Built commercialization plan & financial projections for the wearable technology which earned $1.5M in funding
from the National Science Foundation.
 Prototyped a low cost wearable device with the potential to reach the billion-dollar education tech market.

Marketing Intern Mondelez International May’2013 – Jul’2013

 Was offered Pre-Placement Interview after project review; Developed Integrated marketing communication
ideas with strong link to consumer insights (33 consumer immersions) to build desire for Cadbury Bournville
 Effectively used digital media in proposed ideas & analyzed their viability by contacting potential partners.
Software Developer Intern Microsoft Apr’2011 – June’2011
 Pre-Placement Offer from Microsoft India; Implemented a Proof of Concept for posting an onsite application
interface to the Microsoft cloud using Azure Connect that reduced the transfer time of 2GB file by 82%(23 to 4 min)
 Built UI to automatically generate scripts that saved 7 hours of manual work & got integrated in next product release.
LEADERSHIP
MIT Clubs: Women in System Design & Management Chair & VP of education for Sloan Product Mgmt. club,’16
Intaglio International Business Event, IIM Calcutta
 Organized Marketplace, a versatile marketing plan building and flagship event of Marketing and Coordinator of
Arena, a series of five spot events based on Marketing, Strategy and Finance, 2013-14
Sports Captain, Throw ball & kho-kho
 Captained the school Throw Ball and Kho-Kho team at Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar High School, 2004-06
 Winner of Intra School Throw ball competition in 2005-06 and Kho-Kho competition for two years
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Programming Languages & skills: C, C++, C#, Java, Python, sketch (design tool), R
 Scholarships: Top scorer in school from among 79 students in class X board exam, 2006. Runner-Up in Young
Mathematician Contest and among 25 people selected for project Ramanujan, 2001
 MINA N. M. BOTROS

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management 2015-2017 (expected)
M.S., Engineering Management

University of Calgary Calgary, AB

Schulich School of Engineering 2005-2009
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY PARTNERS Cambridge, MA

Associate, Consultant 2016
Strategy
• Created models to assess the effect of product pricing points on consumer buying habits and forecasted
sales.
• Investigated several value creation frameworks to achieve clients’ revenue growth targets.
• Helped clients apply holistic systems models to make business decisions and to meet their strategic
visions.
Operations
• Conducted diagnostic interviews with key stakeholders within clients’ organizations.
• Worked with clients to identify and to analyze historical data for model creation, calibration and testing.
• Conducted analyses to identify potential common product platform parts or new architectures.
• Conducted financial analyses to assess the profitability of product platforms.

JACOBS CANADA INC. Calgary, AB

Project Engineer, Team Lead (P.Eng.) 2011 – 2016
• Managed several multi-million dollar concurrent oil sands projects including shared scope with Mumbai
office.
• Prepared engineering budgets and staffing plans, and compiled monthly-earned value reports.
• Reviewed, signed, and stamped all construction documents and building permit applications.
• Analyzed historical labor reports, and presented resource cross utilization plan to management to increase
productivity. Projected savings to clients ranged from $100k to $250k depending on project scope.
• Evaluated various contracting strategies to save clients $150k per project by shifting scope of supply with
a minor increase in schedule risk.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM at MIT Cambridge, MA

Head Teaching Assistant 2016 - Present
• Lead a team of 5 teaching assistants.
• Liaise with course instructors to build lecture and recitation schedule.
• Teach a two-hour class once per week to 107 students.
• Create grading rubrics; handle teamwork conflicts and moderate online class forum.
• Collaborate with the program’s staff to promote it across MIT and to industry sponsors.
• Mentor five industry sponsored term projects in the areas of architecture, technology maturation and
roadmapping, process implementation and business case evaluation.

GLOBAL TEAMWORK LAB Cambridge, MA

Researcher 2016 – Present
• Design a resource allocation framework to advance project portfolio management practices.
• Participate in designing experiment to detect correlations between participants’ mental models and project
performance.
• Organize research symposia and conferences with colleagues from the University of Tokyo.
• Advise industry research partner on strategic organizational design and its effect on innovation and
process implementation.
 AMLAN DAS
Apt. #9B, 60 Wadsworth Street,
Cambridge, MA 02142, United States
Email: [email protected] | Cell: +1 (617) 417 4839
EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Sep 2016 - Present
M.S., System Design and Management

Visva Bharati University Kolkata, India

Dept. of Computer Science Jul 2003 – Jun 2007
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Information Technology

EXPERIENCE

GOLDMAN SACHS Bangalore, India

Associate Jun 2015 – July 2016
 Led software development modules for cloud platforms team; designed and developed features such as software rate
limiter, state transition workflow engine, data reconciliation framework.
 Built a product and services provisioning system having salient characteristics like - policy-based inventory, security
hardening of the systems, workflow and lifecycle automation, and capacity management. Took proactive leadership
to define the proposed road map to adopt the new system, which leads to cost savings for the firm up to $1.5M.

AT&T Bangalore, India

Technical Specialist Feb 2015 – May 2015
 Defined design strategy, reviewed and rated engineers working in my team.

THOMSON REUTERS Bangalore, India

Lead Engineer Oct 2013 – Jan 2015
Senior Engineer Jul 2012 – Oct 2013
Engineer Sep 2010 – Jun 2012
 Led a global (US & India) development team of five engineers. Established software development standards and
practices, engaged in requirement and feature discussions with clients, and authored the high-level design document.
 Worked closely with business stakeholders to evaluate the data in the internal systems and suggest improvements.
 Reviewed and rated engineers working in the team, identified skill matrix for the team and recommend training
programs, defined half-yearly common goals and a plan of action to achieve them. Also handled conflict
management, worked to enable greater synergy between cross-functional teams, and mentored team members.
 Built an asset management software with features like – monitor complete asset lifecycle, auto discovery of
endpoints, CMDB functionality like viewing configuration items and their relationships, license management,
remote control of devices, and granular reporting of the environment.
 Devised centralized voice and contact center management portal. It provided the business stakeholders a lever to
their business variables giving them more fine-grained control, automation and efficient utilization of work force.
 Designed a solution to integrate Salesforce and internal client management system.

TECH MAHINDRA Bangalore, India

Technical Associate Feb 2010 – Sep 2010
 Worked on product enhancements as a member of offshore development team. Developed and supported Computer
Telephony Integration (CTI) solutions.

HEWLETT PACKARD Bangalore, India

Technology Consultant Aug 2007 – Jan 2010
 Worked on operational support engineer for Cisco Unified Communication and HP products e.g. – Cisco UCCE,
Cisco UCM, Cisco CVP, HP Service Manager. Was responsible for incident management and change management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Programming/Scripting Languages: JavaScript (node.js), Java, J2EE, SQL
 Databases/Data Sets: RDF, OWL, Graph DB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, NoSQL, XML, JSON
 Concepts: Data Structures & Algorithms, Ontology, Semantic Web, Design Patterns, UML, REST web services
 Others: Node.js, JBOSS Application Server, Apache Tomcat, Glassfish AS, Subversion (SVN), JIRA, Eclipse IDE,
Intellij IDEA, VMWare VCloud, Linux Red-Hat, Windows Server, ITIL
 SUBHANKAR DAS
[email protected] | (617)-909-4828 | #705, Building W85, 540 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA-02139

SUMMARY
Engineering and management professional with 12 years of experience in the Hi-Tech industry, leading several
teams in successfully developing and shipping innovative products, both in the corporate and start-up environments.

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management June’17
Masters - System Design and Management (SDM) GPA: 4.9/5.0

Visvesvaraya Technological University Bagalkot, KA, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics July’03

WORK EXPERIENCE
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES Jun 2016 – Aug 2016
Leadership Development Program Attleboro, MA & Aguascalientes, Mexico

•   Designed an analytical tool for evaluating individual parts holistically to make data-driven decisions.
  Successfully deployed the tool for an entire family of products, with estimated profit of $1. 3M over next 5 years
•   Developed framework, discovered systemic process gaps, recommended and implemented long-term mitigation
plans, for effective management of End-Of-Life and Service parts with long product life cycles of 20+ years

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Aug 2011 – Aug 2015

Team Lead, Microcontroller and Embedded Processing Bangalore, India

•   Led a team of 8 to design and develop both ultra low-power and high speed digital standard cell libraries that
formed the building blocks of almost all chips, across multiple technology nodes (130nm-28nm)
•   Spearheaded efforts on building a robust QC system with buy-in from several design teams; the system reduced
bugs reported in field, improved design cycle times by 10% and increased yield by 20%
•   Collaborated with global cross-functional teams across TI sites - Germany, Norway, China and USA to gather
unique requirements of each team, to build and manage ~15 (6000 cells each) optimal, high-performance libraries
•   Awarded “Team TI-tanium award” thrice, for the most innovative project within a 300-member Business Unit
•   Mentored 9 interns; identified and hired competent candidates to create a very technically competent workforce

AMD Jan 2011 – Aug 2011

Team Lead, Technology and Manufacturing Group Bangalore, India

•   Designed and developed High-speed Standard Cell Libraries for 30% area savings on 40nm/28nm nodes
•   Recruited & mentored design team to grow from 3 to 11 members in 6 months to double the productivity

KARNATAKA MICROELECTRONICS DESIGN CENTRE Aug 2003 – Jan 2011

Project Manager and Member of Technical Staff Manipal, India

•   Managed several technical teams with sizes ranging from 6 to 40 members. Teams included peers and seniors
•   Hired and provided on-the-job training to 70+ engineers to power growth and competency of the company
from 28 members to 350 members over 7 years. Awarded 1% shares of the company for my contributions.
•   Core designer of a unique product line of High Definition miniature projectors, at Syndiant Inc. Dallas, TX
•   Headed a 3-member team to decide Compensation and Leave policies for the company

PATENTS & PAPERS

•   Low Area Enable Flip-Flop, Co-Inventors – Soman P, USPTO – 20160191028, Status-Published
•   A Standard Cell Design with Reduced Cell Delay, Co-Inventors – Ramesh H, USPTO- 20160188758, Status-Published
•   New High Performance and High Density Libraries in 65nm tuned for MCU, TIITC, Dec-14 (Best Paper)
•   Design techniques for PPA improvements in C28.P libraries, Texas Instruments Interconnect symposium, Feb-12
•   On-rail Passenger Information System, VLSI Design and Test Conference, May-04

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
•   Teaching Assistant for Global Supply Chain Mgmt, B2B Marketing & Architecture of Complex Systems (MITx)
•   Fellow, MIT Graduate Student Leadership Institute - A selected group of 30, across all schools at MIT
•   Avid food enthusiast and food blogger. Fluent in 5 languages – English, Hindi, Oriya, Bengali & Kannada
 VARAG GHARIBJANIAN
1 Devonshire Pl, apt 1606, Boston MA, 02109 | 714.955.1123 | [email protected]

EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE, MA
Candidate for M.S., Systems Design and Management, June 2017 2015 – PRESENT
•   Product management intern for Lightwave, a bio-analytics wearable startup in SF
•   System architect of digital platform for Hyperloop Transport Technologies (HTT)
•   Co-President of Product Management Club - Member of Technology and Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clubs
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE IRVINE, CA
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, June 2011
•   Led a four-student team in the design of a multi-story recreational building (senior design project)
EXPERIENCE
APPLIED MATERIALS SANTA CLARA, CA
The largest global provider of semiconductor equipment, software, and services with over $9B in revenue SUMMER 2016
Summer Associate
•   Researched and developed market entry strategy in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) industries, identifying and creating
partnership and venture opportunities. Worked closely with Advanced Technologies Group to define technology roadmap
•   Researched the key evolutions of hardware technologies in 5G wireless infrastructure and devices, improving product portfolio
and roadmap of largest Business Unit (BU) by revenue
•   Collaborated with corporate venture team to conduct technical and market due diligence on a leading AR/VR hardware startup
ENDEAVOUR PARTNERS LLC CAMBRIDGE, MA
A business strategy and Intellectual Property consulting firm for large technology companies 2013 - 2015
Senior Consultant
•   Led a team of consultants in defining the partnership strategy between the largest mobile device manufacturer and two largest
wireless carriers, leading to a joint business venture, new product concept, and clearly defined go to market strategy
•   Advised nine technology startups (in the education, transportation, energy, and healthcare industries) on their business model,
product, and marketing strategy, increasing valuations for portfolio companies of major Venture Capital client
•   Managed client relationship, project schedules/budgets, and led 10-person team to quantify the commercial value of an Intellectual
Property (IP) portfolio of 40,000 wireless patents in a licensing deal for an enterprise valued at over $160B)
•   Analyzed and valued IP portfolios of eight technology companies to help second largest wireless carrier identify strategic
partnerships, supporting launch into wearable technology market
•   Led a two-consultant team to evaluate and assess capabilities of top 10 financial company's software portfolio and architecture,
quantifying strengths and weaknesses that enabled client to invest in suitable acquisitions
•   Managed research and analysis of the mobile/wireless market with a 10-consultant team in three IP infringement before the
International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer, leading to repeat business
with a client who became the firm’s largest in terms of revenue
•   Analyzed mobile barcode recognition algorithm for the largest global online retailer in an IP dispute, helping client demonstrate
key technical differences from competitors’ technology and the claimed patent
SVS CONCEPTS LLC ANAHEIM, CA
A mobile technology startup developing solutions for self-storage security systems 2012 - 2013
Co-Founder
•   Led a team of four developers and designers to develop mobile application that could control storage security systems. Led
business plan development and product launch strategy, resulting in successful deployment in several facilities
WADDELL & REED LOS ANGELES, CA
An asset management and financial services company with over $100B in AUM (Assets Under Management) 2010 - 2012
Financial Consultant
•   Purchased, sold, and specialized in technology equities and funds on behalf of clients, increasing portfolios’ values by 13%
•   Received numerous performance awards including two-time National Advisor of the Week
MOBILITIE LLC NEWPORT BEACH, CA
The largest private wireless infrastructure company servicing the nation's major wireless carriers 2010 - 2011
Product Management Intern
•   Co-invented and patented wireless communication technology, enabling smartphones to form mesh networks to send and receive
data at advanced speeds without network infrastructure.
•   Led and collaborated with engineering, design, consulting, patent, and executive teams to develop technology and business model,
resulting in successful launch in several major venues
ADDITIONAL
Tutoring Plus: Tutor and mentor underrepresented Cambridge middle school students in math, reading, and writing
Venture Café: Track and analyze startup activity and funding data, support innovation events in the greater Boston area
SeedUP: Inventor of innovative packaging product that will be launching in the market later this year
Interests: Play and teach students classical piano, compete in table tennis, chess, and basketball
 JOHN Y GILMORE
21 Sciarappa St Unit 1
Cambridge, MA 02141
+1 (646) 745-0167
[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilmorej
EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Aug 2016 - May 2018
M.S. System Design and Management
Finance Club, Member of Sloan Senate, Cohort Social Officer

West Point, United States Military Academy West Point, NY

Systems Engineering Jun 2006 - May 2010
B.S. Engineering Management
Regiment Commander for Summer Military Exercises (400 cadets), Alpine Ski Team 4 years

EXPERIENCE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District Winchester, VA/ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Project/Program Manager: Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman Jul 2014 - Aug 2016
 As the youngest Project Manager for the Army in the Middle East, successfully sold the first of construction case in
32 years, an Apache airbase to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, budgeted at $209 million— then sold two more cases
 Prepared, presented and signed a new advising contract with the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry, allowing the US
Government to bid on security contracts contracts valued at over $5 billion
 Established a new regional office in Saudi Arabia, including establishing business relationships with senior Saudi
Leaders, creating initial protocols, negotiating for property and renovation of office and living buildings, and selling
new construction and advisory contracts worth $550 million
 Successfully managed the budget and schedule for the Military Construction (MILCON) program in Oman, meeting
contract award timelines and customer requested changes resulting in the completion of a critical portion of a U.S.
Military air base on time
 Led a technical team in acquiring funding and in designing a Yemen Coast Guard base project, despite substantial
security hurdles, and despite limited technical knowledge within the host country

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division Winchester, VA/ Kabul Afghanistan
Aide-de-Camp for Division Commander (2-star General) Feb 2013 - Jul 2014
 Successfully carried out the Commander’s agenda from strategic priorities to daily business, working as a junior
officer among a high-powered staff, and a diverse group of stakeholders
 officer
Planned,with a high-powered
prioritized staff, strategic
and executed and diverse group of engagements
reoccurring stakeholders. with principle decision throughout the Middle
East and Central Asia that included visits to 8 countries while engaging with foreign governments, U.S. governmental
agencies and Allied Militaries
 Ranked as the #1 Captain of over 100 Company Grade Officers during General’s command

U.S. Army, 1st Cavalry Division Fort Hood, TX

Combat Engineer Company Executive Officer May 2010 - Feb 2013
 Planned and implemented a maintenance plan for over 70 tactical vehicles, leading 180 soldiers in logistics and supply
chain management with a budget of $7 million annually, achieving the second-best readiness level of 36 companies
 Equipped, trained and maintained the company’s 17 Bradley fighting vehicles and its crews for the Annual Combat
Readiness Evaluation (Bradley Gunnery): the most important armored vehicle evaluation
 Selected over other senior Officers to take company Executive Officer position, and later brigade headquarters
company Executive Officer position
Platoon Leader
 Led a 35-man Combat Engineer Platoon (Sappers) in north and central Iraq on over 125 combat patrols to disrupt
enemy attacks and movements in the battle space
Assistant Operations Officer
 As the Officer in charge of planning operations for a battalion, built the plan used for base defense at Forward
Operating Base Warhorse resulting in 75% reduction in enemy artillery attacks

ADDITIONAL____________________________________________________________________________________
 Captain of West Point Ski Team for two years, current MIT Ski Team Assistant Coach
 Enlisted Infantryman for 2.5 years prior attending West Point; 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC
 Interests: Scuba Diving, Hiking, Tennis, Cycling
 BURAK GOZLUKLU, PhD

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management 08/2015 – 06/2017 (expected)
M.S., System Design and Management
Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering 09/2010 – 03/2014
• Pursued while full-time working; received fellowship due to the collaboration supported by TAI and Turkish Ministry
of Sci.Tech.
• Thesis Keywords: Computational solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, composite materials and programming.
B.S. with Honors, Mechanical Engineering 09/2001 – 06/2006
• Minor degree on Materials and Metallurgical Engineering.

EXPERIENCE
MIT-SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant 1/2016 –
• Developing a new playable product development system dynamics game for the executive education at MIT-Sloan.
TESLA MOTORS Palo Alto, CA
Program Manager / Summer Intern 5/2016 – 8/2016
• Successfully delivered an electrical assembly of a Model-3 prototype, on time, as the Program Manager in HV Battery
Engineering while collaborated with numerous overseas suppliers.
• Stepped into different roles, such as harnesses design, to support the engineering team when it was necessary.
TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES (TAI) Ankara, Turkey and Toulouse, France
Established by the Lockheed Martin and Turkish government in 1984 to manufacture F-16’s. Today, TAI reached $1
billion revenue, 4500 employees and shareholder of Airbus Military and risk sharing partner of Airbus in A350 project.
Engineering Team Leader - Airbus A350 Ailerons 12/2008 – 06/2015
• Team leader of 12-20 structural analysis engineers to develop Airbus A350 carbon-fiber reinforced composite ailerons
(wing flight control systems) from conceptual phase to the first flight.
• Acted as “Structural Analysis Signatory” who “approves” Airbus A350 ailerons safety under FAA/EASA regulations.
• Innovatively decreased the design schedule by 6 months and non-recurring costs of the half-billion-dollar Airbus
A350 ailerons project, some of which methods were employed by other teams in TAI and Airbus.
• Introduced new methods in structural analysis and design of aero-structures; CAD, CAE, fatigue and damage
tolerance, crashworthiness, weight optimization, stability, repair and failure analyses.
Structural Analysis Engineer 06/2006 – 12/2008
• Involved in the design of Airbus A400M Fuselage, Boeing 787 cargo barrier, and EU 6th framework research project.

AWARDS
• Winner of NASA Space-Race Startup Challenge 2016 on Airborne Wind Energy Technology, more than 350
entrepreneurs participated, received media attention (2016).
• Nominated to “International Forum for Aviation Research ICAS-IFAR Award 2016” organized by NASA (2015).
• “The Thesis of the Year Award”, from Prof. M. Parlar Education and Research Foundation in Turkey (2014).
• “Outstanding Success Award”, from the CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries (2014).
• “The Best Paper Award”, from Society of Industrial Applied Mathematics (SIAM) at METU (2012).

PATENTS
• An Impact Energy Absorber (2067/TR - 2013/12568), Single inventor, Status: Issued.
• A Curved Laminated Structure (EP3100852A1), One of the two inventors, Status: Issued.
• A Three Dimensional Scalable and Modular Air Vehicle (2489/TR - 2016/05215), Single inventor, Status: Pending.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES (list of publications on the next page)

• Published more than 15 academic papers on engineering design and computational solid mechanics that were received
23 citations on Web of Science and 55 citations on the Google Scholar as of January, 2017.
• Reviewer at International Journal of Crashworthiness and International Journal of Mechanical Sciences since 2016.
• Acted as co-PI for R&D project with a grant of $800k with my Ph.D. advisor and PI, Demir Coker (Caltech PhD’01).

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
• Founded the Systems Thinking Club (STC) at MIT-Sloan, currently has more than 160 members in MIT (2016).
• Volunteer mathematics teacher to visually impaired students in Turkish 6-pt. Blind People Association (2005-2006).
• Licensed Wing-Tsun Kung Fu self-defense instructor since 2010 and one-brevet scuba diver.
 CHAHAT JAIN
70 Pacific Street, Apt 828 - Cambridge, MA 02139
+1 (617) 386-9369 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge (MA), USA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management (GPA – 5.0/5.0) August 2016 - February 2018 (expected)
M.S., Engg & Management (System Design and Management)
• Focus – Marketing, Strategy, Data Analytics, Innovation, Technology Management and Systems Thinking
• VP, Alumni Relations (SDM). Member - Product Management Club, Technology Club, Design Club, Net Impact Club
• Data Analytics Lab - Built a predictive model using machine learning and data mining to increase user engagement of an
e-commerce website. Experience working with large data-sets.

PEC University of Technology Chandigarh, India

B.E. (Hons.), Information Technology (GPA – 9.37/10) July 2007- May 2011
• 1 of 395 in the university to be awarded both Gold Medal (highest GPA in my discipline) and Honors degree
EXPERIENCE
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India | Palo Alto, United States
Product Owner | Sr. Software Engg, B2B/B2C solutions (Retail, Utilities, and Banking industries) July 2011 - June 2016
Product Management, Cross-functional Leadership, and Project Management
• Ideated and launched eight features of cloud CRM (SAP Cloud for Customer) add-in solutions (150+ live customers)
o Prioritized requirements, collaborated with multiple stakeholders, and led development of four solution releases
• Working with UI/UX designers, conducted product design analysis (using design thinking) and played a key role in the
ideation to launch process of SAP’s first B2C solution - SAP Utilities Customer Engagement mobile application
• As scrum-master/development lead, led cross-functional teams of 14, 8 and 6 members (for three project releases) across
US and India locations for agile development of ~$14M Retail In-Store customer engagement solution
• Handled project scope, task estimation & scheduling, and quality adherence for timely delivery of three project releases
• Managed team of four developers to develop a Micro-ATM solution (for rural India) as part of SAP Ganges project (B2B
Retail Network). The platform was bought by a financial institution in India to strengthen its financial inclusion efforts
Client Engagement, Product Design & Development, and Process Optimization
• Managed 25+ clients (across 10 countries) single-handedly to solve critical issues, improving client satisfaction by 15%
• Reduced average time of fixing a customer issue by 45% using data-driven approach to redesign business process
• Led full-stack design and development of product features, application modules and m-commerce platform for the
successful release of six mobile and cloud solutions, generating $9M+ revenue for the company
• Produced optimal recommendations for four utilities clients to adopt a mobile solution as per their business requirements
• Developed five internal code generation tools that helped save ~400 man-hours in project deliverables
Awards and Accomplishments
• Awarded ‘Move SAP Award’ (Top 2% employees) for successfully managing a solution single-handedly from India
• Recognized as ‘Global Top Talent’ (Top 5% employees) for extraordinary contribution and leadership
• Conferred ‘Spot award’ and ‘Recognition award’ for initiatives in enabling project success and customer success

eVidyaloka Trust (NGO connecting passionate volunteers to teach children of rural India) Bangalore, India
Program Manager & Curriculum Administrator (Volunteer) May 2014 - Present
• Increased volunteer participation by 20% by designing a workflow for Content Development Engagement
• Managed 186 volunteers for development of high quality course material as part of a Corporate Engagement Program

HeRu Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Tech Start-up providing low cost enterprise solutions) Bangalore, India
Co-Founder & Solution Architect March 2015 - July 2016
• Gathered business requirements from clients (Founders of NGOs), and defined the roadmap of technology solutions
• Constructed business strategy for the company as well as pricing strategy for the ~$1M product portfolio
• Worked on-site with senior management of Goonj, amongst top five NGOs in India, to understand business problems
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Mentored employees and improved business operations of an early stage tech start-up (cheerzlabs.com, India) that
provides technology services, resulting in 12% YoY growth of the startup
• Spearheaded a civil society campaign that lead to participation of 500+ people to increase awareness about ‘Lokpal Bill’
• Technical Skills: Java, C, C#, JavaScript, Python, Web-Services, Shell Scripting, Algorithms, Data Structures, SQL, R
• Interests: Cooking, practice mindfulness, and reading books & articles (especially about start-ups and venture capital)
 DAVIDE LASI
[email protected]

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management 08/2016 - present
M.S., System Design and Management

University of Milano
Department of Chemistry Milano, Italy
M.Sc., Physical-Chemistry, graduated with honors 09/2004 - 07/2006
• Thesis: developed new methods in the field of the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules.

B.Sc., Chemistry, graduated with honors 09/2001 - 10/2004

• Thesis: built and tested a Mössbauer Spectrometer at the National Institute of Nuclear Physics.

EXPERIENCE
University of Bern, Space Research & Planetary Sciences (Physics Institute) Bern, Switzerland
Provider of scientific instrumentation for space exploration missions of ESA, NASA, and Roscosmos.
Project Manager 05/2011 - present
• Lead two teams of 8 and 9 engineers (mechanics, electronics, and software), thermal and structural modelers,
and scientists for the design and development of three leading-edge mass spectrometers for space missions.
• Negotiate and supervise industry contracts for the development of software and hardware.
• Chair meetings and design reviews with contractors. Draft and implement new agile-contract models.
• Represent the projects at the European Space Agency (ESTEC Headquarters) and at the Space Research
Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI) on occasion of major design reviews and project meetings.
• Plan and execute radiation tests of detectors and materials at electron and proton irradiation facilities.

Cerbios-Pharma SA Lugano, Switzerland

Pharmaceutical company manufacturing both chemical and biological APIs and HPAIs.
Material Manager (50%) & Project Manager (50%) 05/2008 - 04/2011
• Procured advanced pharmaceutical intermediates from China and India; drafted new model of supply
agreement; negotiated supply contracts and attended trade fairs and suppliers’ site visits in Europe and China.
• Collected and analyzed requirements to define optimizations of the company ERP (Oracle E-Business Suite) for
the optimal and GMP compliant handling of materials and their specifications through their complete lifecycle.

Dipharma Francis Srl Milano, Italy

Generic active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer with a strong portfolio of more than 150 patents.
Assistant to the Head of Intellectual Property 04/2007 - 04/2008
• Drafted, filed, and prosecuted patent applications in Europe, USA, Japan, India, China, Israel, and Canada.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Scrum Alliance® London, United Kingdom
Certified Scrum Product Owner (with Mike Cohn), employer sponsored. 03/2015

Stanford Centre for Professional Development Stanford, CA

Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate, employer sponsored. 03/2013 - 09/2013

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• D. Lasi, M. Tulej, S. Meyer, M. Lüthi, A. Galli, D. Piazza, P. Wurz, D. Reggiani, H. Xiao, R. Marcinkowski,
W. Hajdas, A. Cervelli, S. Karlsson, T. Knight, M. Grande, and S. Barabash, Shielding an MCP detector for a
space-borne mass spectrometer against the harsh radiation environment in Jupiter's Magnetosphere, IEEE
Trans. Nucl. Sc. 99 (2016).
• P. Wurz, D. Lasi, N. Thomas, D. Piazza, A. Galli, M. Jutzi, S. Barabash, M. Wieser, W. Magnes, H. Lammer,
U. Auster, L. Gurvits, and W. Hajdas, An Impacting Descent Probe for Europa and the other Galilean Moons of
Jupiter, Earth, Moon, and Planets (2017) submitted.
• C. Gatti, D. Lasi, Source function description of metal-metal bonding in d-block organometallic compounds;
Faraday Discussions; 135:55-78; discussion 125-49, 503-6 (2007).

SPORTS & HOBBIES

Sailing regattas, surfing, windsurfing, scuba diving, ski, 4x4 road trips, chess, contemporary photography, playing piano.
Ben Linville-Engler | linkedin.com/in/ben-l-e
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Aug 2016 – Jan 2018 (expected)
M.S., System Design and Management
• MIT/The Engine Working Group, Sloan Senate, GEL Program Mentor, BloomerTech Advisor, Hacking Medicine
University of Colorado Boulder, CO
School of Engineering Aug 2003 – May 2007
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Option
Minor Biochemistry
EXPERIENCE
Applied Medical
A new generation medical device company committed to improving the quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthcare.
Applied Medical Europe | Amersfoort, Netherlands
Vice President, Product Development and Engineering - Europe January 2015 – August 2016
• Enabled the expansion of Applied Medical Europe from a sales and distribution organization to include medical device
design, equipment service, and manufacturing in coordination with US teams.
• Supported the European sales teams by working directly with surgeons, nurses, biomedical engineers, and other decision
makers within hospitals and group purchasing organizations to enable new, and maintain existing, sales.
• Defined and implemented field data collection process to establish analysis of qualitative usage data and quantitative
system performance data for the Voyant product line, leading to significant product improvements.
Applied Medical Resources | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Vice President, Technology and Development – Electrical Systems September 2011
• Defined, built, and led a new organization focused on the development of medical electrical systems resulting in the
hiring of 50 new team members in approximately 2 years.
• Defined and led the expansion effort of the existing quality system (ISO 13485) to include medical electrical equipment
product development and manufacturing.
• Maintained the division budget ($15M), resource plans, and organizational plans. Including resource matrix
assignments, project/product prioritization, product development timelines, cost estimates, facilities planning, and
product/feature feasibility studies.
• Coordinated cross-functional product development between Engineering, Clinical Marketing, Regulatory, and Quality
Systems teams by providing project management, direction, and leadership for product lifecycle.
• Culminated in launch of the Voyant Electrosurgical System; targeted at a $3B market segment with potential revenue
gains of up to 5 times company’s annual revenue.
Director, Technology and Development February 2010
• Led team design of new products and development of prototype electrosurgical generator with contract developer.
• Continuously grew and trained team with focus on electrosurgical product development for laparoscopic procedures.
Manager, Technology and Development August 2008
• Coordinated the implementation of product development plans, schedules, and designs throughout product lifecycle.
• Reorganized development team structure to better utilize resources and enable technical development of less experienced
engineers by redistributing experienced engineers across development teams.
Product Development Engineer, Technology and Development February 2008
• Worked within a mechanical engineering team responsible for the design of laparoscopic instruments.
• Coordinated with material vendors, tooling designers, manufacturing, and planning to bring designs into production.
MANUFACTURING TRAINING
• Injection molding, plastic and metal extrusion, sheet metal forming, progressive die stamping, and CNC machining
• PCB/PCBA processes, electronics product assembly, automated assembly, and cleanroom production.
• Capital equipment post-production service management and customer preventive maintenance
REGULATORY TRAINING AND SOFTWARE TOOLS
• IEC 60601-1 3rd Ed. Family (UL) • Solidworks (MCAD), Altium (ECAD) • Software Development/Build
• ISO 14971 Risk Management (UL) • SAP (ERP, MRP, PLM) • IAR Workbench
• IEC 62366 Usability (UL) • PTC Integrity (Client and Admin) • Parasoft, Coverity
• IEC 62304 Software Development for • Microsoft Office, Projects, and Visio • Jenkins
Medical Devices
 ASWINI NARAYANA PRASAD
Apt. #14-B2, 550 Memorial Drive, Cambridge • 8579995118 • [email protected]

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Sep ’16- (Expected completion: Jan ‘18)
M.S., Engineering Management
 Specialization: Manufacturing and Supply chain, systems thinking, technology management
 Thesis: Risk analysis & Mitigation solutions for Electric vehicle Li-ion batteries
 Action Projects under progress:
o Competitive benchmarking & market strategy for ISEE, a Boston startup for Autonomous driving s/w solution
o Trade space analysis and operational strategy for autonomous charging stations for GM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi, India

M.Tech. Design Engineering Jun ’09 – July ’1l
 Thesis: Computationally Efficient Structural Analysis of Composite Fuselages (Won DAAD scholarship to
undertake thesis work at RWTH Aachen University, Germany for 9 months)
 3 international publications in Computational Design and Analysis

College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University Chennai, India

B.E. Manufacturing Jun ’05 – May ‘09

EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant | MIT, Cambridge | Aug ’16 – Present
 Program Manager for Industrial Consortium at MIT for modeling of Electric Vehicle Li-Ion batteries

Engineering Team Lead, Vehicle Electrical Business | Eaton India Innovation Center | Mar ‘14– July‘16
 Lead & Program Manager for development of power distribution and power conversion products for heavy duty
vehicles – demonstrated timely product launches by close collaboration with manufacturing and supply chain
teams – Toll gate and agile program management
 Led VAVE projects for cost out & part consolidation across global manufacturing plants - demonstrated cost
savings over $30K per year per product line
 Reduced product testing cost >20% by replacing physical tests by FEA and analytical modeling

Senior Engineer, Vehicle Powertrain Business | Eaton India Innovation Center | Aug’13-Feb’14
 Designed the exhaust energy recovery system for heavy duty diesel vehicles – demonstrated nearly 8%
reduction in fuel consumption
 Design and optimization of conventional and electric boosting solutions (superchargers) for light duty engines
using GT-Suite software

Engineer, Technology Advancement Team | Eaton India Innovation Center | Aug ’11-Aug ’13
 Part of Eaton’s Engineering Technology Leadership Program (ETLP) - 2 years rotational program – recognized
as one among top 5% candidates at Eaton India.
 Established in-house computational modeling and testing capabilities for composite materials by working
closely with supply chain and purchase teams to establish vendors and external test lab partnership.
 Pioneered Fuel Economy simulation for light duty and heavy duty vehicles using GT-Suite software

OTHER ORGANISATIONAL INVOLVEMENTS

 Co-led strategic initiative at Eaton “Building an Integrated Innovation Framework” – Won Eaton APAC award
(2012) for Continuous Improvement
 Core organizer of annual global technical event of Eaton India with 200+ global participants – first of its kind to
bring engineering, manufacturing and marketing leaders and experts together to focus on regional innovation (2013)
 Green Belt certified in Design for Six Sigma – Also organization wide mentor, reviewer and trainer for Design for
Six Sigma
 Adrien MOREAU
+1 781 547 1484
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management 2016- expected 2018
M.S., System Design and Management

Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands

Civil Engineering Department
PhD., Water Management and Sanitary Engineering 2006-2010
• Conducted research within the framework of the European Union Marie Curie program focusing on the membrane
bioreactor (MBR) process.
• Thesis: MBR Filterability Assessment at European Scale
• Full publication list available on request

National Institute of Applied Science (INSA) Toulouse, France

Chemical & Process Engineering Department
M.S., Process Engineering 2003-2006
• Specialization in water treatment

EXPERIENCE

Veolia Water Technologies Boston, MA

Global Support Engineer - Technology 2016 - Present
• Develop, lead and coordinate technical risk management and support through hydraulics and modeling for Veolia
activities (model difficult cases & different options with regards to tank geometry, mixing capacity and water
distribution, validate final designs)
• Develop and lead piloting coordination and strategy at corporate level with a specific focus on branding and safety
• Lead and promote Research & Innovation projects with external partners (Department of Energy funded projects)
• Produce strategy notes and roadmaps on behalf of Executive Management (Digitalization, Internet of Things)

Hydraulics Expert 2013-2016

• Develop, lead and coordinate technical risk management and support through Hydraulics and CFD modeling for
Veolia activities (modeled difficult cases & different options with regards to tank geometry, mixing capacity and
water distribution, validated final designs)
• Lead product development (early phase & industrialization of a grit removal process and a pretreatment for
industrial water treatment plants)
• 30+ projects assessed and validated (150M$+ worth value)

Veolia Environnement Research & Innovation Paris, France

Project leader – membrane bioreactor (MBR) portfolio 2010-2013
• Provide project leadership and operational management on projects related to the integration of membrane processes
in wastewater treatment line (4 technicians, 2 engineers, 3.4M€ over 3 years)
• Successfully developed an MBR package plant for the Middle-East Market
• Successfully brought an airless MBR concept to industrialization

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & INTERESTS

• Fluent in French & English

• Key areas of expertise: membrane processes, biological treatment, operational management
• Water & Sanitation Engineer for the Non-Governmental Organization “Premières Urgences”
• Active member of the Veolia Force (missions for the UNHCR in Ethiopia, 2012)
• Rock climbing, mountaineering
 LORENA PELEGRIN
[email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/lorena-pelegrín-01b64b2

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Sep 2016-2018 (expected)
M.S., System Design and Management

University of York York, UK

Pg.Cert., Safety-Critical Systems Engineering 2009-2014
Part time Continuing Professional Development

Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, UK

M.S., Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering 2007-2012
Part time distance learning program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Master Thesis, System Engineering and Safety Management 2012
Graduate work completed in the frame of the Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering degree

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain

M.S., Industrial Engineering 1997-2002

California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA

Master Thesis, Structures and Industrial Management 2002
Graduate work completed in the frame of the Industrial Engineering degree

EXPERIENCE

Restrata Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Consulting company in HSE and technology enabled solutions. Jul 2015-Jul 2016
Principal Consultant
Coordinating a 6 people team providing services in Technical Safety, Risk Management, and Health Safety Security
and Environmental Management in Oil & Gas and Energy projects, incl.:
• Managing consulting projects;
• Chairing workshops and carrying out studies;
• Mentoring junior and senior staff;
• Developing business in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions;
• Preparing proposals for consulting projects;
• Supporting regional management in the development of Middle East and Asia Pacific strategies;
• Supporting regional management with reporting and forecasting.

ILF Consulting Engineers based in Munich, Germany

Engineering and consulting company in Oil & Gas and Energy.

Competence Manager Technical Safety Nov 2009-Jul 2015

Being the focal point for all questions in regards of Technical Safety and Risk Management within the ILF Group of
companies worldwide, incl.:
• Coordinating a dedicated virtual team of approx. 10 people based at different locations worldwide in order to align
practice within the ILF Group of companies;
• Developing recommended practices for different elements of Technical Safety and Risk Management to be
implemented within the ILF Group of companies;
• Administering and disseminating knowledge in terms of regulatory requirements, standards, recommended practices
and literature;
• Organizing participation in events and webinars hosted by interest groups;
• Delivering in-company training within the ILF Academy program;
• Interfacing with other competences (e.g., security engineering) as to identify and manage overlaps and potential
synergies in project work;
• Organizing review and discussion of industry accidents and lessons learned.
Team Lead Technical Safety and Risk Management Jul 2012-Jul 2015
Leading a 5-8 people team providing the ILF Group of companies worldwide with services in Technical Safety and
Risk Management in Oil & Gas and Energy projects, incl.:
• Managing consulting projects;
• Leading the Technical Safety and Risk Management scope of engineering projects;
• Mentoring junior and senior staff;
• Establishing and supporting professional development plans for junior staff;
• Supporting business development with pre-qualifications, proposals and technical negotiations for consulting and
engineering projects.

Consultant Loss Prevention and Risk Management Apr 2008-Jul 2012

• Performing Safety and Risk Management consulting for a variety of projects;
• Carrying-out optimization studies for oil and gas transportation systems;
• Supporting business development with pre-qualifications, proposals and technical negotiations for consulting and
engineering projects.
• Lorena built a team of 3-5 people providing Technical Safety and Risk Management services and established the
discipline as such in the company.

Project Management Specialist Jan 2005-Apr 2008

• Developing and implementing Project specific HSEQ Management Systems, Scheduling and Project Control in a
variety of projects.
• Lorena was Head of Project Controls for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) of
the SNOx (combined SOx - NOx reduction) Plant in the OMV Refinery Schwechat in Austria.

Expediting and Inspection Specialist Nov 2003-Jan 2005

• Managing and performing expediting and inspection of equipment manufactured and/ or provided by suppliers.

Meritor Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Requirements Engineer Apr 2003-Nov 2003
• Developing a PDM (Product Data Management) based application for incorporation of production planning
elements of an electric sunroof manufacturing plant.

SKILLS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Native or bilingual proficiency in Spanish and Catalan. Full professional proficiency in English and German.
Limited working proficiency in Italian and French. Elementary proficiency in Japanese.
• Work experience in Spain, UK, USA, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Finland, Kazakhstan,
Romania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, China, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Russia, UAE, Ukraine and Turkey.
• Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor.
• PHA Pro, Bow-Tie XP, DNV PHAST and PHAST Risk, Witness Process Simulation, GRIF (GRaphical Interface
for reliability Forecasting), @RISK for MS Excel, @RISK for MS Project, Primavera, Primavera Risk Analysis
(previously named Pertmaster), Smartplant Enterprise Information Management, MatrixOne, TiCon, VBA, ANSYS,
AutoCAD, MicroStation, C.
• Multiple publications on Safety and Risk Management. Citations available on request.
• Program Committee Member of the European STAMP (Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes)
Conference.
 JOLLY PRADHAN
391 Broadway, Apt 504
Somerville, MA, 02145
603-682-3851
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Sept 2015-Present
M.S., System Design and Management

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Dec 2009

EXPERIENCE

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Gloucester, MA

Systems Engineer Sept 2010-July 2015
Crion Cold Implant
• Crion is a cold system that enables customer to implant wafers at -100˚C. The system consists of cryo-chillers, a
vacuum-sealed valve system, and cooling ring to cool the implant mechanism.
• Conducted and documented characterization tests for Crion by validating cool down rate, throughput, wafer
temperature uniformity and overall functionality of the system.
• Operated the tool during 40 continuous hours of reliability growth testing and helped release the product from R&D
to Production.
• Supported customer escalations by analyzing archives from the field and determining root cause of the customer
problems.
26-Wafer Implementation
• Led the project with a team of mechanical engineers, an electrical engineer and software engineers to create new
hardware as well as software controls to implement the platen warm-up process. Released the hardware through
ECO process to Production and conducted tests to help with software release.

Center for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Troy, NY

Research Engineer Jan 10-Sept 2010
• Operated and troubleshot earthquake simulation machinery (centrifuge) while conducting experiments.
• Gained hands-on experience by preparing and sealing centrifuge laminar container with Ph.D. students while using
strain gauges, accelerometer, and pressure sensors.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Fusion Engineering Development Program Sept 2010-Sept 2012

Graduate
• This is a program for new graduates at Varian to expose them to various engineering departments within the
company and to experience presenting to upper management.
• Rotated through End Station (Robotics), Continuous Improvement and Physics Department (R&D).

Women’s Mentoring Program at RPI Sept 2006-Sept 2008

Co-Chair
§ Developed a new program providing opportunity for mentors and mentees to meet prior to the start of the school
year. As a result of its success, this is now an annual program. Organized formal and informal events including:
Chat with Shirley Ann Jackson (President of RPI) and Design Your Future Day to encourage women in science and
engineering.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Expert in Signal Analysis and Archive Analysis

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, MINITAB Statistics, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
Basic knowledge 3D CAD Modeling (SolidWorks and ProE), LabVIEW, and MATLAB.
 ATIKHA RIZWAN
5F-2, Tang Residence Hall, 550 Memorial Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139
Mobile: +1 (857) 253-9356
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Sep 2016- May 2018(expected)
M.S., System Design and Management CGPA 4.6/5.0 (current)

Andhra University Visakhapatnam, India

College of Engineering Aug 2010 – Sep 2015
B.Sc.Eng. & M.Sc.Eng. Electronics & Communication Engineering CGPA 8.0/10.0

EXPERIENCE

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

Teaching Assistant 16th Jan – 31st May 2017 (spring term)

 Introduction to CS and programming in Python; Computational thinking and data science

Infosys Limited (Post graduation) Mysore, India

Systems Engineer December 2015 - June 2016

 Ranked among top 5% in rigorous training in python programming language, database management systems and
specialized in SAP (Systems, Applications, Products) with focus on ABAP (Advanced Business Application
programming).
 Developed a game using SQL server, and also a college and course bidding platform in SAP.

Grameena Vidya (Full-Time before graduation) Visakhapatnam, India

Director February 2012 – November 2015
 Managing a non-profit NGO which provides digital education to rural schools to bridge the digital divide, led teams to
install 1400 smart classrooms in village schools, providing digital education to over 600k of India’s most challenged
students and training over 7000 teachers.
 Powered through huge resistance from teachers by conducting diagnostic tests and surveys. Won the Best Mentor
award and Employee of the Year award in 2013.
 Led the organization towards better funds management by cutting costs per classroom through organizational strategy
and logistics operations. Replaced CPUs with digi box with an android app to load and play the class specific content.
Cost of digi box being 10% of the cost of a CPU, the savings were $1.8m.
 Took the initiative to develop a mini bio-gas power plant using animal and farm waste involving local rural population
in its operation. This provided a reliable, sustainable and environment-friendly source of energy for the schools and
villages. Won the Best innovator award, 2014 for this achievement.

Consolidated Education Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Part-Time before graduation) Visakhapatnam, India
(Provides online and offline digital teaching and learning resource for K-12) January 2011 – January 2012
Content and Portal developer
 With a well planned manoeuvre, developed portal www.teachlearnweb.com and smart classroom content. Coordinated
between subject experts’ team and multimedia developers’ team. The portal has over 200K subscribers.

ADDITIONAL
 BMW supply chain resilience improvement - Currently working on this real-time project at MIT.
 Internship at Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Govt. of India – worked on a project titled
“Design of degaussing electronics for ring laser gyro.” Summer 2013
 Internship at State Bank of India (SBI) – in retail loan processing cell. Summer 2014
 Started a non-profit NGO – “Hum Aapko”- in college, to raise funds, collect used books and equipment for lesser
privileged students in rural areas. In addition, before the general elections 2014, ran a campaign to spread awareness
about the democratic electoral process among inner city and rural uneducated people. Got them registered as voters.
 Volunteered as a weekend mentor (2011-12) at SOS (Save Our Souls) - an International organization for orphans.
 Won Gold and Silver medals in Lawn Tennis and Table Tennis at college for all five years.
 Karan Sachan
Tang Hall # 06B3, 550 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA - 02139
+1 617.401.5822 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management August 2016 - Present
M.S., Engineering and Management
• VP of Marketing, Product Management Club; VP of Alumni relations, MIT-SDM
• Core Member of Digital Currency Initiative, a group focusing on Blockchain and AR/VR at MIT Media Lab

JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida, India

B.Tech (with Honors), Information Technology July 2005- May 2009
 Graduated 1st /117 students in my department & among top 5% of university B.Tech batch of ~23,000 students
EXPERIENCE
Wishing Well Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India
Co-founder & Head – Product & Engineering October 2014 – August 2016
 Successfully led fundraising efforts to build MVP, raising $500K from investors including ex-Fortune100 CEO
 Led the design and development of platform (Web & Mobile) through new data-driven approach, resulting in a 97%
increase in signups, doubling of mobile traffic time-on-site, and growing visitor traffic at non-peak times by 20%
 Finalist of India’s most premier start-up challenge – ‘10000 start-ups’ by NASSCOM; over 9000 start-ups applied

Reliance Industries Ltd. Bangalore | Mumbai, India

Product Manager - Smartphone | Cloud Solutions – Saas & IaaS July 2013 – August 2016
 Selected among 30 candidates out of 30,000+ for the most renowned Leadership Development Program in India
 Product/Program Manager for $120M product portfolio; Responsible for delivering product from ideation to launch
 Successfully built the world’s most economical 4G smartphone by focusing on 80:20 rule for feature-usage metrics
driven by usability studies and eliminating less valuable components, improving Bill of Material (BOM) by 37%
 Managed strategic vendor worldwide and grew partner ecosystem by 300% (incl. Fortune 500 companies), reducing
the time to market by 23% and cutting down run-rate expenses and budgeted capital expenditures by 17%
 Led Open Mobile Project from Reliance in collaboration with Govt. of India, Facebook’s Internet.org, and Google’s
Project Loon to provide Internet connectivity to 500+ millions Indians in rural and remote areas
 Filed 4 key patents around security architecture of smart devices, strengthening intellectual property of our product
 Spearheaded product awareness and partnership by showcasing product at Mobile World Congress - Barcelona,
attended by nearly 100,000+ participants from 190 countries and 3,600+ members of the international media

Qyuki Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India

Product Manager & Data Scientist August 2012 – July 2013
 Led the development of data science competencies for the platform, driving traffic up by 43% and increasing avg.
time spent per user per month by 33 mins; Increased EBIT by 37% by pushing personalized ads to customers
 Increased viral invites by 27% by implementing a social graph to connect through Facebook and Google+
 Drove strategic product development by facilitating a feedback loop among engineering, sales, and marketing/PR

Motorola Mobility Inc. Bangalore, India | Chicago, USA

Senior Engineer, Motorola Innovations Lab July 2011 – August 2012
 Awarded ‘Innovator of the Year’ in 2011 across all Motorola facilities for ideating the initial modular phone concept
in a hack-a-thon, which later matured and pursued by Google as ‘Project ARA’
 Outlined and designed welcome experience for new and returning users of Motorola devices, introducing them to a
completely re-imagined product experience including landing screen layout and guided tour for feature walkthrough
 Managed UserVoice account that aggregates user feedback to make data-driven decisions and prioritize product
ideas. Determined top addressable issues by churning and analyzing data and led teams to resolve these issues

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Technical Skills: Java, Cloud, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Python, R, NoSQL, JIRA, Google Analytics, Tableau
 Certifications: Harvard’s HBX CORe; Scrum Alliance’s Agile ScrumMaster; Design Thinking from Lynda.com
 Awarded Global Leaders scholarship by Fujitsu-JAIMS and Young Leader Program scholarship by Govt of Japan
 Invited as Delegate in 12th World Business Dialogue at Berlin and in Preparing Global Leaders Academy at Jordan
 SWATI SHAH
Tang Hall Apt #5F-1, 550 Memorial Dr,
Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
+1(858)-265-8603
[email protected]
PROFILE

• Extensive product management experience both in data warehousing and business intelligence applications in a
variety of industries including telecommunications and healthcare.
• Passionate about building stuff from scratch and managing them through data driven decisions.
• Proven track record in execution, working well with engineering, operations, support and other cross-functional &
executive teams.
• Managed several projects from end to end starting from conceptualization till production go-live and business to
operations handover.
• Proficient in Agile Methodology (Scrum, Kanban, User Story Writing, Sprint Management, Backlog Prioritization)
• Strong expertise in Data analysis, Business Analytics, Data mining, Business Intelligence Tools and managing ETL
applications in client/server architecture and Data warehouse environments.
• Experienced in using SQL Clients for Relational Databases like Analytical Query Tool, DB2 Client, PL/SQL
Developer and Squirrel, Unix Shell Scripting, DB2, C++, AIX, SQL
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal and leadership skills. Self-motivated, quick learner and a team player.

EDUCATION

MIT School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Cambridge, MA

M.S., System Design and Management, CGPA: 4.8/5 08/2016 – 01/2018
• Subjects: Product Management; Marketing Management; Risk And Decision Analysis; Architecting and
Engineering Software Systems, B2B Marketing, Data Mining, User Interface Design and Implementation
• Chair, WiSDM: Organized events to build strong community for Women for personal and professional support.

University of Rajasthan Jaipur, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication 05/2002 - 05/2006

EXPERIENCE

Strado Jaipur, India

Product Strategist 02/2016-05/2016
• Designed a Hyperlocal Business Aggregator to invigorate the despondent scene of nightlife, clubbing and respites in
India by using systemic product offerings to eliminate inhibitions in youngsters and reduce the price barriers.
• Developed product positioning, competitive analysis and go-to market strategy to guide creative digital marketing
and PR campaigns.
• Created all User experience artifacts including user flows, user story mapping and wireframes for managing the
product features and roadmap.

Deloitte US India Technology Consulting Bangalore, India

Project: State Govt. Health and Human Services, USA
Senior Consultant 07/2015 - 01/2016
• Led end-to-end product development activities for initial release of BI Reporting and data warehouse pertaining to
HHS’s core business as well as new revenue streams.
• Collaborated and aligned with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate customer needs into technical
product requirements.
• Held end-to-end ownership conceptualizing product flow/features, writing feature specs, wire-framing UI design,
prioritizing work items with engineering team, helping team develop use cases, and product releases.

IBM India Inc. Bangalore, India

Project: Bharti Airtel, India
Senior System Analyst 05/2012 – 07/2015
• Managed the product features and roadmap of IBM’s Infosphere Stream as per the Telecom Industry in India.
• Responsible for marketing the Streams Product in other telecom accounts of IBM across the globe.
• Led and implemented inter operator billing product which generated $3M revenue monthly.
• Coordinated with stakeholders (including CIO) across multiple Line of Business at Onsite to manage BI product
features and to develop product prototype and roadmap.
• Directed a 7-member team from across India for development of Enterprise Management Information; first initiative
to involve centralized and standardized reports in Data Warehouse.
Business Analyst & Technical Leader 11/2009 – 04/2012
• Led the migration of Business Intelligence Platform for newly acquired telecom company, leading to increase in
marketing performance by 20%.
• Launched IBM Infosphere Stream (Big Data) Product in India in partnership with the Watson Research Lab, US for
the use in Telecom Industry for the first time; reduced ETL processing time by 60%.
• Managed the development of all KPIs within budget and time. Consistently achieved 95% plus on-time delivery.
• Designed and launched a first of its kind near real time campaign system for the telecom industry, which increased
sales by 10% and reduced processing time by 60%.

Associate System Engineer 07/2006 – 10/2009

• Member of project that replaced an expensive third party tool Teradata with IBM’s in-house ETL Tool and
Database; generated $5M in revenue for IBM.
• Contributions to the project have been highlighted twice in GBS GD Newsletter published quarterly.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Product Management | Business Intelligence | Data Warehousing | Big Data | ETL Tools | Reporting
• Product Tools: Balsamiq, UXPin, Optimizely
• ETL Tools: IBM Datastage 9.1, Infosphere Streams (Big Data Tool)
• Primary Skill Set: HTML, JavaScript, Unix, C++, SQL, awk & sed utility, Shell & Perl Scripting
• Databases: DB2 9.1, Oracle 10g
• Data Analysis Tools: Google Analytics, SAS JMP Pro 13, R Studio, AQT (Advanced query tool), Squirrel, Tableau
• Version Control: GitHub, Jira, Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, Star Team

PATENT AND AWARDS

• Received patent on ‘Best Match Technique’ inspired from challenge of processing enormous data in minimum time.
• Recognized as one of the future potential Women Leaders and nominated for 1 year elevate leadership program.
• Earned ‘Manager’s Choice’ award for gaining swift comprehension and acumen at ETL technology.
• Received Orion Award for demonstrating IBM values and exhibiting high value addition to client's business.
• Awarded “Bravo Award” for excellence in technical field.
 AMARDEEP SIDHU
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ad7pm2

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Fall 2016 - Current
M.S., System Design and Management
Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
School of Engineering July 2011 – Dec 2013
M. S., Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics)
Pune University Pune, INDIA
Post Graduate Certification Oct 2008– July 2009
CAD CAM & CAE
Pune University Pune, INDIA
AISSMS College of Engineering July 2004– July 2007
B. S., Mechanical Engineering
RELEVANTSKILLS
Software: SolidWorks, Simulink, LabVIEW, Python, ANSYS, PTC Creo, SysML, Vensim, JMP Pro
Courses: Project Management, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Data Mining, Product Design and Development
EXPERIENCE
APTIMA INC. Woburn, MA
Capability Management Extern Jan 2017-Jan 2017
• Gained gain better understanding of project management, business development, research, and division leadership
• Leveraged data mining to analyze and provide feedback on real world multi-class classification opportunity
SERVO TECH INC. ON-SITE AT CATERPILLAR INC. Peoria, IL
Test Engineer Dec 2013-July 2016
• Supported system level machine software testing with focus on powertrain, implements, engine, display, and telematics
subsystems
• Developed plant and I/O models to support real time testing of Electronic Control Modules (ECMs)
• Designed, developed, and maintained machine software test procedures for existing and future requirements
• Developed expertise in vehicle communication system – Controller Area Network (CAN) - J1939 data transfer protocols
and Caterpillar proprietary Cat Data Link
SORTIMAT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA LTD. Pune, INDIA
Assembly Engineer July 2010 – June 2011
• Led a team of 9 for engineering, assembly and installation of industrial automation machinery
• Conducted feasibility analysis of machinery specifications and assisted sales team in setting client expectations
• Leveraged and enhanced industry standard German designs for developing assembly line feeding solutions, oversaw
manufacturing of individual parts, assembled, installed and troubleshot machinery
• Delivered high quality solutions for over 7 major machine orders along with multiple minor products to the diverse
clients in FMCG, automotive, and medical industry
REL-METH ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS Pune, INDIA
Design Engineer Aug 2009 – June 2010
• Designing, component sizing and assembly of industrial automation machinery based on customer requirements
• Sourced standard parts and raw materials to ensure cost effective design, manufacturing, and assembly
• Leveraged in house expertise to design and support custom linkages and actuators
• Supported 4 tailor made machines from design to installation and operator training for a major international consumer
product manufacturer
CADBURY INDIA LTD Pune, INDIA
Trainee Engineer - Plant Maintenance Aug 2007 – Sep 2008
• Scheduled preventive maintenance and promptly addressed and resolved machine breakdowns
• Implemented safety measures including machine guards, lock and tag to enforce accident prevention
• Applied lean methodology for eliminating resource wastage and continuous improvement in the factory
• Participated in major production enhancement initiatives by setting up cutting edge machinery in the factory
PUBLICATIONS
• 5 first author, 1 poster
 ASHLEY WHITNEY
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management 9/2015 – 6/2017 (anticipated)
M.S., System Design and Management

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

School of Engineering 9/2004-5/2009
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (with honors)

EXPERIENCE

Cambridge Consultants Boston, MA

Cambridge Consultants is a global product development and technology consultancy providing outsourced research and
development services to start-ups and blue-chip companies.
Principal Mechanical Engineer – Medical Technologies 1/2016 – 9/2016
• Led technical design efforts in development of a portable, reliable, low-cost laparoscopic surgical platform
prototype targeted to address unique needs of surgery in emerging markets.
• Managed program to explore feasibility of integrating energy harvesting technology into a drug delivery device for
dose compliance tracking.
• Actively contributed to helping build the company’s drug delivery service offering in the US office through
recruitment, employee mentoring, and demonstrated thought leadership.
• Designed and implemented design verification training curriculum within organization.
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Medical Technologies 1/2012 – 1/2016
• Managed program to support first combination product launch for pharmaceutical company.
• Led mechanical engineering efforts on a multi-disciplinary team redesigning a complex fluidic management system
used in surgical procedures from concept generation to product launch.
• Led mechanical engineering efforts on a multi-disciplinary team to design a home healthcare monitor device
currently on the market in the US.

Baxter Healthcare Round Lake, IL

Baxter Healthcare is a globally diversified healthcare company providing products and expertise in medical devices,
pharmaceuticals, and biotechnologies that save and sustain lives.
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Electromechanical Devices 7/2011-1/2012
• Created a simulation model to quantify the effects of critical environmental and usage factors on infusion pump flow
rate accuracy. Earned DFSS green belt certification in conjunction with project.
• Supported requirement generation and concept generation activities for a next generation infusion pump.
Mechanical Engineer - Engineering Development Program 7/2009-7/2011
• Developed and evaluated multiple iterations of prototypes for anesthetic container closure project.
• Led product verification efforts including test planning and management of test team for multiple products.
• Managed implementation of infusion pump rework related to remediation efforts, including component redesign,
procedure creation, personnel training, and troubleshooting.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Cincinnati, OH

Ethicon Endo-Surgery is a Johnson & Johnson family company that develops medical devices for minimally invasive
and open surgical procedures.
Research & Development Co-op 8/2006-6/2008
• Managed concept development and selection process for key component of medical device prototype.
• Performed tolerance stack-up analysis on multiple surgical device components.
• Performed finite element analysis to optimize design of vibration simulation test fixture.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS_______________________________________________________________________

Medical device regulations (ISO 13485), deign controls, requirement management, risk management, system
architecture, system design, program management, program design, design for six sigma, mechanical design, CAD
modeling (Solidworks), design for manufacture and assembly, tolerance analysis, statistical analysis (Minitab), test
design, product verification, root cause analysis.
 Xiaoliang (Jack) Yao
262C Winn ST.
Burlington MA, 01803
5089040998
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management May, 2017
M.S., Engineering and Management
• 4.53/5.00 GPA

Columbia University New York, NY

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences May, 2013
M.S., Operations Research
• 3.63/4.00 GPA

University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA

B.S., Industrial Engineering 3.5/4.00 GPA May, 2011
B.S., Applied Mathematics 3.9/4.00 GPA
B.B.A., Operations Management 3.9/4.00 GPA
B.A., Economics 3.8/4.00 GPA
B.A., Chinese Language and Linguistics 3.2/4.00 GPA
• Cumulative 3.68/4.00 GPA

EXPERIENCE

Amazon.com Seattle, WA
Pathways Operations Internship May 2016 – August 2016
• Reduced labor cost by $150k annually by leveling loading daily inbound volume
• Increased inbound productivity by 40% by designing and implementing new inbound process
• Decreased inventory shrinkage due to expiration by 4.3% by introducing new promotion strategy

General Electric Aviation Lynn, MA

Business Leader January 2015 – December 2015
• Drove cost out from 1.2 MM to 5.4MM in 2014
• Eliminated customer impact by decreasing work stoppages from 34 in 2013 to 0 YTD
• Decreased average inventory balance from 4.7MM/Wk to 3.2 MM/Wk by implementing lean manufacturing
methods.

General Electric Aviation Lynn, MA

1st Shift Production Supervisor July – December 2014
• Decreased aged WIP from $1.7MM to under $1MM
• Decreased backlog from over $2.2MM to under $1.5MM
• Increased shop productivity from 3% to over 8%.

General Electric Aviation Class of 2013

Operations Management Leadership Program Associate
• 4th Assignment – FINS/Frames Production Supervisor Cincinnati, OH
o Decreased backlog from $1.1MM to $0
o Decreased overtime labor by 20% from 25% to 20%
o Decreased aged WIP from $900K to under $500K
• 3rd Assignment – Shipping Dock Supervisor Lynn, MA
o Increased On Time Delivery of all shipments from 76% to 92%
o Decreased overtime labor and decreased foam use by 50% through new package design
• 2nd Assignment – Manufacturing Quality Engineer Lynn, MA
o Reduced open non-conformances by 60% through process changes
o Increased Florissant Penetrant Inspection yield from 7% to 92% by leading weekly teaming sessions
o Decreased instances of physical damage to hardware from 10% to 0%
• 1st Assignment – Lean Manufacturing Engineer Rutland, MA
o Increased the output of the Process Village Cell by over 100% by implementing lean process changes
o Supported lean manufacturing by designing equipment and facilities layouts that induce part flow
o Reduced the cycle time of process village by 25% from over 12 min to under the TAKT time of 10 min

Languages____________________________________________________________________________________
Spoken and Written Mandarin Chinese
 Chen Ye
70 Pacific Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
+1 (617) 583-0581
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Aug 2016 - June 2018
M.S., System Design and Management

Harbin University of Science and Technology Harbin, China

B.E., Measurement-Control Technology and Instrumentation Sept 2003 - July 2007

EXPERIENCE

China ENFI Engineering Corporation (ENFI) Beijing, China

The leading engineering firm in China’s nonferrous metal and mining industry; subsidiary of China Metallurgical Group
Corp., a Fortune Global 500 company merging into China Minmetals Corp.

Head of African Marketing Department, International Business Division Jan - Aug 2016
• Started a subsidiary at Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo as an intrapreneur in the company
• Managed market development, project tracking, and bidding for projects in Africa; won project bids of $5 million
• Promoted rapidly from an engineering position to the head of a distinct department
• Obtained certification as a senior engineer

Engineer, Automation Department, Electrical & Automation Division Dec 2011 - Jan 2016
• Innovated almost 30 industrial automation techniques and obtained 24 national patents; established the standard of
control system in copper smelting
• Managed and coordinated solution design, development, implementation, data analytics and product delivery of
plant automation projects, frequently served in the field, and acquired extensive client service management skills
• Provided engineering consulting service: requirement analysis, feasibility & risk study, preliminary plan and
optimum solution of plant automation in China and Africa, and helped clients maximize efficiency and profit
• Led the Distributed Control System (DCS) design of the acid plant in Husab Uranium Mine in Namibia – the 4th
largest uranium mine in the world, which is expected to reshape the supply pattern of nuclear material in the world
• Managed DCS implementation projects in China and Zambia simultaneously
• Headed a team of 20 design experts of various fields to serve in the field, and handled internal and external
relationships in Yunnan Tin Copper Branch - the company’s largest EPC project with investment of $300+ million
• Awarded the company’s highest individual prize in 2012, top 1%
• Rated as the company’s Top 10 Field Engineer in 2012

Assistant Engineer, Automation Department, Design & Management Division July 2007 - Nov 2011
• Initiated the automation of the CCS plant in Zambia - China’s largest overseas investment in a copper smelter (over
$300 million), creating 1000+ jobs and reshaping the supply pattern of copper in Africa
• Accomplished the leading smelt furnace control system (first achieved by Chinese), which broke the technology
monopoly and price-fixing of an Australian company and save $2+ million in costs
• Transformed the technical result into the product, guided a team to achieve better application effect, and promoted
adoption of innovative solutions in the Kunpeng Copper Smelter in Sichuan, after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
• Awarded the 1st Prize of Science and Technology Award in 2010 and the 1st Prize of Engineering Design Award by
China Nonferrous Metallurgical Industry Association in 2009

ADDITIONAL____________________________________________________________________________________
• Published papers (indexed by EI) in journals of manufacturing, such as International Journal of Manufacturing Tech
and Mgmt; reviewed papers for conferences on system and control, such as American Control Conference
• Organized donation of food and clothes to Zambian employees in the CCS plant, trained them in engineering;
improved the friendship between Zambian residents and Chinese employees
• Enthusiastic about astronomy for 19 years; built the College Amateur Astronomer Club as the 1st President;
organized events: outdoor observation, planetarium visits, tutoring school children in astronomy as volunteers, etc;
granted Distinguished Amateur Astronomer Award by Harbin Amateur Astronomer Society in 2006
• Led the China Red Arrows Rescue; took training: running, climbing, and diving; fulfilled emergency rescue tasks
• Took leadership role in the Haiyan English Salon; volunteered to be an English tutor in the Do-See Language Camp
• Lived in Africa for over a year, and backpacked in 17 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America
 ERDEM YILMAZ
[email protected]
Newton, MA

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management Expected Graduation June 2017
Master of Science in Engineering and Management
• Focus on technology strategy, artificial intelligence and data mining systems
• Cross registered to Harvard Business School to take classes on digital transformation and technology strategy

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Dartmouth, MA

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2007
• Thesis on wireless system design
• Awarded fully scholarship

Technical University of Yildiz Istanbul, Turkey

Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering 2005
• Thesis on numerical analysis

EXPERIENCE

Cheryish Technology LLC, Cambridge Cambridge, MA

Co-founder November 2016-Present
Cheryish provides technology consulting on AI powered unified communication services along with a portfolio of
software products to improve customer engagement for enterprises. My focus is product and technology strategy.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Business Cambridge, MA

Graduate Fellow / Research Assistant September 2015-Present
Areas of interest are entrepreneurship, technology strategy and innovation management.
Research assistant to Prof. James Utterback (Sloan) – Prof. Calie Pistorious (University of Hull, UK)

Evolv Technology, Waltham, MA Waltham, MA

A high-tech startup that raised $19M to date, developing AI systems for public safety
Lead Engineer / (Consultant since 9/2016) 2014-September 2016
• Technical lead for new products, reporting to CTO and CEO. Wide range of responsibilities to develop products
from idea phase to prototype and product phase.
• Managed contract engineers, technicians and designers in person or via crowdsourcing. Recruited undergrad
engineering students from MIT for internships

Smiths Interconnect, Hudson, MA Hudson, MA

An aerospace vendor providing embedded computer equipment
Lead Engineer 2013-2014
Senior Engineer 2011-2013
• Interact with existing / new customers, understand their needs, create specifications, and utilize cross-function teams
to deliver products that exceed the requirements. Work with Smiths Interconnect offices in Italy, UK, Germany and
USA to deliver products on time.
• Technical lead of development of new value added product portfolio (KVPX, SATA for aerospace) with sales over
$5M for first year

Orbital Sciences (now Orbital ATK), Dulles, VA Dulles, VA

Medium size communication satellite and launch vehicle vendor
Sub-system Lead Engineer and Cost Account Manager 2010-2011
Senior Engineer 2009-2010
Engineer 2007-2009
• Responsible of performance, budget and schedule of a communication sub-system. Lead a team of four engineers to
successfully deliver the sub-system on time managing $1.2M subsystem budget

PROFESSIONAL INTEREST

Unified communication, digital transformation, business applications of artificial intelligence and data mining to
improve services, technology consulting, technology research.