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MBA 2019 Profile Book Candidates available for full-time opportunities as of January 2019 Program completion: December 2018 Class Profile 5 79% 47% 29 average years speak two or have international average age of work experience more languages work experience Academic Experience Undergraduate Major 8% Social Sciences % 30% Engineering 7 Science 28% Business 4% Humanities 10% Other 2% Law 9% Economics 2% Computer Science Table of Contents General 20 Kaushik Kumar 38 Alicia Longmei Zhong 20 Lawrence Lin 38 Yang Zhou 4 Arash Abbassi 21 Arni Mapili 4 Leonel Bogea 21 Nkembuchi Melaugha 5 Jennifer Bower 22 Vibha Narotra Supply Chain | 5 22 Zaayer Nasib Jorge Budinich Operations 6 Jeffrey Chan 23 Hui Yan Ng 6 23 Nielsen Stone Chen 39 Diego Brockmann 7 24 Tanveer Rahman George Cherian 39 Jonathan Carcasole 7 24 Sivasailam Sivakumar Arianna Cruz 40 Salim Chehab 8 25 Ana Yun Patricio Cumming Rivero 40 Chitransh Juneja 8 Simon Drexler 41 Hilyen Lau 9 Lara El Hanouni 41 Nathan Linden 9 Sheldon Fernandes Finance 42 Varun Mahajan 10 Maureen Finn 42 Jaime Sosa 10 Stuart Karol 26 Cesar Alba Cruz 11 Alex Laidlaw 26 Sina Ardeshir Larijani 11 Camile Machado 27 Saman Beheshti 12 Tobiah Newton 27 Hien Chu Business Innovation | 12 Vivian Onwujiobi 28 Nick Dawson Entrepreneurship 13 Valeria Salandra 28 Ivan Domenzain 13 Matthew Sebastiani 29 Francisco Franco 43 Amer Abu-Khajil 14 Eric Tianwei Shen 29 Helen He 43 Michael Barker 14 Nikki Shen 30 Suranjana Hoque 44 Russell S. Bell 15 Ashlee Sun 30 Manny Jagpal 44 Artem Bocharov 15 Alex Thompson 31 Nishant Kalia 45 James Brady 16 Ryan Trott 31 Gayathri Kalyansundar 45 Kookai Chaimahawong 16 Jane Zejin Xu 32 Robert Keep 46 Patrick Fortune 17 Moon Zhang 32 Vikramaditya Khanna 46 Teri Grant 33 Rahul Kumar 47 Camille Hunt 33 Srushti Madre 47 Artyom Mamzhiev 34 Parvez Mehta 48 Daniel Migoya Marketing | Brand | 34 Jorge Moya 48 Mustafa Sabban Product Management 35 Sean O’Flynn 49 Christine Somerville 35 Tosin Onabiyi 49 Jason Sparrow 18 Ankita Agrawal 36 Khushnum Patel 50 Rainie Teng 18 Nanette Anzola 36 Michael Shen 50 Marc Wandler 19 Jaskaran Bedi 37 Olive Tang 51 Cynthia Yuanyuan Xie 19 Rahil Nicholas Fernandes 37 Chris You 51 Nilay Yuce To connect with our students, please contact [email protected] and quote the candidate’s name. 3 General Arash Abbassi www.linkedin.com/in/arashabbassi Charismatic strategy consultant with a proven track record of creating positive impact. An empowering leader and a driver of change who constantly challenges the status quo and seeks to motivate team members. With a strong advisory background in strategic planning, operational transformation and project management in the retail, energy and higher education industries, Dynamic Strategic Leader who has developed a passion for strategic management and creating value for organizations. • Developed a strategic enrollment plan for the University of British Columbia, articulated enrollment goals, and recommended solutions for achieving financial sustainability through data- driven analysis and extensive stakeholder engagement Key Accomplishments • Decreased the operating costs of a major global retailer by $1.5M per annum by leading business process transformation projects, collaborating with functional leads to implement changes, and securing buy-in from multiple stakeholders • Achieved a semi-annual P&L gain of $400,000 for a national energy company by improving supply chain practices, developing strategic vendor relationships, and negotiating purchasing contracts Work Experience Consultant, Strategy and Decision Support, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Procurement Lead, Superior Plus LP, Delta, Canada Inventory Analyst, Best Buy, Burnaby, Canada Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Canadian Securities Course (CSC), Canadian Securities Institute (CSI), Vancouver, Canada Leonel Bogea www.linkedin.com/in/leonelbogea Versatile analytical thinker with expertise in crafting and executing action plans to launch businesses, integrate newly merged organizations and improve operational performance. 17 years of experience in corporate strategy development and implementation. Accomplished project manager in highly demanding environments within industries as diverse as capital markets, mining Seasoned Corporate and telecommunications. Situational leadership and strong influential skills to build meaningful Planner relationships with international, multi-disciplinary and multi-generational stakeholders. • Orchestrated cross-border teams in rolling out a portfolio of 300+ projects to integrate the operations of 11 Latin American business units for a global leader in the insured benefits industry Key Accomplishments • Liaised with senior management to plan and implement turnaround strategy for a private bank unit with $20 billion in assets under management; achieved profitability in first year through redesign of the commercial model and renegotiation of costs allocated by the parent organization • Led the review of Private Bank’s operating model and development of a unified back-office unit serving three continents. Defined mitigation plans for 200+ identified risks and captured steady- state annual savings of US$ 3.2M Work Experience Strategy and M&A Intern, Finning International, Vancouver, Canada Business Manager, Marsh & McLennan Companies, São Paulo, Brazil Strategy Specialist – Wealth Management Operations, Itaú Unibanco, São Paulo, Brazil Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Canadian Securities Course (CSC), Canadian Securities Institute (CSI), Vancouver, Canada To connect with our students, please contact [email protected] and quote the candidate’s name. 4 General Jennifer Bower www.linkedin.com/in/jensmbower Social impact enthusiast with ten years of working in community engagement and service projects. Continuously leveraging skills learned in corporate, not-for-profit and start-up areas with each initiative. Experience managing teams, developing strategic partnerships and coordinating marketing campaigns. Created and monitored budget plans, department utilization reports and Champion for Social & client correspondence. Ability to add value to every team as an effective communicator, dedicated Systems Change motivator and innovative problem-solver. • Established company culture and branding for a scientific start-up through industry research and facilitating team sessions Key Accomplishments • Founded an educational not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving underprivileged communities through baking • Raised over $25,000 for humanitarian causes through donor partnerships and crowdsourcing in under two years Work Experience MBA Intern, Marketing Strategy & Business Development, Microbiome Insights Inc., Vancouver, Canada Senior Consultant, Celerity Consulting Group, Los Angeles, United States Litigation Practice Coordinator, Dechert LLP, Los Angeles, United States Education Bachelor of Arts (Hispanic Language and Literature), Boston University, Boston, United States Jorge Budinich www.linkedin.com/in/jorgebudinich Industrial engineer with focus on efficiency, sustainability and care for personal relations. Six years’ experience in areas such as strategy, logistics, production planning, operations and lean processes. Proven high performance in various positions held, through strong interpersonal, problem-solving and teamwork skills, resulting in rapid career advancement inside the same company. Efficient Problem Solver • Supervised implementation and budget for SQM’s yearly investment plan (US$200M) • Led project to renew SQM’s 10+ year-old corporate image by coordinating efforts with all relevant stakeholders, resulting in strong support from senior leadership from multiple business units Key Accomplishments • Rebuilt the relationship between logistics and operations, after taking over the position from the previous planning engineer in my first role at SQM. Transformed the culture of the departments into one that was more collaborative, with a clear common goal. Work Experience Strategy and Investments Director, SQM, Santiago, Chile Procurement Logistics Director, SQM, Santiago, Chile Production Planning Engineer, SQM, Santiago, Chile Education Bachelor of Engineering Science (Industrial and Mining Engineering), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile To connect with our students, please contact [email protected] and quote the candidate’s name. 5 General Jeffrey Chan www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreycbchan Bring a strategic approach and expertise in relationship management, analytics and project management through previous roles in internal consulting, portfolio management and a tech start-up. Adept at building strong team dynamics and structured problem solving, while leveraging a multi- disciplinary background to overcome challenges. Strategic Thinker & Team Enabler • Reduced financial aid deficit by $2.75M by utilizing a financial model that leveraged new policies and by conducting sensitivity analysis to optimize financial benefits while minimizing adverse student impact Key Accomplishments • Developed an expansion strategy and implementation plan for European markets through researching market trends, regional legislation, and retail pharmacy structures while liaising with industry experts • Increased managed assets by $10M through constructing portfolio proposals and asset reallocations for prospects in a $200M portfolio of equities, derivatives, mutual funds, and fixed income